invitations

REGISTER HERE
I love connecting with and supporting artists at all stages in their art making. So, I am offering this opportunity for you to bring your projects in any medium, ideas (or just yourself).
EACH WEEK WILL INCLUDE:
– 3 hours online with me as facilitator.
– Flexible participation (sign up for the weeks that work for you).
– Small group size (maximum 8 participants).
– Personalized care and thoughtfulness about your work and art practice.
– Presentation of artwork and reading(s) to inspire and provoke discussion
– Facilitated discussion
– One-on-one feedback
– A writing prompt
– Email support for the next two weeks (you can send an application or images related to the work you brought to the meetup for feedback)

REGISTER HERE
I love connecting with and supporting artists at all stages in their art making. So, I am offering this opportunity for you to bring your projects in any medium, ideas (or just yourself).
EACH WEEK WILL INCLUDE:
– 3 hours online with me as facilitator.
– Flexible participation (sign up for the weeks that work for you).
– Small group size (maximum 8 participants).
– Personalized care and thoughtfulness about your work and art practice.
– Presentation of artwork and reading(s) to inspire and provoke discussion
– Facilitated discussion
– One-on-one feedback
– A writing prompt
– Email support for the next two weeks (you can send an application or images related to the work you brought to the meetup for feedback)

This course will begin with 12 blank squares of cotton. Each week participants stitch on a square and will learn beginner embroidery techniques including outline stitches, needle painting, knots and weaving stitches, as well as embellishment techniques such as stumpwork, cut work and flower pounding. Students will be invited to bring in their own cloth mementos and other materials to incorporate into the work. The class will explore methods for bringing these 12 works together into one piece or a body of work. Ross Gay’s “Inciting Joy” will be used as inspiration and point of departure for the stitching process. Students will listen to this text while stitching and let the intuitive response of the words inform the work. Each week will also include a writing prompt to expand each artist’s exploration of the relationship between their handwork and the text. No previous stitching experience required.

THURSDAYS, JANUARY 9 – APRIL 3. 6-9PM @ Vancouver Island School of Art