Making Do Recology: What I Learned During My Residency at the San Francisco Dump
1 - 1.5 hour presentation
Follow along as I describe my four-month artist residency at Recology in 2016. My goal was to explore the nature of making do while creating an exhibition, including six quilts, made entirely out of materials scavenged from the San Francisco dump.
Passage Quilting through Life's Transitions
1 - 1.5 hour presentation
Passage Quilting is an improvisational process about relationships, past and present. Working with materials that carry meaning, memory and emotions, the creative process of Passage Quilting fosters a healing heart. In this multimedia presentation, I review the traditions of memorial and scrap quilting with historical images, and share stories from my practice which illustrate how Passage Quilting supports the bereavement and growth process we all experience during times of transition.
Powerpoint presentation, digital projector required.
Learn more about Passage Quilting.
Improvise! Creating, Quilting, & Living Courageously
1 - 1.5 hour presentation
Improvisation is at the heart of living creatively. Music, dance, theater, drawing, cooking, conversation, play, child rearing, and even science benefit from the flexibility of mind that improvisational process engenders. Leave with mind tools, tips and a fresh perspective on how to apply improv skills learned in life to your patchwork – and vice versa!
Powerpoint presentation, digital projector required.
Based on The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters.
Ruler-Free Mashup
1.5 hour interactive performance demo
Basic strip, bias-strip, wedge, curve, stack, float, repetition, flow, bleeding, darting, natural fit, approximate measuring, trouble shooting, and composition tips, tricks and techniques for ruler-free improv patchwork will be demonstrated and performed on the spot according to audience prompts and participation.
Encourage audience to bring large scraps from their stash to be incorporated into the patchwork as it unfolds.
Sewing machine, cutting mat, ironing station required.
Group Stitching Mantra
1.5 hour participatory performance / all skill levels
Join me on a communal, restorative journey that merges the Eastern spiritual traditions of mudra, mandala and mantra, with the simple act of stitching. Experience with others a syncopated, resonate, rhythm of attention through movement, image, and voice, that will leave you feeling refreshed and renewed.
Materials and tools provided for up to 25 participants. Materials fee $10.
Listen and view results from past Group Stitching Mantras.