The Power of Place: Making a Communal Memory Map

In this two-afternoon workshop, presented by the Atwater Writers Exhibition, participants will paint, draw, stitch and/or appliqué details of a place that evokes personal memories: an old cinema, your grandmother’s garden, or another remembered place that is important to you. We will provide a recycled paint tarp for background, as well as art supplies. Come prepared to share your stories of your chosen place: we will talk with each other while we make a communal tapestry for display at the Atwater Library. Bring any meaningful fabric scraps or other material you might wish to include in your part of the memory map (and don’t mind leaving as part of the communal artwork). No artistic or sewing experience necessary.

Workshop leader Kathleen Winter has written novels, short stories, and an Arctic travel memoir. She has lived in the UK, Newfoundland, and Verdun. She has worked with young people and elders, making folk textile pieces that celebrate memory, place and personal story.

To register: elise.m@videotron.ca.