Family Studio Program: Collages Inspired by Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers

Family Studio Program: Collages Inspired by Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers

Family Studio | This class is completed

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Off Site

All Levels

6/6/2020 (one day)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Sat

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$10.00

$9.00

$5.00

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Collages Inspired by Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers: Study the colors and patterns of quilts by Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers, African American women in a small, remote community in Alabama. We’ll use paint and glue to explore how colors work together in different patterns to make beautiful art. We’ll focus on creating several sheets of colored/ patterned paper, then we’ll cut that paper up to make our paper quilts.

  • This class requires adults and youth to work together during the entire process.
  • All materials are acquired by the student/family, so please check materials list to make sure you gather materials you have and purchase what you need before the start of your class.
  • Tshirts/ aprons and table cover recommended if you use paint.
  • Material list: Either watercolor paint or acrylic paint (you could also use colored pencils, crayons, or markers), Brushes (any size), scissors, Cardstock or watercolor paper
O'Connor, Kathleen

Kathleen O’Connor is an artist living and working in Richmond, VA. Originally from Wichita, KS, Kathleen moved to Richmond to finish her MFA in the Craft/ Material Studies Department at VCU in 2016. Kathleen uses a wide variety of materials, including clay, papier-mâché, drawing, and writing. She enjoys helping students learn about different materials, ways of making, and where things overlap. In addition to teaching classes at the Visual Art Center of Richmond, she is the Program Coordinator and an instructor at Art on Wheels.