https://flaxmobile.com Flaxmobile Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:24:31 +0000 https://flaxmobile.com en https://flaxmobile.com/Flaxmobile-1 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:33:07 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/Flaxmobile-1 The Flaxmobile Project Closing the Material Security Gap across Mi’kma’ki:Nova Scotia ︎︎︎ https://flaxmobile.com/Land-Acknowledgement Wed, 17 May 2023 21:12:26 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/Land-Acknowledgement Land Acknowledgement We are in Mi’kma’ki, on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, who have lived in harmony with the land for centuries. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) peoples first signed with the British Crown in 1725. These treaties did not implicate or affirm the surrender or transfer of lands and resources to the British, but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title, establishing the rules for what was to be a long-standing relationship of mutual respect between nations. The Flaxmobile Project recognizes that land dispossession in this country is rooted in and maintained by settler colonialism and began with colonial systems of enclosure for agriculture. This dispossession contributed to the loss of traditional bast fibre knowledge and the erasure of Indigenous material culture. Flax was a crop introduced by early settlers and it is our aim that knowledge of flax cultivation developed through this project will also support the re-establishment of Indigenous bast fibres in Mi’kma’ki: Nova Scotia. We are treaty people and respect the rights and responsibilities of the treaties. https://flaxmobile.com/About Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:13:34 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/About About The Flaxmobile Project supports farmers and craftspeople across Mi’kma’ki: Nova Scotia to cultivate fibre flax as an alternative to fossil-fuel based fibres. The Flaxmobile Project is a three-phase research project that involves a mobile facility for educational immersion and fibre flax processing. The project is creating a critical network that connects farmers, fibre mills, craftspeople and consumers to explore the sustainable futures of textile supply chains and to address the material security gap across Mi’kma’ki: Nova Scotia. Fibre flax thrives in our Maritime climate; it is fully biodegradable, zero-waste, and the plant source for linen. While robust networks for local textiles existed in Nova Scotia until the early 1920s, present systems of globalized commerce, and a migration away from rural communities has led to the decline of these sectors.&nbsp; The Flaxmobile Project is encouraging the development of a local and sustainable fibre flax industry to provide a consistent supply of high-quality fibres and fibre by-products to support our culture sector. We intervene in existing systems of textiles and fashion production to initiate change through sustainable fibre-to-fabric value chains. Our approach includes five objectives: Reduce barriers for Nova Scotians who wish to access locally produced and sustainable textiles and clothing, as well as natural building materials, such as flaxcrete and bio-charGenerate local, green jobs across the agriculture, craft, and building sectors that are in line with principles of the circular economy Contribute to a broader long-term shift toward buying local and removing virgin polyester and synthetic fibres from entering Nova Scotia and ending up in our waste streamGenerate sharable knowledge to support climate change adaptation in other Nova Scotian communitiesAddress Nova Scotia’s target for GHG emissions reduction by sequestering 68 tonnes of carbon by 2030 and 3,669 tonnes by 2050 https://flaxmobile.com/Farmers Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/Farmers 2024 Farmers Most recent additional farmers participating in the project. <img width="3024" height="3024" width_o="3024" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bbb761dea47b0405f7b72ff5ffd14e33b5a812d162f571be1cecfbd8327580f2/CommonRoots_FarmerPhoto.jpg" data-mid="225961798" border="0" alt="Common Roots BiHi" data-caption="Common Roots BiHi" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bbb761dea47b0405f7b72ff5ffd14e33b5a812d162f571be1cecfbd8327580f2/CommonRoots_FarmerPhoto.jpg" /> <img width="1372" height="1372" width_o="1372" height_o="1372" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69a0c4dbbca3fd16ad1de3e21de183aec9090ca8917c832049cc538bec3f3c62/StonesThrow_FarmerPhoto.png" data-mid="226107666" border="0" alt="Stones Throw Farm" data-caption="Stones Throw Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69a0c4dbbca3fd16ad1de3e21de183aec9090ca8917c832049cc538bec3f3c62/StonesThrow_FarmerPhoto.png" /> <img width="1368" height="1368" width_o="1368" height_o="1368" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c36880c7789246ec2a9e0d60f032887b2cb432eadb9822d9fd7d18ba009f80f3/McNallyEast_FarmerPhoto.png" data-mid="226107757" border="0" alt="McNally East Farm" data-caption="McNally East Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c36880c7789246ec2a9e0d60f032887b2cb432eadb9822d9fd7d18ba009f80f3/McNallyEast_FarmerPhoto.png" /> 2023 Farmers&nbsp; Participating farmers in the 2023 season are distributed across Mi’kma’ki: Nova Scotia from the South Shore to the Margaree Valley of Unama’ki: Cape Breton. &nbsp; <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/147182763c5ea76bef2f52a869f01db0b25a6491351c232922be53b95ab80d30/026_theflaxmobile-2.jpg" data-mid="176529989" border="0" alt="Springtide Farm" data-caption="Springtide Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/147182763c5ea76bef2f52a869f01db0b25a6491351c232922be53b95ab80d30/026_theflaxmobile-2.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/033d3d17a23bcdb90612d1b87d4ad8b658c32eb1fc929c9af89d2ebfa813a002/IMG_20210809_163259_cropcolour.jpg" data-mid="179437287" border="0" alt="Great Life Farm" data-caption="Great Life Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/033d3d17a23bcdb90612d1b87d4ad8b658c32eb1fc929c9af89d2ebfa813a002/IMG_20210809_163259_cropcolour.jpg" /> <img width="1310" height="1310" width_o="1310" height_o="1310" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86e0329c40b132cc56ca7bc1e5e61b99dbcdf5dc5b71009d368e124b33f51e76/029_theflaxmobile-4_edit2.png" data-mid="178955773" border="0" alt="Crows' Commons" data-caption="Crows' Commons" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86e0329c40b132cc56ca7bc1e5e61b99dbcdf5dc5b71009d368e124b33f51e76/029_theflaxmobile-4_edit2.png" /> <img width="1056" height="1056" width_o="1056" height_o="1056" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56f74f5d70aa6dccd8c105325274e5009986ac8f39c7210f69b1eb7711847bb5/024_theflaxmobile-1.jpg" data-mid="178850853" border="0" alt="Alternative Farm and Wellness" data-caption="Alternative Farm and Wellness" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56f74f5d70aa6dccd8c105325274e5009986ac8f39c7210f69b1eb7711847bb5/024_theflaxmobile-1.jpg" /> <img width="2830" height="2830" width_o="2830" height_o="2830" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35065b7a887ce75a65c57f369b19b9ba319133edb70f85c19050cefdb9357dfd/20230520_094733crop.jpg" data-mid="179416191" border="0" alt="Eventide Gardens" data-caption="Eventide Gardens" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35065b7a887ce75a65c57f369b19b9ba319133edb70f85c19050cefdb9357dfd/20230520_094733crop.jpg" /> <img