Workshop

Connections in Clay with Dominique Ellis

February 17, 2018
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

This workshop relates to FWM’s past Artists-in-Residence—Jun Kaneko, Viola Frey, Betty Woodman and Toshiko Takaezu—who defined FWM in the early years by translating their patterns on clay into the medium of screen-printing on fabric. Guest artist Dominique Ellis of The Clay Studio, Philadelphia will lead participants in screen-printing images on clay tiles. The tiles will be fired offsite and ready for pick up at FWM on Saturday, March 10, 2018.

Event Information

February 17, 2018
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Register for this event

RSVP required, $20 entry fee
Class size limited to 25 participants
All levels of experience welcome

For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.

About the Participants

Dominique Ellis explores the intersections of pattern through printmaking, ceramics and textile design. For over a decade, her visual practice and research investigates sociolinguistics, architecture and global craft traditions. She is a visual artist and researcher and is currently the Retail Manager and Gallery Coordinator at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA. Ellis received her M.F.A. in Printmaking at Tyler School of Art in 2013. She was awarded a U.S. Fulbright student scholarship for Egypt, as well as an Arabic language grant for 2009-2010 and was based in Cairo, Egypt. She served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco, from 2006-2008, working for the Moroccan Ministry of Handicrafts.

Support

Major support for Process and Practice: 40 Years of Experimentation is provided by the Coby Foundation, Ltd., with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Joy of Giving Something, Inc., the Lenore G. Tawney Foundation, and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

Major support of FWM is provided by the Marion Boulton “Kippy” Stroud Foundation. FWM receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional support is provided by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Agnes Gund, and the Board of Directors and Members of The Fabric Workshop and Museum.