The workshop I delivered this past Sunday (Stitching with Purpose) at Artful Sundays in Vancouver was a great activity for community members to come together and think about a personal craftivist message and do some stitching. I was pleasantly surprised at how many people decided to give this a try…
art & craft workshops
Head on over to Vancouver Mini Maker Faire’s blog to read my post on why I’m involved in craftivism. This is the first time I’m participating in the faire. On June 8th, I’ll be leading a 1-hour making workshop on craftivism. Only 10 spots are available. Some seats will be…
I am super happy to announce that I am leading a different kind of workshop this coming June! While all previous workshops have been craft based, this one is art based. I’ll be leading a 2-hour drop-in drawing activity at Thunderbird Community Centre. Here are the details: Workshop Description: Discover…
Stitching with Purpose I am happy to announce that I will be leading my Stitching with Purpose workshop at Maker Faire Vancouver coming up in June. Workshop Description What matters to you? Find out what ‘craftivism’ is all about and learn to stitch your message on a fabric flag that…
I plan to offer at least two events this year. There may be one in June but the one for August has been confirmed, so please mark your calendars if you want to learn some stitching or talk craftivism. Stitching with Purpose What matters to you? Find out what ‘craftivism’…
On August 10th I’ll be teaching the last workshop in the mail art series at the Richmond Art Gallery. In Stitching and Embroidery on Paper I’ll share ideas on incorporating fabric and adding embroidery stitches on your paper collages. These additions will add texture to your work while also making…
Workshops at the Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC I’ll be teaching 3 more mail art workshop in July and August. Register early to avoid workshop cancellation. Register Online – search for courses by using the workshop title Where is it? See it on the Map. Introduction to Mail Art July 6, Saturday,…
This post is for those participants from the recent Mail Art Workshop I taught through the Britannia Art Gallery. I’m sharing here, online and book resources I brought to the workshop. Unfortunately I forgot my camera phone so could not document the great work that was being produced. So I’m…
What is your mother language? Mine is Italian. February 21st is International Mother Language Day. This event has been celebrated since February 2000 “to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. (See the UNESCO site for more info). I have to admit this is the first year I’ve heard about…
I am happy to say I have kept up my timed 5-minute practice experiment that I started a couple of weeks ago. It feels pretty good doing this quick practice so I am committing to more of it… maybe for a year, maybe less. I’m not good with super long…
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