Beading Workshop
Minnesota Museum of American Art
Placement #1: Minnesota Museum of American Art. January 10th, 5pm-8pm.
Placement #2: Screen Printing workshops with All My Relations Art, 9am-3:30pm.
First Workshop, 1/10/19 5pm-8pm.
I taught a beading workshop at the MMAA, this class was a two part workshop that is held from 6pm-8pm. The class capacity was up to 10 participants and 5 people registered. This class was smaller but I really enjoyed the more intimate class because we were all able to get to know each other and build community.
I introduced myself and shared some of the past classes and projects that I worked on. I also brought different kind of beading examples and provided instructions for the stitches. Half the class had experience beading and the other half were new to the medium. Half way through the workshop a few participants asked If I can teach a slightly easier stitch. This was a good learning experience for me because while continuing to help the rest of the class on the first stitch I would start teaching a new project. Because of this I realized that I should add more than one stitch that is closer to beginner onto the class schedule and one slighter more difficult. Both on the instructions too.
Supplies and examples for the Beading workshop.
The first workshop.
Screen-printing Workshops
All My Relations Arts
Placement #2: All My Relation Arts (AMRA), Screen Printing workshops with the community for the upcoming Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples March.
1st location: Anishinabe Academy, January 11th 9am-3:30pm.
I worked with Rory Wakemup from All My Relations Arts to teach screen-printing workshops for the upcoming Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples March. We printed images that myself and other local artists designed onto shirts and posters for community to wear to the march and keep. I’m also doing a filmmaking residency with AMRA to film all events and make a short doc for future grants, so I will be teaching, printing and filming.
We all met at Anishinabe Academy (my son also attends preschool here) to set up, start documenting and printing. At first I thought there was going to be different classes that planned on stopping by but it was parent volunteers, a few teachers and the principal. I was excited to be working with kids again but because we taught adults we were able to print a few hundred shirts quicker than usual. Some of the volunteers had experience with printing and others this was their first time. I was able to multitask with filming and printing because I didn’t need to record the entire event and after all the volunteers went over the process they were more than willing to take over while I took a few shots of the event. It was also great to come into Anishinabe Academy for another reason other than to help chaperone field trips or drop off/pick up my son. I enjoyed getting to know other parents, teachers and the principal on top of making arts to raise awareness for MMIW!
Anishinabe Academy Workshop.
Screen-printing “Justice! for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” images onto shirts for staff and students.
“Justice! for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” is an image that myself and People’s Library (MCAD Club) designed last year for the MMIW March.
Some of the volunteers at the end of the day.