Beading with The Land Workshop (Beginner)
Saturday, August 29 | 1-4 PM
$40 | General
$30 | Textile Museum Members
FREE | Indigenous Persons
Join interdisciplinary beadwork artist Raechel Wastesicoot (Mohawk, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory) for Beading with The Land, a beginner-friendly workshop focusing on foundational flat stitch beadwork and sustainability.
Participants will learn techniques around flat stitch beading while using found, vintage and repurposed materials. You are welcome to bring your own materials, including charms, broken jewelry, etc. that you want to breathe new life into, or use Museum-provided items from the Textile Reuse Program.
Previous beadwork experience is not required. All materials are provided.
For any questions or accessibility accommodations, please contact Isabelle Sain (isain@textilemuseum.ca).
This workshop is in support of Always in Fashion, an immersive exploration of Indigenous design languages and their transformative impact on the fashion landscape of the lands we call Canada and the United States. The Textile Museum of Canada would like to extend our thanks to support from TD Bank Group (@td_canada) through the TD Ready Commitment for this program.
Facilitator Bio:
Raechel Wastesicoot (Bonomo) is a mixed Kanyen’kehá:ka interdisciplinary beadworker and public art community builder. Following a teaching passed down to her: from the land, for the Land, and by the Land, her contemporary beadwork style features upcycled, vintage, and harvested materials. The Land and sustainability is at the centre of her practice. The pieces Raechel creates aim to have as minimal an impact on the environment as possible, often highlighting gifts from the Land, including antler, fur, hides, and porcupine quills. She is also passionate about building and healing community through public art praxis and engagement, and is experienced in facilitating beading circles and workshops both in person and virtually.
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