A series of three tapestry weaving workshops with visiting textile artist Daniela Contreras Flores introducing techniques from indigenous people of Peru, dating back to pre-Columbian times.
Location:
Span Community House
64 Clyde Street, Thornbury
Workshop #1 Saturday Dec 14, 1-4pm
Workshop #2 Thursday Dec 19, 5-8pm
Workshop #3 Saturday Dec 21, 1-4pm
Each workshop: $40, with all materials included
STRICTLY LIMITED CAPACITY: 6 participants per workshop
Book your spot at https://www.trybooking.com/BHJQH
Workshop #1:
Pre-Columbian Tapestry: Interlocking
In this workshop we will make a small tapestry (approximately 5 x 7 cm) using two pre-Columbian interlocking techniques, allowing us to obtain different color blocks with a compact union between one and the other.
Saturday December 14, 1 to 4pm
All materials included.
Workshop #2:
Pre-Columbian Tapestry: Pick and Pick
In this workshop we will make a small tapestry (approximately 5 x 7 cm) using the pick and pick technique, we will use two weft colors simultaneously. This method was widely used in the representation of various details of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures by pre-Columbian cultures of Peru.
Thursday, December 19, 5 to 8pm
All materials included.
Workshop #3:
Pre-Columbian Tapestry: Woven Fringe
In this workshop we will make a small tapestry (approximately 5 x 7 cm) applying the technique of woven fringe, this finishing technique was widely developed by the Chancay culture in the coastal area of Peru.
Saturday December 21, 1 to 4 pm
All materials included.
About Daniela Contreras Flores
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chile. Daniela currently teaches textile techniques at the Museo de Arte Popular Americano Tomás Lagos (MAPA). She is also working on installations and performances where she addresses the issues of marginality, heritage and textile legacy. She was awarded first place in the Small Format category in the Word Textile Art Biennial of 2017, and she is currently participating as a resident artist in the Australian Tapestry workshop in Melbourne. View Daniela’s work at www.instagram.com/dcf_artistatextil
