Neurons, Needles & amp; Thread: A Punch Needle Workshop with Elsa Mora

Join us for a workshop with artist and ArtYard’s Artistic Director, Elsa Mora, in celebrating the brain through punch needle embroidery.

Join renowned artist & ArtYard’s own Artistic Director and Curator, Elsa Mora , in a 3-hour workshop celebrating the brain through the art of punch needle embroidery. Using the pencil and ink drawings of the brain by the father of neuroscience, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, as a launching pad, Elsa will invite participants to design an imaginative neuron that they will stitch onto fabric. In addition to harnessing new skills in a beautiful textile art practice, participants will have the opportunity to have their final work displayed in ArtYard’s Project Gallery. This workshop is in conjunction with the exhibition in the gallery, Paper Weight: Works in Paper by Elsa Mora , as well as the exhibition in the project gallery, Rugland: Wall Tapestries from the Center for Creative Work.
Textile enthusiasts of all levels welcome, ages 18 and up. This workshop will take place at ArtYard Saturday, March 21, 2020, from 2-5 pm. This workshop has limited space so sign up early.
The cost of this workshop is $150, which includes the cost of materials: an embroidery frame, a punch needle pen, thread, and fabric.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Born and raised in Cuba, Elsa Mora moved to the U.S. in 2001. She has been a visiting artist at the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco State University, The Art Institute of Boston, the MoMA Design Store, and the National Gallery of Art. Her work is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, the Long Beach Museum of Art in CA, and The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, in Eugene, Oregon, where the exhibition, Paper Weight: Works in Paper by Elsa Mora , originated. Mora is one of the founding members of ArtYard , where she is artistic director and curator.
Visit www.elsamora.net to learn more about Elsa Mora.
This workshop is in conjunction with the exhibitions, Paper Weight: Works in Paper by Elsa Mora and Rugland: Wall Tapestries from the Center for Creative Works .