Stitching the Desert with Erin Frisch
Stitching the Desert with Erin Frisch
Saturday, July 6, 2024, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Price: $85 non member $75 member (with discount code)
Stitching the Desert Class Description:
High reaching ridges of saguaro cacti. Hot sun warming expanses of sand. Prickly pear dotted with crimson blooms. Translate images of the desert into an original work of embroidery. In this workshop, students will embroider their own desert landscapes, choosing between two offered embroidery patterns.
Class will include an overview of embroidery techniques: selecting materials, pattern making, preparing your hoop, and “painting” with thread using the satin stitch. Creativity in color selection, stitching, and following your instinct is highly encouraged with guidance from the instructor. This workshop is beginner-friendly, but all levels are welcome. Embroidery takes time and shouldn’t be rushed. Students are encouraged to take time outside of class to finish and add final details.
Kit fee: This is included in registration. Supplies included are DMC embroidery floss, thread snips, cotton fabrics, a needle and needle threader, an embroidery hoop, and original embroidery patterns.
About Erin Frisch:
Erin Frisch is a contemporary embroidery artist. Erin works in embroidery to capture specific moments of everyday life. She is often inspired by her own photography or household objects. She enjoys documenting passing moments using the slow process of embroidery. She also finds inspiration in the landscape and layered history of her home state of Texas.
Erin has led community workshops at Dallas Contemporary, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Meadows Museum, University of North Texas, Texas Women’s University, and the Penland School of Crafts Community Collaborations. Erin earned her M.A. in Art Education from University of Texas at Austin where she was an Education Fellow at the Blanton Museum of Art. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity University. She is an educator at the Nasher Sculpture Center.
