Drawing - Places Drawing as an Emplaced Practice

Abstract

This inquiry project takes place within the community of Cypress Hollow, a small cohort of children and educators situated among the Coast Salish lands of which Capilano University Children’s Centre is located. Thoughtful living with natural spaces includes considering and cultivating relationships with the more than human community members such as plants, trees and animals that inhabit this place, acknowledging that there are multiple stories, knowledges and complex histories of Indigenous peoples and colonial settlement here, and living with the rhythms of seasonal conditions unique to the West Coast of B.C. This project was inspired by the Huckleberry Moss room, a soft, mossy area within the forest that holds memories and meaning to the members of the Hollow who visit this place. The initial intention of this project was to create a ‘drawing room’ within the Huckleberry Moss room so that we may continue to cultivate a ritual of being together to draw, think and share ideas in an area that is significant to us.