16 Aug, '23
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Join us for a beading workshop with our current Artist in Residence, Marcy Friesen.
Join Marcy for a workshop on skin beading, from 1-4pm. Marcy will show you how to apply beads directly to your skin with adhesive, on either your face or hand. Create your own designs, and learn more about how skin beading is incorporated into Marcy’s own practice!
All programming on-site is free with admission. Please sign-up in advance, as there are limited spots.
Thank you for your interest, there are no remaining spots for this workshop.
Marcy Friesen
Join Marcy Friesen in the AiR Studio from July 24th-August 20th
Marcy Friesen is of Swampy Cree and Welsh ancestry and currently resides on a mixed farm with her family near Carrot River, SK. She comes from a long line of traditional master beaders and talented creative family members. Friesen has always felt the need to create, and started her career with a small business making utilitarian objects such as mitts, hats and mukluks. After visiting an art gallery and working with her mentor, she changed her practice to experimenting with an artisanal craftsmanship that exists outside the traditional spectrum of beauty and utility. Threading through beads, leather, and furs, Friesen draws the viewer into an intimate experience using her honed skills and intuitive sensibilities toward material, colour, and presentation. In Friesen’s practice, the natural and synthetic come together in ways that are inclusive of the contemporary condition, transforming ways of understanding and expectations of cultural production.
Marcy will be offsite the following days:
- July 28-29
- August 5-6
- August 11-14
Follow along with Marcy during her residency!
