This event will happen In-Person a t Sherwood Village Branch. Materials provided (NOTE: please bring a digita l/physical photograph of someone wearing patterned fabric to the workshop) .
\nGood for adults\, but families welcome. By thinking abo ut the concept of "unskilled labour" as it relates to the garment industry \, we will consider the skill and labour that goes into the making of text ile and clothing. We will then continue this investigation by translating images of cloth into drawings.
\nBring a digital or physical photograph of someone wearing patterned fabric to the workshop. We will use this as source material to create a macro version of this micr o view of worn clothing. By doing so\, we will slow down our process of vi ewing images\, imagine the larger fabric this fragment has been cut from\, and think about the life-cycle of clothing. Paper\, magnifying gl asses and dry media such as coloured pencils and markers will be provided. You may also bring your own.
\nWe invite you to also join us afterwards for the Opening Reception &\; Talk - ritual intimacies< /p>\n
Meera Sethi
is a contemporary Canadian visual artist with an interdisciplinary\, intu
itive\, and research-based practice that moves between painting\, drawing\
, fibre\, photography\, illustration\, performance\, and social practice.
Through her work\, she delves deep into the ways we understand and appreci
ate cloth\, clothing\, and the worn body\, including its histories\, its r
esonances\, and its possibilities. meerasethi.com