ABOUT:
Weaving Water is an ongoing art project engaging the public in community building through hand craft and connection with water. MWMO Artist in Residence Sarah Nassif facilitates hands-on creative experiences that encourage us to see ourselves as vital parts of our watershed systems. The Weaving Water Workshop is both an interactive exhibit at MWMO and in-person workshops for the community to come together and play with fiber, natural indigo dye and cultural cloth traditions from many cultures. Weaving Water Workshops celebrate our ability to solve complex problems through collective work and create beauty through our dependence on and care for water.
November 19, 2022 is the first in a new workshop series for 2022-2023. The next workshop will take place in January. Each workshop will explore different aspects of fiber and indigo dye. Stay tuned for more events TBA in 2023 by subscribing to the Weaving Water Eventbrite collection.
WORKSHOP DETAILS:
Blue & YOU: Celebrating what we've made in fiber & indigo and making the waterside treasure pouch
November 19, 2022: (IN PERSON)
Description:
Bring yourself and any of the items you have created at past Weaving Water Workshops for a sharing celebration of what we’ve made. You may choose to add your work to the Personal Watersheds show or simply share-and-tell. See the Personal Watersheds show in the MWMO galleries. Stations will be set up to explore indigo dyeing, hand stitching and weaving on the SAORI loom. If this is your first Weaving Water Workshop, you are in for a treat to see what others have made as well as try your hand at something new.
Everyone is invited to bring a small natural item --such as a stone or tiny driftwood under 2" square-- that you’ve collected from a waterside location. You can explore the banks of the Mississippi at MWMO or bring something from your favorite river or lake (or ocean!).
Stitch a small pouch to dip in the indigo vat and wear or carry your waterside treasures in.
FEATURED ARTIST/S:
Learn about the newly formed Rice County Indigo Collective — Weaving Water guest artists Judy Saye-Willis, Emily Donovan, Sarah Nassif and others have launched the collective to grow indigo and share knowledge about cultivating and using the Persicaria tinctoria in the upper midwest. Learn more about the Rice County Indigo Collective and what’s in store for the 2023 growing season!
VOLUNTEER FOR WEAVING WATER:
I may need a few people to help me create materials for the final exhibit to realize the full vision. Did you have fun felting? Dyeing with indigo? Stitching? Add on "volunteer" to your ticket or email sarah@sarahnassif.com to learn more about opportunities beyond the free fiber workshops.
LOCATION:
All workshops are scheduled to be in person at MWMO (2522 Marshall St NE). In the case of a COVID-19 situation that calls for building closure, the workshops will be held via Zoom and project kits will be mailed out.
ATTIRE / COVID SAFETY / INTERGENERATIONAL INFO:
Dress in clothes that may be stained. Masks and aprons welcome. Please stay home if you are experiencing any COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms. Thank you for helping us stay healthy! There may be activities indoors and outdoors depending on weather.
We welcome intergenerational learning! If you are under the age of 16, you need to be accompanied by an adult. The is usually a way to engage for all ages -- feeling fiber, dipping them in indigo and experiencing the wonder of the watershed is open to all. Adults will need to guide their youngsters as needed in different activities.