To Do Mending Project

06/20/2023

It is with deep sadness that we share that our dear friend and collaborator Siobhán Arnold passed away May 19, 2023 from cancer. We will cherish all the love, laughter and mending that she shared with us. Siobhan was a dedicated and fearless artist always ready to learn a new skill or experiment with wildly diverse materials, techniques and concepts. Her passion for research, learning and making was an inspiration. We are holding her family in our hearts.

05/22/2020

The last To Do online of this round is this Saturday May 23 at 10:30. We are so excited about leading us in Asana: Seed to Salad- a gentle vinyasa flow interspersed with tips on growing salad greens from seed. Wear comfy clothes for movement and it will be helpful if you have a yoga mat, cushion or block.
Zoom link
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98308845905

05/20/2020

Join us Thursday at 6pm with and as we talk about how To Do is making do in this new time. Link to join https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81627566576
Q&A at the end.

05/17/2020

Even in the tiniest places a seed can grow. Join us Monday, May 18 at 3:30 when the multi-talented teaches seed sculptures. You can watch her demonstrate, or make along with her with these supplies. -Mixing bowl
-Measuring cup (any small container works)
-Clay (Clay should be non-oil based. Note that clay substitutes can be: heavy clay-based soil, clay powder, non-scented cat litter, or flour.)
-Soil or compost
-Container of water
-Seeds (preferably native flower mix)
-Pencil
-Optional (Brown paper bag and natural things for decorative flare such as small flowers, twigs, etc)
Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87022248572

05/14/2020

Get ready for summer! Learn to make some fabulous salsas with this Saturday, May 16 at 10:30am PDT Zoom link:

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98308845905

05/12/2020

Our next on-line To Do is Wednesday May 13 at 3:30pm PDT Inviting volume & breath
-An Awareness Through Movement lesson, based in the Feldenkrais Method®
-All you need is you. and a space that is quiet if possible.
-The lesson can be done sitting or reclining.
-If you do not have access to a private space, headphones (if available) are encouraged.
-If available, you may want to have a mat, pillow, towel or blanket(s) for more comfort.
-The Feldenkrais Method® is a somatic education practice that directs our attention in gentle movement sequences. The intention is to find more ease in our unique anatomies and maybe open more possibilities for ways to learn and live our lives.
The worksop will last about 30 mintures
-Karen Schaffman, Ph.D. is dance artist and movement educator. She was certified in this work in 2016 at the The Feldenkrais Institute of San Diego
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88362388439

05/10/2020

Monday 5/11 at 3:30pm PDT join To Do and Debbie DeCroce Foley. She will be teaching us how to make the ultimate comfort food- homemade pasta. It is easier than you think. You can watch and take notes, or gather flour (semolina or regular) salt, olive oil, a large bowl and plastic wrap and make during the workshop. Join us for this fun workshop and for sure a laugh or two. Here’s the link.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87022248572

05/07/2020

Next up. Turn your old sweater into a tote with Saturday 5/9 at 10:30am PDT.
Cut and paste this link to join us.
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98308845905

Throw that old wool sweater in the wash before and felt it up so you are ready to go for this fantastic workshop.
Here are the other supplies you will need: -wool or cashmere sweater
-scissors
-needle and thread
Optional supplies:
-sewing machine
-cardboard
-material for lining and/or pockets (t-shirt, pillowcase, cotton twill or knit fabric, jeans or denim)

*PRE-WORKSHOP NOTE*
If you want to follow along during the live demo, you will need to felt your sweater first. Wash the sweater in hot water and dry on high temp. Some sweaters felt right away, others can take 3-4 washes.

Link also on our website todomendingproject.

05/05/2020

Turn your kids’ artwork into a book with Wednesday May 6 at 3:30pm.
https://www.contrary.info/todomending

You will need:
• A selection of your child’s drawings and doodles. Different sizes and types of paper are okay.
• A bone folder or a spoon for folding.
• Thread and needle for binding.
• Paper clips for organizing.

Join us with this link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88362388439

05/03/2020

Missed one of our recent zoom workshops? Don't worry! You can find them here on our new To Do You Tube channel : https://tinyurl.com/y9d8ux9r

A community project promoting creative socially engaged forms of mending and making. Created by Michelle Montjoy, Siobhan Arnold and Anna O'Cain.

05/02/2020

Monday, May 4 at 3:30pm PDT Kristine Diekman will lead a listening session for To Do. People can listen together apart in their homes, balconies and yards. Listen to the ambient environment for 20 minutes. Share. Ask. What do you hear? How has your aural environment changed in the last month? How do you listen differently now? What do you want the future to sound like? Join us by copy and pasting this link at 3:30 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87022248572.