width="716" height="715" width_o="716" height_o="715" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb7021ec7e4c9a499cbba790c7fde63682589fedb234fad23b2f3a6f4c9176d5/WilderHillPhotoCrop.jpg" data-mid="178529352" border="0" alt="Wilder Hill" data-caption="Wilder Hill" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/716/i/bb7021ec7e4c9a499cbba790c7fde63682589fedb234fad23b2f3a6f4c9176d5/WilderHillPhotoCrop.jpg" /> <img width="1366" height="1366" width_o="1366" height_o="1366" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12d28c5071d6eb281a45a8368c5b0b76bbab665b626e0fe5744f39ac03d77133/Prospectfarms_1.jpg" data-mid="182687251" border="0" alt="Prospect Farm" data-caption="Prospect Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/12d28c5071d6eb281a45a8368c5b0b76bbab665b626e0fe5744f39ac03d77133/Prospectfarms_1.jpg" /> <img width="859" height="859" width_o="859" height_o="859" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3b5e79d8935d088ec109c80e25181ce1208478a9c3cf1c111a680e04e523207/PXL_20211108_212309610.PORTRAIT.jpg" data-mid="178853809" border="0" alt="Nerdy Girls Farm" data-caption="Nerdy Girls Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/859/i/f3b5e79d8935d088ec109c80e25181ce1208478a9c3cf1c111a680e04e523207/PXL_20211108_212309610.PORTRAIT.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd07625e212d1f8f78567a21b18f80cf45bf3a8c5832a625b27ac1b796507525/035_theflaxmobile-3.jpg" data-mid="176530000" border="0" alt="Ross Creek Centre for the Arts" data-caption="Ross Creek Centre for the Arts" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd07625e212d1f8f78567a21b18f80cf45bf3a8c5832a625b27ac1b796507525/035_theflaxmobile-3.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1600" width_o="1600" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54474985319f84b9bd2993a2189d3c9568de923dca7843f4460b6c29fd02b74a/055_theflaxmobile-6-lrg_crop.jpg" data-mid="178272790" border="0" alt="Denise McDonald" data-caption="Denise McDonald" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54474985319f84b9bd2993a2189d3c9568de923dca7843f4460b6c29fd02b74a/055_theflaxmobile-6-lrg_crop.jpg" /> <img width="1963" height="1963" width_o="1963" height_o="1963" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/609efed097af10fe4b4efeb671f266a6c7f5253ab6bd3e993acaabbe97ddd387/313SnickerdoodlePhotography20220604_crop.jpg" data-mid="179281761" border="0" alt="The North Grove" data-caption="The North Grove" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/609efed097af10fe4b4efeb671f266a6c7f5253ab6bd3e993acaabbe97ddd387/313SnickerdoodlePhotography20220604_crop.jpg" /> <img width="1375" height="1375" width_o="1375" height_o="1375" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46c164ae4cc79e5c3df22629648ae5d576ef4527ecb5279af7310302c4364f60/20180612_181219_crop.jpg" data-mid="179121885" border="0" alt="River Valley Farm" data-caption="River Valley Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46c164ae4cc79e5c3df22629648ae5d576ef4527ecb5279af7310302c4364f60/20180612_181219_crop.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="1536" width_o="1536" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/158f6a750915d75e7449e8b14935914711e2832785c6775e445403bf463c4041/028_theflaxmobile-5.JPG" data-mid="176529959" border="0" alt="Purdy Lane Farm" data-caption="Purdy Lane Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/158f6a750915d75e7449e8b14935914711e2832785c6775e445403bf463c4041/028_theflaxmobile-5.JPG" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d6189a386529de6ec92e8adf36e9a7fc6990040fc3d9a300c1e368e8e3e98d6e/025_theflaxmobile-5.jpg" data-mid="176529942" border="0" alt="Turn a New Leaf Farm" data-caption="Turn a New Leaf Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d6189a386529de6ec92e8adf36e9a7fc6990040fc3d9a300c1e368e8e3e98d6e/025_theflaxmobile-5.jpg" /> <img width="514" height="514" width_o="514" height_o="514" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adab0a19ed485b204dbb679a37fbdac439943f03a629eb0a21f6f4d060b321ee/022_theflaxmobile-2crop.jpg" data-mid="178271653" border="0" alt="Glenryan Farms" data-caption="Glenryan Farms" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/514/i/adab0a19ed485b204dbb679a37fbdac439943f03a629eb0a21f6f4d060b321ee/022_theflaxmobile-2crop.jpg" /> <img width="2448" height="2448" width_o="2448" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/836498318e57ca13a521ee6449a8a914148c53b11d552fba308fc19bc11f31ce/062_theflaxmobile-1.jpg" data-mid="178960016" border="0" alt="Shorebird Farm" data-caption="Shorebird Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/836498318e57ca13a521ee6449a8a914148c53b11d552fba308fc19bc11f31ce/062_theflaxmobile-1.jpg" /> <img width="750" height="750" width_o="750" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10aa1fc7c8a61c38be6fb246ed2a0698a85a277a1d630b7fd1bf1f180683252a/IMG_4131.jpg" data-mid="178852866" border="0" alt="The Deanery Project" data-caption="The Deanery Project" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/10aa1fc7c8a61c38be6fb246ed2a0698a85a277a1d630b7fd1bf1f180683252a/IMG_4131.jpg" /> 2022 Farmers <img width="882" height="882" width_o="882" height_o="882" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bdd4d6a3a80e9228526f0d8d3a48f4b5b99ba66218535e8d91c0e89826b2ca8/034_theflaxmobile-10.JPG" data-mid="178272388" border="0" alt="Mount Hanley Farms" data-caption="Mount Hanley Farms" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/882/i/5bdd4d6a3a80e9228526f0d8d3a48f4b5b99ba66218535e8d91c0e89826b2ca8/034_theflaxmobile-10.JPG" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cd3ab9ea36df3807a8aa14b82bcbb638ebdc73bc4614d4f63d6540013cd2c9e/032_theflaxmobile-7.jpg" data-mid="178272389" border="0" alt="Upperbrook Farm" data-caption="Upperbrook Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cd3ab9ea36df3807a8aa14b82bcbb638ebdc73bc4614d4f63d6540013cd2c9e/032_theflaxmobile-7.jpg" /> <img width="1201" height="1201" width_o="1201" height_o="1201" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4682688dc1c2b989d1a3a8a8ee8789d06dc7d6ae6a556dddc226a680fd6626fa/030_theflaxmobile-3.jpg" data-mid="176531988" border="0" alt="Flying Finch Studio" data-caption="Flying Finch Studio" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4682688dc1c2b989d1a3a8a8ee8789d06dc7d6ae6a556dddc226a680fd6626fa/030_theflaxmobile-3.jpg" /> <img width="1169" height="1169" width_o="1169" height_o="1169" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8955d5af16f5a6644503c8c1c2ca37a1f0ee375e2427fa4b2afab4c261090eb/023_theflaxmobile-2.JPG" data-mid="178274555" border="0" alt="Between the Rocks Farm" data-caption="Between the Rocks Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8955d5af16f5a6644503c8c1c2ca37a1f0ee375e2427fa4b2afab4c261090eb/023_theflaxmobile-2.JPG" /> Farmer Logs Below is a selection of farmer logs from the 2024 growing season. Logs incorporate field notes taken at planting, weeding, flowering, and harvesting as well as a site report prepared by Perennia. Click each image to read more. <img width="876" height="876" width_o="876" height_o="876" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5ef896bcad4bcf4ed9a5c8f68b71ed24e354788f4fd4d6d0743453ca68d7329/Greatlifefarm_thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="231768687" border="0" alt="Great Life Farm" data-caption="Great Life Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/876/i/e5ef896bcad4bcf4ed9a5c8f68b71ed24e354788f4fd4d6d0743453ca68d7329/Greatlifefarm_thumbnail.jpg" /> <img width="876" height="876" width_o="876" height_o="876" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf8b786ff0aed192f8f083068adfd2f1ea718d5d1d449d3ebf8f4e64ccd338a4/CRUFthubnail.jpg" data-mid="231768885" border="0" alt="Common