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1450 Ocean: Unspooled: An Embroidery Workshop with Jenny Hart
Participants will learn the basics of embroidery (no previous experience necessary) while creating a project.
Class #2700.401
Saturday, 2/6/2016 10:30am - 1:30pm
Cost: $55
Register by clicking the link below or call 310.358.2239.
https://apm.activecommunities.com/santamonicarecreation/Activity_Search/47524
In conjunction with the exhibition Unspooled at the Annenberg Beach House, this workshop will show students how their embroidery can also go beyond traditional techniques of embroidery. Participants will learn the basics of embroidery (no previous experience necessary) while creating a project that incorporates a tracing of an image seen via the Camera Obscura. This workshop is for the creatively adventurous who aren’t afraid of unpredictable results! Students will also learn various pattern transfer techniques with plenty of ready-made templates and tools for making original designs availabl...e to experiment with and take home!
Parking for these short classes is a breeze! Parking Structure 6 on 2nd just around the corner is $2.50 for 3 hours
Jenny Hart is a Los Angeles-based fine artist and embroidery designer. In 2001 she independently launched the revolutionary design company Sublime Stitching, offering contemporary embroidery patterns, exclusive tools, threads and textiles. Since then, Jenny has become an internationally recognized fine artist and designer. Hart is an award-winning author of seven titles on embroidery for Chronicle Books including Embroidered Effects. Her works have been exhibited and published internationally and are included in public and private collections of note, including the estate of Elizabeth Taylor. She has appeared on numerous television shows, been interviewed on Martha Stewart Radio, and her work has appeared in countless magazines including Vogue, Rolling Stone, Nylon, Spin, The Face, Juxtapoz, The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine and others. Her work has been noted in multiple art books of cultural surveys, most recently including The Graphic Art of the Underground: A Countercultural History (Bloomsbury). Since moving to Los Angeles, her work has been selected for group shows alongside artists John Baldessari and Laura Owens. She has undertaken collaborations with Mark Allen and experimental workshops (Embroidering in the Dark) with Machine Project. Most recently, Hart’s embroidery work was commissioned by Penguin Books UK for the Penguin By Hand series of book covers for Sarah Blake’s novel The Postmistress. In addition to running Sublime Stitching and her studio work, Hart teaches in and around Los Angeles. In 2013 she conceived a series of workshops called Embroidering in Architecture to allow students the opportunity to stitch in an architecturally significant and inspiring setting. Recent locations have included Neutra’s VDL house in Silverlake and Greene and Greene’s Gamble House in Pasadena. In 2012, Hart’s work became a part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum with curator Nicholas Bell stating: “Embroidery in the United States is unexpectedly in revival due in large part to the efforts of Jenny Hart.” Jenny divides her time between her private art studio and Sublime Stitching’s office in Los Angeles. www.sublimestitching.com // www.jennyhart.net
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Parking and Transport: Parking is $1 for first 2.5 hours in Parking Structure 6 (2nd between Broadway and Santa Monica), each 30 min. thereafter $1.50, max $14. All-day parking $5 at the Civic Auditorium, 333 Civic Center Dr, or close by at 120 Broadway, flat $5 after 4pm and weekends. Meters on Ocean Avenue; $2/hr maximum 2 hours, free after 6pm. More info: parkme.com/santa-monica-parking. Buses that serve 1450 Ocean include Routes 1, 7 and Rapid 7, 10. Visit bigbluebus.com for more information. Carpooling and biking to class is always encouraged!
Registration (bring cash to cover material fees) In Person: Advance registration accepted at 1450 Ocean between 9am-5pm M-F & 11am-4pm Sat. Dropping in? Call 310-458-2239 to confirm availability, preferably by the Tuesday before class starts; plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of class; many classes do not allow drop ins.
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