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Portrait of my Great Aunt Addie, a woman whose adult life was fraught with and guided by depression

LAUDATIONS AND LEGACIES

In this one, two, or three day workshop, Jeanne holds space and provides guidance as you pay tribute to the special people in your life – to that tribe of folks who make you smile or ponder or wonder. To those who saved your life or changed your life. To those who had a hand in shaping you into the person you are today. To those who inspire and motivate and love you without question. Using symbols, representations, found objects, and a host of other ordinary and unusual ways and means, you’ll create small, round, dinner plate sized bioquiltographies™ to honor those who brighten your life and make you a better person. You’ll create your own personal dinner party by commemorating in cloth these special people who’ve fed and nourished you in the ways that really count by creating a portrait plate and setting a table like none other.

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Perfect for stand-alone workshops and retreats

Length of Workshop: 1 to 5 days or anything in between 

Attendance: minimum 10, maximum of 26

Cost: $600 per day plus expenses; multiple days at reduced daily fee

Supply List for Laudations & Legacies:
Basic sewing supplies (pins, fabric scissors, snips, needles, thimbles, etc.)

  • 8 – 10 pieces of  14-inch square fabrics in a variety of solids and neutral monochromatic prints
  • 8 – 10 pieces of 14-inch square white or slightly off white fabric for backing (muslin is fine)
  • 8 – 10 pieces of 14-inch square pieces of batting
  • a gallon-sized storage bag filled with fabric scraps
  • several pieces of small conversational prints (dogs, cats, fashion accessories, home decor,  geographical location, hobbies, etc.)
  • embellishments (silk roses, jewelry, buttons, ribbons, beads, lace, etc.)
  • embroidery floss and threads that both match and complement your fabrics
  • sketchbook and pencil
  • glue stick
  • photos of people who inspire, support, delight, amaze you
  • water erasable pen or chalk or fabric markers and pencils

Most of my work is hand stitched, so the following items are optional, depending on personal sewing preferences:

  • sewing machine
  • your favorite fusible material
    • parchment paper
    • iron (there could be a couple of irons available for use by the group)
      • ironing board or pressing pad
  • tablecloth, napkins that will become the “frame” or the base for the finished product

Interested? Let me know.

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One day Nancy took a break from drawing and dumped out her crayons box then rearranged it.

My “response” to Nancy’s effort to bring order to her crayons.

 

KEEPSAKE COLLABORATIVE CLOTHS

For other examples, see images for In Our Own Language and Creativity: How It Comes and What To Do With It When It Gets Here presentations.

Does a special someone in your life draw or paint or sculpt? Perhaps a child, a parent, a friend? Maybe someone with disabilities or dementia? When verbal communication is limited for whatever reason (and even when it’s not), you’d be surprised at how art can come to the rescue. It’s a simple concept: one person draws or paints or sculpts, and you respond in cloth and thread. It’s how Jeanne communicates with Nancy (her mentally disabled sister-in-law). Nancy began drawing during a visit with Jeanne in June 2012, and Jeanne began stitching Nancy’s drawings that very night, a decision that resulted in a profound deepening of their relationship and a near palpable change in Nancy’s life. Perhaps it could be for you, too? In this workshop, Jeanne will hold the space, show you examples, offer instruction and guidance, then turn you loose to abandon any pesky preconceived ideas about what the other person is thinking, is saying, is feeling and give you a safe place to simply romp in play with their image. Whether you choose to stitch an exact replica or take the most abstract route, your willingness to See this person, to honor their creativity, to communicate in their language instead of demanding they speak in yours will forge memories that will keep you warm for a lifetime and open you up in ways you never imagined were closed to begin with.

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Perfect for stand-alone workshops and retreats

Length of Workshop: 1 to 5 days or anything in between 

Attendance: minimum 10, maximum of 26

Cost: $600 per day plus expenses; multiple days at reduced daily fee

Supply List for Keepsake Collaborative Cloths:

  • Basic sewing supplies (pins, fabric scissors, snips, needles, thimbles, etc.)
  • 8 – 10 fat quarters in a variety of solids and neutral monochromatic prints
  • 8 – 10 fat quarters of white or slightly off white fabric for backing (muslin is fine)
  • 8 – 10 fat quarter sized pieces of batting
  • a gallon-sized storage bag filled with fabric scraps
  • several pieces of small conversational prints (dogs, cats, fashion accessories, home decor,  geographical location, hobbies, etc.)
  • embellishments (silk roses, jewelry, buttons, ribbons, beads, lace, etc.)
  • embroidery floss and threads that both match and complement your fabrics
  • yarn, twine, decorative cording, embroidery floss, or like materials – 1.5 – 2 yards of each
  • sketchbook and pencil
  • glue stick
  • water erasable pen or chalk or fabric markers and pencils
  • artwork (bring original or color copy of original and color copies with image reduced to 5” square)

Most of my work is hand stitched, so the following items are optional, depending on personal sewing preferences:

  • sewing machine
  • your favorite fusible material
    • parchment paper
    • iron (there could be a couple of irons available for use by the group)
      • ironing board or pressing pad

Interested? Let me know.