About this Event
Age: 18+
Day: Tuesday 6 classes
Start/End: Jan 19 - Feb 23
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Cost: M $125 NM $140
Code: A42
Instructor: Kate Jackson
In this course, participants will learn a variety of hand embroidery stitches. They will also be guided through a series of drawing and mark making exercises that will help them accumulate visual memories and stories that can be used as resources to develop imagery for their own embroidery designs. By the end of the course, students will have completed an embroidery sampler, and a completed design for their own embroidery project. They will also have a great start on their final embroidery and have the tools and knowledge to complete it. Each class will also include visual presentations on the history of embroidery and contemporary inspiration.
About the Instructor: Kate Jackson laboriously embroiders on perishable materials to investigate what it means to give love, time, and attention to what may soon expire. Her ephemeral works on leaves, flowers, food stuffs and utilitarian paper products, in their states of decay, allude to the fragility of our own bodies, the fleeting quality of human lives and specifically, those of our loved ones. Utilizing surfaces considered too weak to withstand needle and thread, Jackson points to ideas of loss, grieving, patience and ritual.
Kate is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design. She teaches at Sheridan College as faculty in the Craft & Design Program, the Visual & Creative Arts Program and the Art Fundamentals Program. She has taught workshops to all ages across the country and shows her fragile embroidery in galleries internationally. Kate is also one of the founding members of the Toronto Jigsaw Puzzle Club and plans to open a Hamilton chapter soon.
Please note: If courses are purchased at member price, and membership is not active, you will be charged for the membership.
About Online Courses: Virtual fall courses will be delivered via ZOOM. Prior to the course session, you will receive an invitation for the session(s) via email. You'll need a laptop, desktop or tablet, internet connection with good bandwidth and a headset (either wired or wireless) if possible. We recommend that you set up a free ZOOM account and be familiar with ZOOM prior to the class beginning. Here is a link to help you get started: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697
Materials:
Students will be responsible for sourcing all materials required for this course. For Hand Embroidery: Drawing from Memories, you will need:
- Embroidery needles
- Sharp scissors or snips
- Embroidery hoop (6”-8” recommended size)
- Erasable pen (Pilot Frixion brand, Unique brand or Clover brand)
- Cotton Embroidery Floss (DMC Brand or Cosmo Brand recommended - choose your own colours)
- ½ metre of Fabric (plain cotton or linen quilt weight fabric to start)
- Paper, pens and pencils for drawing and ideation
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Art Gallery of Burlington, 1333 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Canada
CAD 125.00 to CAD 140.00