Roots Urban Farm" data-caption="Common Roots Urban Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/876/i/cf8b786ff0aed192f8f083068adfd2f1ea718d5d1d449d3ebf8f4e64ccd338a4/CRUFthubnail.jpg" /> <img width="876" height="876" width_o="876" height_o="876" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c4c7c995cae2be22c36cd9c18bac5f6a9012647a2aeb806bd5ea1f5bf57dc5f/crows-commons-thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="231768938" border="0" alt="Crows' Commons" data-caption="Crows' Commons" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/876/i/0c4c7c995cae2be22c36cd9c18bac5f6a9012647a2aeb806bd5ea1f5bf57dc5f/crows-commons-thumbnail.jpg" /> <img width="876" height="876" width_o="876" height_o="876" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d874cf51360d66736d6c2911a338e171e01e10a02b336096519c7050fcbd0f3f/mcnally-east-thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="231768903" border="0" alt="McNally East Farm" data-caption="McNally East Farm" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/876/i/d874cf51360d66736d6c2911a338e171e01e10a02b336096519c7050fcbd0f3f/mcnally-east-thumbnail.jpg" /> https://flaxmobile.com/Craftspeople Wed, 10 May 2023 00:47:26 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/Craftspeople 2023 Crafts People Click the images below to learn more about the participating craftspeople in the 2023 season partnering with this years farmers to create various works using flax. <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f9326527a7ae2f5bfe3fc082a32c07df4d023ea9bc8a0c7cc385f9a897f74dc/Untitled.png" data-mid="186807575" border="0" alt="Andreea Murgu" data-caption="Andreea Murgu" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f9326527a7ae2f5bfe3fc082a32c07df4d023ea9bc8a0c7cc385f9a897f74dc/Untitled.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6bab0066a64a441a6db103389429ee11fb89ebfdf327fc1b33e753f88677c1ff/anita.png" data-mid="186659026" border="0" alt="Anita Cazzola" data-caption="Anita Cazzola" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6bab0066a64a441a6db103389429ee11fb89ebfdf327fc1b33e753f88677c1ff/anita.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ecb24492dbd5748a86a1d9b3a090c0c40219df0d697b4b122ed8b090959405b3/Untitled.png" data-mid="186682128" border="0" alt="Frances Dorsey" data-caption="Frances Dorsey" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ecb24492dbd5748a86a1d9b3a090c0c40219df0d697b4b122ed8b090959405b3/Untitled.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eeb3ae72d4e86f0c4236ff59b0781d5fb2f58242e72a4dd0affd892c1bb82f0d/gabriel.png" data-mid="186659027" border="0" alt="Gabriel Soligo" data-caption="Gabriel Soligo" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eeb3ae72d4e86f0c4236ff59b0781d5fb2f58242e72a4dd0affd892c1bb82f0d/gabriel.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ce3682338fbaaa30be4a1f221454ddf6322866dba77b3199a66761a5c526376/Untitled.png" data-mid="186679865" border="0" alt="Heidi Friesen" data-caption="Heidi Friesen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ce3682338fbaaa30be4a1f221454ddf6322866dba77b3199a66761a5c526376/Untitled.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68ac1094e4b32c07b068187258be541808da511bf86a3c0a9cc8ea0b7f92d525/Untitled.png" data-mid="187256841" border="0" alt="Juliana Naccarato" data-caption="Juliana Naccarato" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68ac1094e4b32c07b068187258be541808da511bf86a3c0a9cc8ea0b7f92d525/Untitled.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af32272bcbf8ab1d2886a1eb0194236a859279a7b6b4546adaf1671faeb2a1c4/Untitled.png" data-mid="186683124" border="0" alt="Kamila Orbegoso &amp; Caora McKenna" data-caption="Kamila Orbegoso &amp; Caora McKenna" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af32272bcbf8ab1d2886a1eb0194236a859279a7b6b4546adaf1671faeb2a1c4/Untitled.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5a1f69f2fc9c523c4befb3725eb099d859d241ef0220c8d062bfd80428ae520/Untitled.png" data-mid="186684631" border="0" alt="Katelan Lahey" data-caption="Katelan Lahey" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a5a1f69f2fc9c523c4befb3725eb099d859d241ef0220c8d062bfd80428ae520/Untitled.png" /> <img width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b982eb09c84655bf54338450552026079b15887d31326a267a5afd736599ce61/SQUARE.png" data-mid="192568056" border="0" alt="Kit Holden-Ada" data-caption="Kit Holden-Ada" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/b982eb09c84655bf54338450552026079b15887d31326a267a5afd736599ce61/SQUARE.png" /> <img width="2873" height="2873" width_o="2873" height_o="2873" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/769ec11157113c270ac4706e2ec63429b9b59166a3db7a6c62a90d2ffd433f73/KristiFarrier_headshot_2.jpg" data-mid="185624461" border="0" alt="Kristi Farrier" data-caption="Kristi Farrier" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/769ec11157113c270ac4706e2ec63429b9b59166a3db7a6c62a90d2ffd433f73/KristiFarrier_headshot_2.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82613f6cd21481f3a83a67b8665c6711642e3f2dcbb813373c8b117796abb28c/Untitled.png" data-mid="186685439" border="0" alt="Larissa Korol" data-caption="Larissa Korol" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82613f6cd21481f3a83a67b8665c6711642e3f2dcbb813373c8b117796abb28c/Untitled.png" /> <img width="1536" height="1536" width_o="1536" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c584b752720d96b0f6da8379a9da08785f37103726d88064a1d31c2818d7aec/LauraHambleton_Headshot_2.jpeg" data-mid="185623004" border="0" alt="Laura Hambleton" data-caption="Laura Hambleton" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c584b752720d96b0f6da8379a9da08785f37103726d88064a1d31c2818d7aec/LauraHambleton_Headshot_2.jpeg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3320e3a2015991ca0ba28e3abad7eb3e66104d3cc5a0ae317a8e73ea27eb9ae2/Untitled.png" data-mid="186685776" border="0" alt="Tamara Winsor" data-caption="Tamara Winsor" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3320e3a2015991ca0ba28e3abad7eb3e66104d3cc5a0ae317a8e73ea27eb9ae2/Untitled.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f3f3ca97d0dda8d33cf08d4e480be5e366b19fdf2d0d2ba81b7029a868f0e94/Untitled.png" data-mid="186686364" border="0" alt="Wiebke Schroeder" data-caption="Wiebke Schroeder" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f3f3ca97d0dda8d33cf08d4e480be5e366b19fdf2d0d2ba81b7029a868f0e94/Untitled.png" /> https://flaxmobile.com/Hand-Spinners Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:02:14 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/Hand-Spinners 2023 Hand Spinners Hand spinners from across Mi’kma’ki: Nova Scotia and Unama’ki: Cape Breton are assisting craftspeople to carry out spinning of long line fibres in preparation for the creation of handmade work. &nbsp;&nbsp; i <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5dc4db90898b19dfe92b3170dfb6b2a7c130193ec8b88d26c6dbbd0360adcec2/allison.jpg" data-mid="202050324" border="0" alt="Alison Cullingham" data-caption="Alison Cullingham" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5dc4db90898b19dfe92b3170dfb6b2a7c130193ec8b88d26c6dbbd0360adcec2/allison.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/247201fef55af3e867785832ae7ebbcd5a13665a6e05b59c75a54d5b772d7bf0/claire.png" data-mid="197940096" border="0" alt="Claire Keigan" data-caption="Claire Keigan" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/247201fef55af3e867785832ae7ebbcd5a13665a6e05b59c75a54d5b772d7bf0/claire.