Trash to Treasure with Stevie Leigh Andrascik

Join artist Stevie Leigh Andrascik on Saturday, April 13th from 10:00am to 4:00pm for a free workshop where you bring your own materials. Although this workshop is free, donations are welcome! 

Description:

Learn to bring your old clothes back to life and make them into new works of art! In this workshop you will learn the best way to deconstruct clothing to optimize material and then use your “new” material to make a one-of-a-kind wearable art piece of your choice! Bring in garments from your closet that you intended to donate or dispose of and we will learn the basics of sewing and garment construction to transform them. All skill levels welcome!

Materials: Students come to class with their own materials. In addtion to the garments you bring, make sure to have: 

-Fabric scissors

-Paper scissors

-Seam ripper 

-Pins 

-Ruler

-Thread

About the instructor:

Stevie Leigh Andrascik is a fashion artist residing and working in Worcester, MA. Her work focuses on taking discarded materials and upcycling them into wearable art. Earning a BFA in sustainable fashion design from Parsons: The New School for Design, she now operates a custom design and tailoring studio where she works with clients of all ages and sizes to make their fashion dreams come true!

Stevie has had her work exhibited at many museums and art galleries including: Fitchburg Art Museum, Worcester Historical Museum, ArtsWorcester and LexArt. She has taught sewing and fashion upcycling classes at the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, MA and LINX in Wellesley, MA. When not sewing, you can find Stevie at an alternative rock show or adventuring with her 5lb Papillion dog, Sprinkles.

You can find Stevie at http://www.ItsMeStevieLeigh.com and https://www.instagram.com/itsmestevieleigh. 

Local dining options, accommodations, and more information about our facility can be found HERE.  For any other questions our contact information is HERE.