Library of Ancestral Knowledge: Weaving Diaspora Memories
This creative workshop is reserved for ESEA diaspora people.
This creative workshop explores making: How can we preserve our cultural heritage through making with our hands? Join Clai Mai/Mai Anh Le in exploring diaspora and family memory through the act of basketweaving and making a memento mobile with clay and recycled material. Vietnamese weaving has a rich history, deeply rooted in agricultural traditions. As we move through an ever evolving digital and technological world, where does this craft fit? Whose hands will continue this skill?
In this workshop, we will activate this craft through a contemporary lens, using clay to basketweave from recycled and repurposed containers. Join artist (Clay Mai or Mai Anh Le? Totally up to you!) in this practical workshop where you will learn an introduction to this ancient craft and pick up new skills while engaging in the communal act of weaving with clay.
You will learn about the cultural background and history of weaving and its practice in modern day society. Together, you will create clay woven containers to home old and new memories within. Let the intricate craft of weaving and working with clay take you on a journey of meditative making, reflection and conversation.
How can we preserve memories of our cultural heritage through making with our hands? As we move through life we hold onto small items that hold memory and purpose, gradually adding to or disposing of as we move through time, space, and location. Drawing on diaspora stories of DIY spirit and resourcefulness, you will preserve the textures of your mementos and imprint them into clay, together creating a communal hanging mobile.
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This creative workshop is reserved for ESEA diaspora people.
This creative workshop explores making: How can we preserve our cultural heritage through making with our hands? Join Clai Mai/Mai Anh Le in exploring diaspora and family memory through the act of basketweaving and making a memento mobile with clay and recycled material. Vietnamese weaving has a rich history, deeply rooted in agricultural traditions. As we move through an ever evolving digital and technological world, where does this craft fit? Whose hands will continue this skill?
In this workshop, we will activate this craft through a contemporary lens, using clay to basketweave from recycled and repurposed containers. Join artist (Clay Mai or Mai Anh Le? Totally up to you!) in this practical workshop where you will learn an introduction to this ancient craft and pick up new skills while engaging in the communal act of weaving with clay.
You will learn about the cultural background and history of weaving and its practice in modern day society. Together, you will create clay woven containers to home old and new memories within. Let the intricate craft of weaving and working with clay take you on a journey of meditative making, reflection and conversation.
How can we preserve memories of our cultural heritage through making with our hands? As we move through life we hold onto small items that hold memory and purpose, gradually adding to or disposing of as we move through time, space, and location. Drawing on diaspora stories of DIY spirit and resourcefulness, you will preserve the textures of your mementos and imprint them into clay, together creating a communal hanging mobile.
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