Recap · Sat July 25, 2026

Art & Creative Skills Collective · at the Signal Hill gazebo

Sustainable Art & Storytelling

that's a wrap. thank you.

About fifteen neighbours, adults and kids, spent Saturday morning under the gazebo. We grounded and stretched, everyone took a turn talking about how they look after the planet, and then we painted little terracotta pots and planted wild seeds in them to take home.

✅ Done · Jul 25 🎨 Pots painted 🌱 Wild seeds planted 📍 Signal Hill gazebo
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~15 Neighbours came out

Adults and kids, everyone took a turn in the circle, and every pot went home planted. Organized by SHCA Social Director Aroop Rayu, run by Iman and the Art & Creative Skills Collective.

A row of finished hand-painted terracotta pots lined up along the table at the Signal Hill gazebo

Every pot was painted, filled with soil, planted with wild seeds, and taken home.

How the morning went

A small, unhurried couple of hours under the gazebo: grounding and stretching to start, then a circle where every single person talked about how they care for the natural world, then paint, pots, and seeds. The full photo story is on the News desk.

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Grounded and stretched

The morning opened with grounding and a stretch, kids included.

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Everyone spoke

Every participant took a turn on how they take care of our planet.

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Painted pots

Plain terracotta pots turned into ladybugs, daisies, butterflies, and hills.

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Planted wild seeds

Each pot was filled with soil, seeded, and taken home to grow.

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Snacks and chat

Apples and light snacks while the paint dried and people talked.

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Sustainable Art and Storytelling event poster — Saturday July 25, 2026, 10:30 AM to noon at the Signal Hill Community Association gazebo, 489 Sienna Park Drive SW

The original poster, for the record. This one has run.

Organized by Aroop Rayu (SHCA Social Director), run by the Art & Creative Skills Collective, supported by Park People and the Signal Hill Community Association. Want something like this at the gazebo again? Email [email protected].