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a8bdc7b962fdf4a30e35ff6da4c51da1fd6817b9fbeca5c5d15fb0f225a7738/delia.png" data-mid="197939565" border="0" alt="Delia Burge" data-caption="Delia Burge" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a8bdc7b962fdf4a30e35ff6da4c51da1fd6817b9fbeca5c5d15fb0f225a7738/delia.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb50c4abbe9486f02af1d1093a1502650c0f5384f07433beeac900119fb1edec/kimberly.png" data-mid="197940097" border="0" alt="Kimberly Charron" data-caption="Kimberly Charron" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb50c4abbe9486f02af1d1093a1502650c0f5384f07433beeac900119fb1edec/kimberly.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5b060bc8ac3faab0b94e5399c3c19d271e088dc9bcb53473c43ed5a90c96d21/tabatha.png" data-mid="197939567" border="0" alt="Tabatha Cass" data-caption="Tabatha Cass" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5b060bc8ac3faab0b94e5399c3c19d271e088dc9bcb53473c43ed5a90c96d21/tabatha.png" /> <img width="862" height="862" width_o="862" height_o="862" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f620275c94f005638f6fa2dab76e2551db4dd2afa497cc12c2e05b9f288528d3/Vivian-Hsu-whatvivdoes.jpg" data-mid="197939568" border="0" alt="Vivian Hsu" data-caption="Vivian Hsu" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/862/i/f620275c94f005638f6fa2dab76e2551db4dd2afa497cc12c2e05b9f288528d3/Vivian-Hsu-whatvivdoes.jpg" /> https://flaxmobile.com/Research Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:24:31 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/Research Research The Flaxmobile research team has carried out desk based research to identify the opportunities and challenges facing the textile sector in the Maritimes. Our research is guided by a novel systems design approach called Transition Design. Through transition design, we have defined the wicked problem facing Nova Scotians as:&nbsp;A global supply chain for textile materials has displaced the local production of fibres and textiles. Through this research, we have produced a series of maps which visualize the complex nature of the problem facing our region as we work toward defining a shared vision for its resolution.&nbsp; Methodology Transition Design is an approach used to address systemic, interconnected, and complex problems that manifest in context-specific ways. These kinds of problems tend to transcend disciplinary, sectoral, and often geographical borders. Transition Design uses the term “wicked problem” to denote a problem that cannot be solved by one solution, one person, or even by one type of expertise. Rather, it exists within a complex network of issues, some of which may not seem related at first glance. The Transition Design approach uses community engagement sessions to gather anecdotal evidence from people on the ground engaged in and experiencing the problem. The goal is to understand the complexity of the wicked problem, to reveal where interventions should be situated.&nbsp; The Flaxmobile Project would like to acknowledge the support of Terry Irwin and Gideon Kossoff from The School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University. Irwin and Kossoff collaborated with the Flaxmobile in an advisory capacity to assist in the process of working with transition design as a methodology in our research project. Our process and maps are adapted from Irwin and Kossoff: The Transition Design Approach.&nbsp; Community Engagement Sessions The Flaxmobile Project convened several community engagement sessions to identify and gather a range of viewpoints from the community related to the development of a local textiles industry. We invited farmers, fibre processors, craftspeople, sustainable fashion companies, reseachers, economic development officers, and culture and heritage organizations, living and working along the textile supply chain in Nova Scotia to take part in the study. The community engagement sessions took place in St. Ann’s, Cape Breton on December 12, 2023, in Truro on March 25, 2024, and in Halifax on May 27, 2024. The following video was prepared to give participants a sense of what to expect from the daylong event. Participants were also provided with the workshop manual below in preparation for the engagement session. ︎ Workshop Manual Each community engagement session was documented to demonstrate the community consultation process and the participatory nature of the activities. 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a0dd2b22cb8218f16c08be5868cb9428b8dc3f12bd01a629d5b03d3e66863deb/130_2024-05-27_Flaxmobile-CommunityEngagementSession_0728_web.jpg" /> Participants of the community engagement sessions said the following about their experience: “I have a much better understanding of the industry potential and obstacles.” “One person/group can't solve the problem alone - it will take collaboration and working together to support each other.“ “I've learned about the breadth of the problem beyond my own perspective” Transition Design Maps Data gathered from the three community engagement sessions encompassed feedback from over eighty participants across eleven community groups. Over a period of eight months, the Flaxmobile research team compiled and analyzed the data to define emergent themes and create system maps. In the following visualizations, we present our analysis of the wicked problem and participants’ hopes and fears about its resolution.The top themes that emerged in Cape Breton, Truro, and Halifax were: Lack of Infrastructure and Technology&nbsp; High Cost and Risk of Doing Business Practices That Adversely Affect the Natural Environment&nbsp; Limitations of the Local Climate and Climate Change Adaptation Inadequate and Restrictive Regulatory Frameworks <img width="9333" height="5250" width_o="9333" height_o="5250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f25a7db60c5560c220f2e4a5d24e5bfaf44e49f419100a409fa6a83c4746db8/All-Map-1---Intro.jpg" data-mid="228072314" border="0" data-scale="88" alt="A preview of what you can view in the miro board" data-caption="A preview of what you can view in the miro board" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f25a7db60c5560c220f2e4a5d24e5bfaf44e49f419100a409fa6a83c4746db8/All-Map-1---Intro.jpg" /> <img width="9333" height="5250" width_o="9333" height_o="5250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89bc59fe687bd694948e212d665882aa970f3ca5474f80151150f387ca51f2db/MiroExample_1.jpg" data-mid="227985478" border="0" data-scale="96" alt="Visualizing each stakeholder group's responses by topic" data-caption="Visualizing each stakeholder group's responses by topic" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89bc59fe687bd694948e212d665882aa970f3ca5474f80151150f387ca51f2db/MiroExample_1.jpg" /> <img width="9333" height="5250" width_o="9333" height_o="5250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/17920c471f00bc08c588195f36e6202c7207a1340d12d79f0f0d011cdc233963/All-Map-1---Amalgamated-Board.jpg" data-mid="228072169" border="0" alt="Amalgamating all stakeholder group's responses" data-caption="Amalgamating all stakeholder group's responses" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/17920c471f00bc08c588195f36e6202c7207a1340d12d79f0f0d011cdc233963/All-Map-1---Amalgamated-Board.jpg" /> <img width="9333" height="5250" width_o="9333" height_o="5250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dbfc646bf505c687d884bed134dbfde0d31406d8835b8b4e0fe564c30f4b6213/All-Map-1---Emergent-Themes-1.jpg" data-mid="228072282" border="0" alt="Identifying emergent themes and key issues" data-caption="Identifying emergent