About this Event
Inspired by the bell hook’s text, Sisters of the Yam, this workshop will engage participants in written and oral exploration of the threads that bind us. During our time together, we will be preparing fabric squares for a community quilting project through the use of the ancient Japanese crafting technique “tataki zome” - which includes the transferring of botanical dyes from flowers and leaves onto fabric.
Curated by exhale collective and presented by the Betti Ono Foundation, the tongues of fire workshop is a continuation of exhale collective’s communal art activation series entitled “one black woman breathing.” In this installation, we reflect on what it means to seed and nourish loving relationships between black women - particularly when it comes to our words.
What to expect?
The workshop will include the following:
A grounding and meditation exercise
Communal dialogue centered on the cultivation of loving relationships between Black women and girls
Hands-on crafting of quilt squares using the Japanese art of tataki zome (flower printing/pounding on fabric)
Each fabric square created in this workshop will be integrated into a community quilt curated by exhale collective as a love letter to Black women and girls in Oakland.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is a safe space centered on creating community for Black women and girls in Oakland. We kindly ask that you only register for this event if you identify as a Black woman, girl, femme, or non-binary person socialized into girlhood. We invite those who are aligned to join us in this intimate act of creation and affirmation, where words, flowers, and fabric come together. All ages are welcome.
About exhale. collective:
exhale. collective is a community that nurtures the individual craft and communal imaginings of black womxn* and girls by curating spaces for us to co-create, release and dream — in a way that brings us closer together and closer to ourselves. Our mission is to support, connect, and uplift black womxn and girls through gatherings that unite and inspire.
*the term “womxn” is used to capture the spectrum of our identities including, but not limited to, black women, femmes, girls and non-binary people socialized into girlhood.
Masking is strongly encouraged for the health and safety of all involved.
Photo by Dorean Raye
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1411 Center St, 1411 Center Street, Oakland, United States
USD 0.00
