Diaristic Embroidery

You are welcome to gather to play with fabric, yarn and a needle guided by May WIP artist Ye'ela Wilschanski. Whether you are interested in embroidering your personal diaristic imagery or a pattern, this embroidery workshop will support creating your vision. You are encouraged to bring something of your own you want to personalise into an heirloom item, such as a pillow case, table cloth, garment, tote bag, etc., or use fabric to create a patch from TAC's scrap bin. The embroidery stitches taught will be couching, stem, and fill, as well as transferring a drawing from paper onto fabric.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Ye’ela (Ela) Wilschanski, she/her is a Brooklyn based artist. Solo exhibitions / performances include Union Gallery, Wagner College (NY 2025), Parent Company Gallery (NY 2024), The Border Gallery (NY 2022), mhPROJECTnyc (NY 2021), Das Schaufenster (WA 2021) and A.I.R. Gallery (NY 2020). Group exhibitions / performances include Essex Flowers Gallery Flower Festival (NY 2024),  Long Story Short Gallery (NYC 2021) and Movement Research at The Judson Church (NY 2019). Awards include Vermont Studio Center Fellowship (VT 2025), LABA House Of Study (NY 2024), NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Craft/Sculpture (NY 2023). Wilschanski holds a MFA from Hunter College (NY 2019) and a BFA from Bezalel (Jerusalem 2014) including a semester at SMFA Boston (MA 2012).

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