themes and key issues" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dbfc646bf505c687d884bed134dbfde0d31406d8835b8b4e0fe564c30f4b6213/All-Map-1---Emergent-Themes-1.jpg" /> <img width="9333" height="5250" width_o="9333" height_o="5250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1cda56801ce824bb595d97dc66c0ee9edc59e404a91ce3e07543cdad2b2b6054/All-Map-1---Feedback-Loops-1.jpg" data-mid="228072377" border="0" alt="Identifying feedback loops" data-caption="Identifying feedback loops" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1cda56801ce824bb595d97dc66c0ee9edc59e404a91ce3e07543cdad2b2b6054/All-Map-1---Feedback-Loops-1.jpg" /> Click below to view the final maps in Miro, and to read our analysis of the community engagement mapping exercises. ︎ Flaxmobile Community Engagement Mapping Board ︎Aggregated Wicked Problem Map – Narrative Document Literature Review This literature review provides context for the ongoing community engagement, fieldwork, and scholarly research of the Flaxmobile Project. It draws selectively from The Transition Design 2024 Bibliography, created by Dr. Terry Irwin, and aggregates original research undertaken by the Flaxmobile research team. ︎ Literature Review https://flaxmobile.com/Exhibitions Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:54:42 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/Exhibitions Exhibitions Flax Ecologies ExhibitionFlax Ecologies features the work of 16 craftspeople from across Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia) in collaboration with regional farmers. This exhibition,&nbsp;curated by Kirstie McCallum, was first displayed at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts from November 12 to December 15, 2024, before moving to the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design from January 27 to March 22, 2025. Flax Ecologies delves into the intricate relationships between plants, land, and human communities, underscoring the vital role of ecology in fostering sustainable futures. &nbsp; The craftspeople featured in Flax Ecologies are: Andreea Murgu, Anita Cazzola, Frances Dorsey, Gabriel Soligo, Heidi Friesen, Juliana Naccarato, Kamila Orbegoso and Caora McKenna, Katelan Lahey, Kit Holden-Ada, Kristi Farrier, Larissa Korol, Laura Hambleton, Tamara Winsor, Wiebke Schroeder, and Samantha Read. These artists come from diverse, multidisciplinary backgrounds, including textile artists, ceramicists, installation artists, jewelers, leatherworkers, metalsmiths, papermakers, photographers, sewists, and woodworkers. Many have skillfully blended multiple specialties, transforming the limited supply of flax into a wide array of art objects. Through their creations, they demonstrate the many ways this resilient and beautiful plant can be integrated into various artistic, craft, and design traditions. Flax Ecologies highlights how our lives are enriched by cultivating creativity within deep social and geographical connections. It presents a hopeful vision for the future—one that prioritizes care for local communities and ecosystems in the creation and exchange of goods. This future values local materials and recognizes the creative expressions that arise from them as vital indicators of our collective wellbeing. ︎ Read more about the Craftspeople Featured ArtworkIn 2023, the craftspeople showcased below were each paired with a farm that provided them with materials for their work. By witnessing and participating in the cultivation process, they developed close relationships with farmers and the flax plant. Each artwork in the exhibition reflects its maker’s sustained meditation on the aesthetic pleasures of working with flax in its many forms. They have been challenged to adapt to the innate qualities of the plant, through colour, form, and texture, as they explore how the material can best express their vision. Flax fibre is not only the raw material; it is a source of inspiration, a dynamic entity with which the artists have been in dialogue throughout the creation process. What the artworks have in common is respect for the living plant and the human labour that have provided the foundation for each artist’s expressive gesture. <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/032510dc248fafcd6010f126847a533e4b8b0d970707fc9ffdbf4c27397544bc/095_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2691.jpg" data-mid="225954251" border="0" data-scale="90" alt="Artist: Katelan Lahey" data-caption="Artist: Katelan Lahey" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/032510dc248fafcd6010f126847a533e4b8b0d970707fc9ffdbf4c27397544bc/095_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2691.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bcbd9364be1a05a892a26d1b0921d4ea8586775ece6baf5d81695620c206d87/209_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4940.jpg" data-mid="225954243" border="0" alt="Artist: Kristi Farrier" data-caption="Artist: Kristi Farrier" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bcbd9364be1a05a892a26d1b0921d4ea8586775ece6baf5d81695620c206d87/209_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4940.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e9c817ddd50a0a1c5e7cb9135ecfc595544feb0a2e35b265712a50d6b69fe14/078_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2607.jpg" data-mid="225961157" border="0" alt="Artist: Gabriel Soligo" data-caption="Artist: Gabriel Soligo" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e9c817ddd50a0a1c5e7cb9135ecfc595544feb0a2e35b265712a50d6b69fe14/078_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2607.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9c8d04d9b43875ce2e352180f8519106ca4c042e046793a59c3e62e4eb36042/050_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4917.jpg" data-mid="225954259" border="0" alt="Artist: Heidi Friesen" data-caption="Artist: Heidi Friesen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9c8d04d9b43875ce2e352180f8519106ca4c042e046793a59c3e62e4eb36042/050_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4917.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c506a1d4d6dae8cdd633538157faed03167b9dfaf417a81522bbc87dfad61b4/026_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2597_web.jpg" data-mid="225954258" border="0" alt="Artist: Kit Holden-Ada" data-caption="Artist: Kit Holden-Ada" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c506a1d4d6dae8cdd633538157faed03167b9dfaf417a81522bbc87dfad61b4/026_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2597_web.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3399692dc42e28cba6146374d6e57ffa2f96856550c468b237a8be778463aadd/125_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4928.jpg" data-mid="225954249" border="0" alt="Artist: Kit Holden-Ada" data-caption="Artist: Kit Holden-Ada" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3399692dc42e28cba6146374d6e57ffa2f96856550c468b237a8be778463aadd/125_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4928.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f10dc7640bf066acf23d521df18c7eb925f78d4c0c5f78095ef340e068a967bc/058_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC1099.jpg" data-mid="225954260" border="0" alt="Artist: Andreea Murgu" data-caption="Artist: Andreea Murgu" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f10dc7640bf066acf23d521df18c7eb925f78d4c0c5f78095ef340e068a967bc/058_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC1099.