Reclaim: DIY Pulp Painting – Online
Dates: Fridays, November 11th – December 16th
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm EST
Location: Online
Who is this course for: Residents of Scarborough who are; Black, Indigenous or Person of Colour. All indigenous people from Turtle Island welcome.
Instructor: Maneesa Veeravel - Interdisciplinary artist and educator with over a decade of experience in arts creation, facilitation and anti-oppressive work. Maneesa is a mad, queer, Tamil, gender fluid, chronically ill survivor settled on the stolen, tradition and ancestral lands of the Wendake-Nionwentsïo, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinabewaki territories. The process of creating is their approach to accessing grounding and alignment. Their artwork reflects intergenerational wits, wounds and wisdoms as it pertains to land, body and the notion of home.
Class Description: This program is rooted in reclaiming our connection to our bodies, lands and/or materials. Over the course of six workshops, you will learn how to make paper pulp, work with natural and artificial dyes, as well as different approaches to sculpting and moulding. Each workshop will include wellness check-ins, prompts, resources and check-outs. Tamil is available if needed.
This course is for anyone interested in creating art from household materials as a form of introspection, expression and reprocessing. No skill level or previous experience is required. Everyone is welcome.