Homeschool Friday: African Textiles Workshop with Jamie Root

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Children, Teens
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Program Description

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The diverse textile traditions found on the African Continent are presented in this workshop. Fiber artist Jamie Root uses slides, woven examples, and other visual aids to discuss how symbols facilitate communication. In the workshop students select Adinkra symbols (used extensively in fabrics among the Ashanti Kingdom from Ghana) to create stamps and print on a t-shirt to produce a graphic and unique piece of art.

This program is limited to 20 students; if you would like a reminder call / e-mail simply fill out the form on this page or call the library at 913-295-8250 and press "3".

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