RUTH SINGER ADULT WORKSHOPS
05 + 08 MARCH 2022
Working with Criminal Quilts artist Ruth Singer, you will have the chance to try some of the techniques she uses to create her Criminal Quilts artworks. In this workshop you will learn how to embroider and embellish onto digital prints of archive photos from Stafford Prison. You will learn some new stitches to embellish and transform a black and white photograph into something completely original. Some hand embroidery experience is necessary. Workshop for adults only.
SATURDAY 5TH MARCH 2022
11am – 4pm
£35, limited spaces
You will need: embroidery threads, scraps of fabric, tiny treasures and embellishments e.g. beads and buttons. Embroidery hoop, if you have one (not essential). Embroidery needles & scissors.
Printed fabric is provided.
WORDS ON WOMEN: TUESDAY 8TH MARCH 2022
60 minute sessions at 10am, 1pm and 3pm
Free, limited spaces
Share your thoughts and stitches and contribute to a growing artwork in the gallery. For her exhibition, Criminal Quilts, Ruth Singer is inviting women to stitch words into a collective artwork. Words on Women is inspired by the official, negative language used to describe Victorian women in the prison system. In this workshop you can explore some of the language used in the past and some still in use today. Using simple stitching techniques, add positive and negative words of your choice to this collective artwork. Materials provided.
If you would like to enquire or book a place call us on 01633 483321 or email [email protected]
This project has been funded by Arts Council England.
