Doing it Wrong: Tufting and Topographies

When we spend so much of life burying the awkwardness that makes up most of it, we want to offer this workshop as a space to get out of our heads together. This single day session serves as a reminder that awkward moments are what make us human: pauses, imperfections, repetitions. Cozy up with a cup of tea and join us in experimenting with texture and textile as we create a “cringe is community” tapestry alongside imaginary landscapes, “topographies of belonging”.

In this workshop, you’ll experiment with various materials to create miniature landscapes while contributing to a larger collaborative tufted piece that grows as everyone adds their mark via tufting gun. Participants will be invited to anonymously share a story of cringe on fabric to be sewn into the tapestry, and are invited to bring a bit of hair-- their own a loved one's or a pets--or sentimental item to be incorporated. You’ll learn the basics of tufting and experiment with mixed media creating a mini landscape. This workshop centers textural immersion, slowness, and imperfection.

Be it with yourself or someone else, connection is a patchwork process much like the tapestry and landscapes we create. Bring your cringe, your cozy, and join us for crafting connections!

Free, beginner oriented, 18+, no experience required! This workshop is part of The Foundry's Annual Festival.

If you have any questions reach out to [email protected] or via tracesofnoplaces.com/contact

Facilitators: Adina Nordenberg and Colleen DeMatta

This workshop is brought to you by a collaboration between Adina and Colleen. Colleen is an architectural designer, sculptor, and musician and Adina is a painter, gardener, botanical designer and apprentice landscape designer. Together they bring their medley of experience and invite you to get out of your heads and into your hands as we explore tactile expression and the world of texture.

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Host or Publisher Dani Nordenberg (@tracesofnoplaces)