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e040c65817bc135c83eee954d6dfe494ca87be7a44bf3cbc8d2a9873d2166adb/183_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4955.jpg" data-mid="225954246" border="0" alt="Artist: Wiebke Schroeder" data-caption="Artist: Wiebke Schroeder" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e040c65817bc135c83eee954d6dfe494ca87be7a44bf3cbc8d2a9873d2166adb/183_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4955.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c74029aff8e1d1a9e27d870fdcd6c5b9bc554e4c0003e7e1246004b27953fc8/178_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4952.jpg" data-mid="225954247" border="0" alt="Artist: Wiebke Schroeder" data-caption="Artist: Wiebke Schroeder" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c74029aff8e1d1a9e27d870fdcd6c5b9bc554e4c0003e7e1246004b27953fc8/178_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4952.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4ba130b902843cd895d78b3a2773d4d5c60af881e2701fe132a5d2e958a6652/215_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4934.jpg" data-mid="225954242" border="0" alt="Artist: Larissa Korol" data-caption="Artist: Larissa Korol" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4ba130b902843cd895d78b3a2773d4d5c60af881e2701fe132a5d2e958a6652/215_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4934.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab4bbed16be17f70bf8da3e49bf47961ea980bca9f3b20162b00f1a5a8ffeebc/092_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4913.jpg" data-mid="225961158" border="0" alt="Artist: Laura Hambleton" data-caption="Artist: Laura Hambleton" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab4bbed16be17f70bf8da3e49bf47961ea980bca9f3b20162b00f1a5a8ffeebc/092_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4913.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4793361651c1e5298e7960a9c8bca659def58779df11901adcd816ddc8809d60/121_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2666_web.jpg" data-mid="225954253" border="0" alt="Artist: Juliana Naccarato" data-caption="Artist: Juliana Naccarato" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4793361651c1e5298e7960a9c8bca659def58779df11901adcd816ddc8809d60/121_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2666_web.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a5a30101c91731bb71f7556ab2d1290e0a9cc80f534cad66edde2a650fc1fc9/079_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC1109_web.jpg" data-mid="225954252" border="0" alt="Artists: Kamila Orbegoso &amp; Caora McKenna" data-caption="Artists: Kamila Orbegoso &amp; Caora McKenna" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a5a30101c91731bb71f7556ab2d1290e0a9cc80f534cad66edde2a650fc1fc9/079_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC1109_web.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/594db67600995822309dd330367dcea09c26bf09488f7c8bdc7799f4356f83a3/165_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2651.jpg" data-mid="225961150" border="0" alt="Artist: Anita Cazzola" data-caption="Artist: Anita Cazzola" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/594db67600995822309dd330367dcea09c26bf09488f7c8bdc7799f4356f83a3/165_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_DocumentationDSC_2651.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edaf6de8051dbadcccb84e62c1aa3ab7179e75ec46be8ceffc98e4ebf491b8f0/191_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC2411.jpg" data-mid="225954245" border="0" alt="Artist: Samantha Read" data-caption="Artist: Samantha Read" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/edaf6de8051dbadcccb84e62c1aa3ab7179e75ec46be8ceffc98e4ebf491b8f0/191_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC2411.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0db4e73c385cf75d433818653455caf79fc90183f6600c42ff34c6e4680cdfe8/067_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC2309.jpg" data-mid="225961156" border="0" alt="Artist: Tamara Winsor" data-caption="Artist: Tamara Winsor" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0db4e73c385cf75d433818653455caf79fc90183f6600c42ff34c6e4680cdfe8/067_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC2309.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cf3b54755a6e95b0d7b750fe6046b7a8f4e922869bbab3db92f01615c615801/103_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4899.jpg" data-mid="225954250" border="0" alt="Artist: Frances Dorsey" data-caption="Artist: Frances Dorsey" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cf3b54755a6e95b0d7b750fe6046b7a8f4e922869bbab3db92f01615c615801/103_2024-12-12_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC4899.jpg" /> Gallery Spaces Located in Canning, Nova Scotia, The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts (RCCA) is a hub for artistic learning, creative experimentation, and presentation. RCCA was both a participant and supporter of the Flaxmobile Project, growing their own flax in years one and two and providing a gathering space for farmers and craftspeople in years two and three. In addition to hosting the premiere of the Flax Ecologies exhibition, RCCA facilitated a weekend retreat for farmers, hosted a communal dinner for farmers, handspinners, processors, and artists, and provided a residency space for artists who experimented with the resulting fibres. Based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, The Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design (CBCCD) is a for impact charitable organization and a leading force in the educational, promotional, and economic development of the craft sector in Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island). CBCCD provides community leadership in sustainable craft in Cape Breton, connecting diverse rural and remote communities that are rooted in&nbsp;strong craft traditions. In addition to sharing their knowledge and expertise&nbsp;with The Flaxmobile, they hosted Flax&nbsp;Ecologies exhibition&nbsp;in 2025, and their staff have been an essential support throughout the&nbsp;project. <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d292bacea37844de7547685b9d97af75a1be61d1f5fa4af7b8b35a42504a92b/009_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC0981_web.jpg" data-mid="225953874" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d292bacea37844de7547685b9d97af75a1be61d1f5fa4af7b8b35a42504a92b/009_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC0981_web.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ebc9b04abd518644e5b9da56bc529a32066994f506d4bd6e6d34562f2494d3d/095_2024-11-10_Flaxmobile-Flax-Ecologies-Show_Documentation_DSC0994_web.jpg" data-mid="225953876" border="0" data-scale="91" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22aafadf74ca0c4a32a1eb44e9903c94d6e38e3e6da2864cbbb58e1063f123d9/Flax-Ecologies-2025-11.jpg" data-mid="226906616" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22aafadf74ca0c4a32a1eb44e9903c94d6e38e3e6da2864cbbb58e1063f123d9/Flax-Ecologies-2025-11.jpg" /> <img width="7387" height="4927" width_o="7387" height_o="4927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc811237337b53a8fa4a2fb361058624172ee4a9fe81b0460b54ee74f9ad2d39/Flax-Ecologies-2025-14.jpg" data-mid="226906617" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc811237337b53a8fa4a2fb361058624172ee4a9fe81b0460b54ee74f9ad2d39/Flax-Ecologies-2025-14.jpg" /> <img width="7952" height="5304" width_o="7952" height_o="5304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1af586d8869b5a0f1c339fcd6e3a0d9cd6d015ec5b7f13715488ffe6fe9e8bb/Flax-Ecologies-2025-26.jpg" data-mid="226906618" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1af586d8869b5a0f1c339fcd6e3a0d9cd6d015ec5b7f13715488ffe6fe9e8bb/Flax-Ecologies-2025-26.jpg" /> Photos