Creature Craft: A soft toy workshop

Textile Arts Center (TAC) is a NYC-based resource facility dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of textiles through creative educational programs for children and adults. At TAC, we aspire to unite the textile community and advocate for the handmade by providing accessible, skills-based classes that reinvigorate engagement with traditional crafts.

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a workshop led by WIP artist Riley Grossman

Turn any shape you can imagine into your own unique stuffed animal. This family-oriented workshop will be led by Riley Grossman where we will cover all steps of creature making: planning, construction, and finishings.All skill levels welcome and all materials provided! ARTIST BIO:Riley Grossman is a multidisciplinary artist based in Queens, NY. During their time at The Fashion Institute of Technology and Central Saint Martins, Riley studied fashion design with a specialization in knitwear. Riley’s work centers around exploring the form of both body and object, in an effort to better understand the way fiber interacts with the subject. This is demonstrated in structures that cocoon the body, physically connect people, or distort proportions through stuffing. Beyond garment making, Riley utilizes objects to achieve their signature bulbous silhouettes through mediums of wire, collage, or stuffed animals. Their work presents the viewer with unfamiliar usage of familiar materials, challenging the way in which the viewer is able to interact with and understand structure. Through exploring the infinite shapes a form can take, Riley presents the peculiar as the intimate. ABOUT WIP:Textile Arts Center’s <a href="https://textileartscenter.com/artist-opportunities/work-in-progress/?mc_cid=9d5e7a141a&mc_eid=UNIQID" title="https://textileartscenter.com/artist-opportunities/work-in-progress/?mc_cid=9d5e7a141a&mc_eid=UNIQID" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Work in Progress (TAC WIP)</a> is a window into the studio practice of contemporary artists and designers that engages the public in a dialogue with the field of textiles.⁠

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