Crafting on the Block

In March 2026 UVic Sociology Prof Mike Ma and some of his students started holding crafting sessions on a weekend afternoon (at first Saturdays and more recently Sundays) on Pandora just outside the Harbour.

photos of various art from the first crafting session on the block
Bedazzled cigarette lighter
A bedazzled lighter
fuck bylaw written on a person's forearm in ink
No caption needed
students, SOLID staff and Prof Mike Ma
SOLID staff (far left), Mike Ma and students at the event
lovely sketch inspired by Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon-inspired sketch
individual painting
abstract painting in progress
another bedazzled lighter
Another bedazzled lighter
people doing art at a table
students and folks from the block do art together

two different formats – gallery above, slide show below

  • Bedazzled cigarette lighter
    A bedazzled lighter
  • fuck bylaw written on a person's forearm in ink
    No caption needed
  • students, SOLID staff and Prof Mike Ma
    SOLID staff (far left), Mike Ma and students at the event
  • lovely sketch inspired by Sailor Moon
    Sailor Moon-inspired sketch
  • individual painting
    abstract painting in progress
  • another bedazzled lighter
    Another bedazzled lighter
  • people doing art at a table
    students and folks from the block do art together