Stripe Lab | May 24 & 25

STRIPE LAB

from 10am to 4 pm

DESCRIPTION

Stripe Lab is a creative workshop focused on developing striped weaving patterns. Based on the idea of a lab, where experimentation leads to new discoveries, during this workshop you will explore stripe design through drawing, yarn wraps, and weaving to investigate how colour, proportion, texture, yarn, and repetition work together to create beautiful and compelling stripe sequences. To put these new skills into practice, we’ll weave a series of small coasters throughout the day.

INSTRUCTOR

REQUIREMENT

None

REQUIRED MATERIALS

All materials included for this workshop

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

You will need to bring a sketchbook to this workshop, but all other materials will be provided. If you wish, please bring a small selection of markers or pencil crayons for drawing (some will be provided, but if you have preferred tools, it’s nice to have them!). A small list of nice-to-have items will be sent out prior to the workshop. You will also need scissors and glue.

GOOD TO KNOW

• A kitchenette is at your disposal (fridge, microwave oven).
• The workshop will be held in English.

CANCELATION POLICY

Due to the limited number of participants per workshop, we are unable to offer refunds. However, if you are unable to attend the session, you may transfer your place to another person. Any classes cancelled by us due to low registration will have the option for a refund or transfer to future date.

ABOUT AMANDA

Amanda Rataj is an artist and weaver living and working in Hamilton, Ontario. She studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design University and has developed her contemporary craft practice through research-based projects, artist residencies, and exhibitions. Amanda is a contract lecturer in Toronto Metropolitan University’s Fashion program and has been an educator at the Art Gallery of Ontario for over a decade. Recent exhibitions include Generation at Craft Ontario as part of the Design TO festival (2023), Crosscurrents: Canada In the Making at the Textile Museum of Canada (2018), and Nothing is Newer Than Tradition (Art Gallery of Burlington, 2017).