Free Bead Embroidery Workshop with Demetri Broxton (de Young)
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de Young Museum | 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA
Event Details
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The de Young Museum / Kimball Education Gallery / September 2nd, 2023 / Noon – 2pm
Join us for a beading workshop with artist Demetri Broxton inspired by the beadwork in Crafting Radicality: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift.
Learn the beaded backstitch, the most common technique used for bead embroidery, and create your own beaded patch using a variety of seed beads. Explore the power of color to add dimension, meaning, and mood to artwork. No prior experience is required. This is an excellent class for beginners as well as more advanced embroiderers who want to push their practice to the next level.
About Demetri Broxton
Demetri Broxton is the senior director of education at Museum of the African Diaspora and an artist based in Oakland, CA. His textile sculptures reflect his connection to the sacred art of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, the beading traditions of New Orleans Black maskers, and his love of hip hop and graffiti. He is represented by Patricia Sweetow Gallery in Los Angeles, CA.
See Broxton’s work in Crafting Radicality: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift, on view July 22 through December 31, 2023.
Ticket info
Free. Capacity is limited.
Contact info
Public Programs
publicprograms@famsf.org
415.750.7694
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Cost: FREE*
