About this Event
Textile artist Kasia Tons explores themes of identity, mental health and connection in her practice and is interested in how masks and disguises can allow the wearer to hide or amplify parts of their personality or take on external personae’s. In this workshop Kasia will guide participants through the process of creating a mask or disguise, using hand stitching techniques, beading, embroidery and applique. Each participant will leave the workshop with a textile mask they have created and, if they wish, a photo of them wearing their disguise.
Hand embroidery is at the heart of Kasia’s practice and is incorporated into almost everything she makes. Participants can choose whether they explore this or opt for less time-consuming methods of decoration, depending on what they want to achieve. Participants are encouraged to bring along objects or materials they want to use in their mask. This can be chosen based on the meaning or significance of the object or based purely on the look or aesthetics of the object.
For this in-person workshops participants must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
About the artist
Kasia Tons is an Adelaide born and based textile artist working with hand embroidery, soft sculpture and wearables. Her work sits somewhere between art, fashion and craft. With a slow, intuitive process she works with a colourful, loose aesthetic and recurring personal symbology through which she explores universal themes of mental health, technology use and our connection with the environment, one another and ourselves. She works between her off grid home camp in the Adelaide Hills and an inner-city studio with a tangle of threads, fabric scraps, found materials and beads. She has participated in residencies in Iceland, the USA, Latvia and the Slovak Republic. The Mark Rothko Art Centre, Latvia holds two of her pieces as part of their permanent collection and her work was selected as a finalist for the 2021 Ramsay Art Award.
ACE's workshop program provides a unique opportunity to learn new skills and engage with leading contemporary artists in a creative, social and participatory environment. Designed to suit a range of skill levels and interests, these artist-led programs offer all audiences – from curious gallery-goers through to practicing artists – an opportunity to learn a range of creative techniques through hands-on, practical classes. All materials and light refreshments will be provided.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, Lion Arts Centre, 68 - 72 North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
AUD 69.00 to AUD 89.00