Print, Pin, Pouch!
February 1 + 2, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Olivia Mae Sinclair + Steph Cloutier
Materials Fee: $25 (paid to Instructors)
Students: 6
In this two-day workshop, students will learn how to screen print and sew a zippered pouch. On the first day, we will cover the fundamental basics of screen printing by using hand-painted screens (Speedball drawing fluid and screen filler). The following day, students will learn how to sew a zippered pouch with their new textile and walk away with the knowledge of creating a surface design and sewing a functional object. Beginners are welcome, although some knowledge of stitching and sewing is beneficial but not needed. We encourage students to bring in materials from home to print on, but this is not necessary.
February 1 + 2, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Olivia Mae Sinclair + Steph Cloutier
Materials Fee: $25 (paid to Instructors)
Students: 6
In this two-day workshop, students will learn how to screen print and sew a zippered pouch. On the first day, we will cover the fundamental basics of screen printing by using hand-painted screens (Speedball drawing fluid and screen filler). The following day, students will learn how to sew a zippered pouch with their new textile and walk away with the knowledge of creating a surface design and sewing a functional object. Beginners are welcome, although some knowledge of stitching and sewing is beneficial but not needed. We encourage students to bring in materials from home to print on, but this is not necessary.
February 1 + 2, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Olivia Mae Sinclair + Steph Cloutier
Materials Fee: $25 (paid to Instructors)
Students: 6
In this two-day workshop, students will learn how to screen print and sew a zippered pouch. On the first day, we will cover the fundamental basics of screen printing by using hand-painted screens (Speedball drawing fluid and screen filler). The following day, students will learn how to sew a zippered pouch with their new textile and walk away with the knowledge of creating a surface design and sewing a functional object. Beginners are welcome, although some knowledge of stitching and sewing is beneficial but not needed. We encourage students to bring in materials from home to print on, but this is not necessary.
Olivia Mae Sinclair is a textile-book artist. Her intuitive and trauma-based practice is guided by sloppy craft and imperfection. She is addicted to infatuation and Redbull. She is a maker of books, love, and other grotesque things. She has recently graduated from OCAD University's Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media, and Design program. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Craft and Design at Sheridan College. Olivia is a current Artist in Residence at Harbourfront Centre. Typically, books made from fabric are intended for children and infants. Olivia Mae Sinclair’s books, however, are made for lovers, survivors, artists, her, him, them, and me.
Steph Cloutier is a Toronto-based francophone artist working in textiles, paper, sculpture, and installation. Her practice explores themes of memory, reciprocity, and repair, utilizing hand embroidery, mending, natural dyes, and papermaking to create 2D and 3D artworks. Her current body of work focuses on her fascination with urbanity, nature, and our existence within those spaces. She received her BFA with Distinction in Sculpture and Installation from OCAD University and has exhibited her work widely. She has been awarded residencies in Toronto, Canada, and Naples, Italy. She is currently an artist-in-residence (Textiles) in the Craft & Design program at Harbourfront Centre.