Deposit: $250 (includes $25 registration)
Balance: $545 (includes $20 materials, due 60 days ahead of workshop)
Total cost of Workshop: $1375

This workshop will focus on the combination of contemporary methods and materials with traditional techniques of construction and stitching. We will look at traditional uses of stitching, such as in boro, bojagi, and quilting, as inspirational springboards as well as contemporary artists using stitching in unique ways. Along with fabrics, participants will explore stitching on a variety of alternative surfaces including paper, photographs, cardboard, matboard, plastic, and more. Topics to include concepts of: reuse and repair; drawing and mark-making with thread; decoration and embellishment; honoring time and hand labor; constructing and piecework; and installation and presentation. Attention will be given to participants to find their own voice with materials and methods. This class is open to al levels and those who have an interest in experimentation, and the creative process.