taken by Wiebke Schroeder, and Steve Wadden Flax Ecologies CatalogueThe Flax Ecologies catalogue is a 72-page retrospective of the exhibition, containing a project overview, partner and curatorial statements, and biographies of the artists, farms, and the hand spinners who participated in the project. It features professional photography showcasing artist work and works in progress. At 6 x 6 inches, this perfect-bound commemorative art book is printed in full color on 100lb cardstock with velvet laminate covers. It is an ideal exhibition souvenir, creative gift, or reference book for your collection. Copies can be purchased by contacting the Flaxmobile Project at flaxmobile@nscad.ca <img width="1228" height="1228" width_o="1228" height_o="1228" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f308607d81245b0df4151ce97f01faa709464c3abac2127577c55ce04cd9c655/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.19.52AM.png" data-mid="226545975" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f308607d81245b0df4151ce97f01faa709464c3abac2127577c55ce04cd9c655/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.19.52AM.png" /> <img width="2772" height="1384" width_o="2772" height_o="1384" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5650c4efddd350c36901a35e433166903b30a124c5069ce293a2886723810ac/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.17.23AM.png" data-mid="226545955" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5650c4efddd350c36901a35e433166903b30a124c5069ce293a2886723810ac/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.17.23AM.png" /> <img width="2772" height="1386" width_o="2772" height_o="1386" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37883b7ddaac38d9d818441040f585c8ab51e29f63dad373a62014aac7b09dfd/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.17.48AM.png" data-mid="226545956" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/37883b7ddaac38d9d818441040f585c8ab51e29f63dad373a62014aac7b09dfd/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.17.48AM.png" /> <img width="2774" height="1386" width_o="2774" height_o="1386" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e215ae4dbd81f71cd443ec53c94df64dca539115ce5ff87859faf36231318974/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.18.49AM.png" data-mid="226545958" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e215ae4dbd81f71cd443ec53c94df64dca539115ce5ff87859faf36231318974/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.18.49AM.png" /> <img width="2774" height="1386" width_o="2774" height_o="1386" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5e71c9e30982e881a2e701e3cc348ad8d2015942b8337cb68c1a59fa92368b9/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.19.01AM.png" data-mid="226545959" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a5e71c9e30982e881a2e701e3cc348ad8d2015942b8337cb68c1a59fa92368b9/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.19.01AM.png" /> <img width="2772" height="1384" width_o="2772" height_o="1384" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/883b096f81dcbf1ee8647e32f9c2424ada405c142b83c9141316cd27774f0335/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.18.29AM.png" data-mid="226545957" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/883b096f81dcbf1ee8647e32f9c2424ada405c142b83c9141316cd27774f0335/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-11.18.29AM.png" /> <img width="3600" height="1800" width_o="3600" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9342fbff205a338d2d35951879586fab9ca4ca289afb578c3fb84ab35eabd357/Catalogue-spread-website_Springtide-farm.jpg" data-mid="227962716" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9342fbff205a338d2d35951879586fab9ca4ca289afb578c3fb84ab35eabd357/Catalogue-spread-website_Springtide-farm.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="1800" width_o="3600" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b617a51b57181647351b4c43b02745ab64509e100ed348b8deda4f40fcf54c10/Catalogue-spread-website_Heidi-Friesen.jpg" data-mid="227962715" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b617a51b57181647351b4c43b02745ab64509e100ed348b8deda4f40fcf54c10/Catalogue-spread-website_Heidi-Friesen.jpg" /> ︎ Contact us to order a copy of the Flax Ecologies catalogueo https://flaxmobile.com/Literature-Review Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:03:34 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/Literature-Review Literature Review This literature review provides context for the ongoing community engagement, fieldwork, and scholarly research of the Flaxmobile Project. It draws selectively from The Transition Design 2024 Bibliography, created by Dr. Terry Irwin, a founder of the transition design methodology that guides this project. It also aggregates original research undertaken by the Flaxmobile research team: principal investigator Jennifer Green, and researchers Laura Bucci, Rhonda Ferguson, and Kirstie McCallum. The texts referenced here cover a wide range of topics that can be explored through the hashtags below. Clicking on a topic will allow you to view all the resources tagged under that category. &nbsp;&nbsp; activism authenticity behavior patterns bioregionalism circular economy cosmopolitan localism craft deep ecology design ecology epistemology fibreshed futuring Indigenous knowledge labour leisure leverage points local making material material design methodologies monoculture new economy place-based knowledge practice-based resilience speculative design sustainability systems textiles transition design wicked problems worldview https://flaxmobile.com/Research-Team Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 Flaxmobile https://flaxmobile.com/Research-Team Research Team Jennifer Green (She/Her) Principal Investigator <img width="3879" height="5431" width_o="3879" height_o="5431" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c29945f1c002b799ce2fc882dac4cc84a61ac39bdf2d009573d236f7da1d2343/9430-ProfJenniferGreen_5x7.jpg" data-mid="178415708" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c29945f1c002b799ce2fc882dac4cc84a61ac39bdf2d009573d236f7da1d2343/9430-ProfJenniferGreen_5x7.jpg" /> Jennifer Green is an Associate Professor of Textiles/Fashion at NSCAD University. Green has been engaged in natural fibre research through studio-based practice since 2010.Her graduate work at the Royal College of Art, as well as her experience within the Belgian denim industry informed her approach to sustainable textile practice and subsequent collaboration with Taproot Farms. Recent research projects, such as Woolgathering: Revitalizing a Local and Sustainable Wool Industry in Nova Scotia, have focused on the development of a local natural fibre industry by creating networking opportunities for geographically decentralized farmers and craftspeople in the region.