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Woven Grove

Congratulations to Hannah Ramos!

UBC Inspired is pleased to announce the recipient of this year’s Student Art and Animation Fund: Hannah Ramos, for her project Woven Grove, a community crochet installation to bring softness, care, and connection to campus.

Hannah Ramos is a Bachelor of Science student in Food, Nutrition and Health. She is a self-taught, free-form crochet artist and upcycler whose work explores care, sustainability, and emotional storytelling through yarn. Crochet began as a pandemic hobby and became a grounding practice that supported her mental wellbeing and creative voice. Through Woven Grove, she hopes to help others experience that same sense of connection to their hands, their community, and the environment.

👉 Explore her work: @floresstii

Hannah envisions this project as a community-driven initiative and will be hosting crochet workshops on campus over the next few months so community members will have an opportunity to contribute to the final art piece, using biodegredeable materials she will provide. In the artist’s own words, here’s more about Woven Grove, and how you can get involved in bringing it to life!

 

 

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Woven Grove is a community crochet installation created to bring softness, care, and connection to campus. 2025 has been a heavy year for many students. This project is a gentle response to that weight. It’s an invitation to slow down, make something with your hands, and contribute to something bigger than yourself.

Members of the UBC community are invited to donate crocheted squares and uplifting messages using biodegradable materials. These pieces will be sewn together and transformed into a bold, dream-like yarn forest in UBC’s Bosque. Think: Alice in Wonderland, but made of yarn.

The installation will feature:

  • crocheted vines
  • leaves and flowers
  • whimsical insects
  • messages of care
  • and hundreds of handmade squares

All squares and messages will be interwoven with Hannah Ramos’s one designs into one immersive environment.

Installed in September*, the forest is meant to welcome students into a new semester with a moment of pause and wonder, a place where passersby feel briefly transported into another world.

*Pending permitting approvals. This project is subject to UBC’s Development Permit process. 

Hannah will be hosting free crochet workshops to bring the community together to contribute to this piece. Learn a new skill, make some new friends, and make your mark on this project! Workshops will be designed for all levels of ability and will utilize biodegradable materials.

PLEASE USE BIODEGRADABLE YARN! We accept: cotton, wool, linen, hemp, silk & soy. Materials provided if needed.

Donate as many crocheted or knitted squares as you’d like! And with each square you donate, you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a $50 gift card. 

Raffle entries:

  • 1 square (minimum 4” × 4”) = 1 entry
  • 1 crocheted message square = 5 entries

Prizes:

  • Monthly $50 gift card raffle (drawn last Friday of each month until June)
  • Most squares donated → $100 gift card
  • 2nd place → $75
  • 3rd place → $50

Drop off locations:

  • Weekly crochet sessions (see below for more info)
  • Workshops
  • Drop-off bin in CIRS (2260 West Mall) 

Please attach your name + email to your donation. Every small piece matters!

 

Want your club represented in the tapestry? Create a small tapestry or set of squares that reflects your community, whether it’s colors, symbols, or a message you want to share.

Your piece will become part of the final installation and credited to your club.

As a thank you:

  • Featured on our Instagram
  • Entered into a $100 club raffle
  • Materials + guidance provided, no experience needed

Please note that while this is a student-led project, the final installation will be displayed in a public realm space on campus and must adhere to all UBC protocols around public space usage. Please see FAQ’s for more information. 

Events include:

  • Weekly crochet sessions
  • Beginner-friendly workshops
  • Community making days

All sessions are drop-in, low-pressure, and materials are provided.

Follow along if you want to know when the events will be:

Follow @floresstii on Instagram if you want to see behind the scene footage of the creation of this tapestry!

 

Do I need experience?

Nope! beginners are welcome, and this is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, make some new friends, and contribute to community art.

Do I have to finish in one session?

Not at all. Work at your own pace, and drop off your contribution whenever you’re ready! There is a box on the first floor of the CIRS building at 2260 West Mall (located in the Food Hub Market seating area). 

Can I just come hang out?

Of course–observing counts too! 

What can I crochet? 

Hannah will be interweaving all contributed pieces with her own designs, which will include nature elements and uplifting messages. As the final installation will be displayed in a public realm space on campus, crochet contributions must adhere to all UBC protocols around public space usage (no offensive images or language, political or religious affiliation, etc). The final piece will be approved by a permitting board that oversees placemaking and public realm projects.

We ask that you please use biodegradable materials for your crochet. Don’t have any? Stop by one of our workshops and we’ll provide it!

 

Is this safe for the trees? 

UBC takes the health and safety of trees and soft landscape in the public realm very seriously, and ensures that any proposed initiatives that may have impact are carefully and thoroughly vetted before moving forward.

Development Permits are issued for any project that involves new building construction, changes to the exterior appearance of an existing building, changes to the public realm, and changes to land use. Woven Grove will go through the same Development Permit process that any public realm modification is subject to. The artist has outlined details of installation and decommissioning in her permit application.
The project installation is pending, and will not move forward until the permit has been issued. In the event that this project is unable to move forward in the proposed location, alternate opportunities to display the artwork will be explored. This is intended as a short-term installation.
This project proposal was initially vetted for feasibility and to ensure that the proposed process would not negatively impact the natural environment. Staff with expertise in the health and safety of trees will continue to be consulted throughout the process and throughout the limited period the installation is up. This includes campus arborists and landscape architects, as well as facilities staff who will help support the installation and decommissioning of this project. The artist has indicated she will use upcycled, biodegradable materials in creating this project.

 

Where can I contact Hannah? 

on her email: floresticreations@gmail.com or on Instagram @floresstii