This workshop is part of The Artist’s Studio Series, a program designed to increase access to training and education for working artists. Learn more here.
Workshop Description: In this workshop, participants will learn several hand stitching styles and techniques as well as various decorative stitches. After learning and practicing we will spend the remaining time working on individually chosen projects such as a pouch, brooch, coasters, patches, or small work-of-art. Participants will be guided individually with design, colour, and method.
This workshop is for those who have never threaded a needle or those with years of handicraft experience.
Workshop Information:
Date: Saturday, Sept. 19th from 10am-4pm
Teaching artist: Dawn Zero Erickson
Level: All levels welcome
Ages 18+
Participation fee: $15 per person
About the Artist: An Honors Graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Dawn is an independent artist/designer. Her textile designs have been exhibited extensively throughout the world and are in the permanent collections of the Kyoto Textile Museum in Japan, the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design in New York, and The Art Institute of Chicago as well as numerous private and corporate collections. Her considerable foreign travel experiences (including Asia, Eastern Europe, India, Russia, Turkey, and former Soviet countries) are evident in her work.
Following her college graduation Dawn moved to New York City where she worked as a Textile Designer. Later moving to Minnesota, Dawn continues to do fine art as well as textile designs for the home textile industry. She designs for many companies in the country and around the world, Papyrus-Recycled Greetings, Crate&Barrel, Garnet Hill, Eddie Bauer, Pottery Barn, Ikea of Sweden, TAG, and Target to name just a few.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all. If you have a disability or specific access needs, please contact Molly Rivera at molly.rivera@redwingarts.org or 651-309-4980 so we can support your participation. We encourage advance notice when possible and will make every effort to accommodate.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.