︎Personal site ︎NSCAD︎TEDxNSCAD talk by Jennifer Green Rhonda Ferguson (She/Her) Researcher <img width="2268" height="3175" width_o="2268" height_o="3175" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb72e0566dd0abdffacbb84cb82f213c80d8275a7aaee01591629106951e9d78/Rhondaheadshot_crop.jpg" data-mid="178964554" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb72e0566dd0abdffacbb84cb82f213c80d8275a7aaee01591629106951e9d78/Rhondaheadshot_crop.jpg" /> Rhonda Ferguson works at the intersection of craft, agriculture, and social justice research at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft &amp; Design. She has a doctoral degree in International Human Rights Law (Irish Centre for Human Rights at Ollscoil na&nbsp; Gaillimhe) and a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities (Laurentian University). Her research interests include food and material security, farmer and craftsperson livelihoods, the sub-regime of economic, social, and cultural rights, and their implications for craft. Rhonda's creative interests are nurtured through ongoing learning at NSCAD (Textiles) and previously, OCAD (Material Art and Design: Textiles). ︎Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design Kirstie McCallum (She/They) Project Manager <img width="632" height="888" width_o="632" height_o="888" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ebec1530f2f28379d17b43a03c2269bbf3d04e1da88b13c56c042d359b27db3/KirstieHeadshot.jpg" data-mid="178963603" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/632/i/5ebec1530f2f28379d17b43a03c2269bbf3d04e1da88b13c56c042d359b27db3/KirstieHeadshot.jpg" /> Based in Epekwitk/Prince Edward Island, Kirstie McCallum is a sculptor and installation artist who draws on craft practices, organic gardening, and DIY science to explore cycles of growth and decay, material agency, and environmental sustainability. Through her work, she has highlighted the shifting relationships of care, exploitation, and interdependence that exist between plants, people, and the land. Kirstie holds an MFA from OCADU and MA in creative writing from the University of New Brunswick. Kirstie teaches at OCADU, NSCAD University, and curates for the Art in the Open Festival in Charlottetown in addition to being the Project Manager with the Flaxmobile Project. Laura Bucci (She/Her)Project Coordinator <img width="914" height="1280" width_o="914" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24e2656f29e5b8a648d7fdaa57525867f3156f26b4cccf8c5ccf44b51bfc7cb9/MicrosoftTeams-image.png" data-mid="183349364" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/914/i/24e2656f29e5b8a648d7fdaa57525867f3156f26b4cccf8c5ccf44b51bfc7cb9/MicrosoftTeams-image.png" /> Laura Bucci is an interdisciplinary artist working within a dialogical art practice as a mode of inquiry into togetherness and belonging. Her projects unfold in galleries, cafes, on the street, in nature, and online and have taken the shape of informal interviews, unstructured and facilitated group conversations, service-oriented acts, and skill sharing gatherings. Through her work she seeks to disrupt the everyday and to make connections with the public through planned and unplanned encounters. She is currently a candidate in the MA in Art Education at NSCAD. She practices in Coast Salish Territory in BC and in Mi’kmaq territory in Nova Scotia.&nbsp; ︎ Personal site Caitlyn Gass (She/Her)Digital Illustrator <img width="2018" height="2825" width_o="2018" height_o="2825" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00db9db30fb3d622b0722e990fbdff08cecabf1d6e14c92c0c1a1fd7e059fbcf/IMG_2688_5x7.jpg" data-mid="178415696" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00db9db30fb3d622b0722e990fbdff08cecabf1d6e14c92c0c1a1fd7e059fbcf/IMG_2688_5x7.jpg" /> Caitlyn Gass is a multi-disciplinary designer and digital illustrator focused on concept art, specializing in character design. Based out of Kjipuktuk: Halifax, her work is inspired by nature's bright colors, plus-size artists, and the many women in her family. Her background in design at NSCAD University allows her to problem-solve and deep dive into researching her latest work. Caitlyn's love for a character's story helps bring her projects to life.︎Personal site Brielle LeBlanc (They/She)Social Media Assistant <img width="2072" height="3143" width_o="2072" height_o="3143" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70a2ed437ccb78f673f346a3254026164fc9ba555584ae54301eaf3b989c9f30/BrielleLeblanc_Headshot.jpg" data-mid="182685299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70a2ed437ccb78f673f346a3254026164fc9ba555584ae54301eaf3b989c9f30/BrielleLeblanc_Headshot.jpg" /> Brielle LeBlanc is an emerging filmmaker and production designer based in Kjipuktuk: Halifax. They experiment with the boundaries of narrative filmmaking, inspired by topics of memory, intimacy and connection to land and community in their work. They received their undergraduate studies at the University of King’s College and Dalhousie, majoring in Cinema and Media Studies and double minoring in English and Contemporary Studies.LeBlanc takes pride in working with other artists to bring their vision to life. They are often found on the set of local union and independent film, television, and commercial productions. In addition, LeBlanc has previously worked for the Atlantic International Film Festival and Women in Film and Television - Atlantic. Shelby Edwards (She/Her)Graphic Designer <img width="4224" height="5632" width_o="4224" height_o="5632" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8fbcf2915fc40d903e46bd0f3fa88c3e6dfe026f98535fde7d256fc9ec2fbaf1/ShelbyEdwards_Headshot.jpg" data-mid="185984201" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8fbcf2915fc40d903e46bd0f3fa88c3e6dfe026f98535fde7d256fc9ec2fbaf1/ShelbyEdwards_Headshot.jpg" /> Shelby is a Toronto based Maker and Designer. She received her Bachelor of Arts Honours in Studio Art from the University of Guelph, and completed certificate programs in Data Visualization and Infographics at George Brown College and UX Design at Brainstation. Shelby’s most recent work has been focused on sustainability, food sovereignty, and community engagement. She is interested in finding humour in human behaviour, exploring mundane histories and objects, making collections through connections, visualising stories and making projects and ideas approachable. Her practice is mainly informed by accident. Andreea Murgu (She/Her)Research Assistant <img width="2016" height="3024" width_o="2016" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e477a35436d3f66586d3c661e2788a433112ca96ade84763035a4e369a243d5a/bio03.jpg" data-mid="211857604" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e477a35436d3f66586d3c661e2788a433112ca96ade84763035a4e369a243d5a/bio03.jpg" /> Andreea Murgu is an artist and agrarian living in the Annapolis Valley, NS. She is a graduate of NSCAD University (BFA 2018) majoring in both Textiles/Fashion and Jewelry/Metalsmithing. &nbsp; Andreea’s creative practice focuses on ancient and historical techniques, ritual, domesticity, religion, and magic. She draws significantly on her experiences in the natural world, and is currently learning to tend and conserve medicinal herbs along the Cornwallis River, historically known as the Narrow River by the Mi’kmaq. Daniel Edmonds (He/Him)Research Assistant <img width="733" height="578" width_o="733" height_o="578" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da9aad3774538a75524132d5046a0bcedba7110df85f7321a4ac28e46d548547/Edmonds_headshot.jpg" data-mid="226907319" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/733/i/da9aad3774538a75524132d5046a0bcedba7110df85f7321a4ac28e46d548547/Edmonds_headshot.jpg" /> Dan Edmonds is an interdisciplinary artist based in Kjipuktuk: Halifax. With a background in music, his research explores cyclical composition as a means to enact speculative, emergent pedagogies. His resesrch-creation challenges traditional educational models by fostering an adaptable approach that emphasizes the decolonization of art, composition, and performance. In addition to his graduate research at NSCAD University, Dan has collaborated as an arranger and engineer with artists such as Dorothea Paas (Telephone Explosion Records), Jasmyn (ANTI-Records), and Julianna Riolino (You’ve Changed Records).