storytelling through fiber
identity through the eye of a needle
Residency at Moravian Academy Upper School. Bethlehem PA
In the spring of 2017 and 2018 I led a series of workshops for the Juniors and Seniors of Moravian Academy Upper School Short Story and Poetry classes. The object of the workshops was to give the students a new medium to express their stories. They learned wet felting, needle felting, embroidery and beading and were prompted to bring in found items to add to their pieces. They used their new skills to embed and attach these items to their felt paintings, adding layers of texture and meaning. Encouraged to use color, form and texture to relate the key elements and emotions of their stories, each piece was truly unique. These workshops provided the students a space away from their day to day lessons to experience a hands on art form that lends itself to freeform creativity. The students created wonderfully individual and textural pieces employing a variety of fiber art techniques and like all good art, each piece told a story.