Online Family Saturday: Flying High
This is a live workshop, via Zoom
Free, suggested donation £5
Booking essential. Online booking closes at 10am on Saturday 1 May.
Presented in a Zoom webinar format, participants will not be visible during the workshop. All bookers will receive a Zoom link and Code of Conduct via email.
Get creative at home and join Ikon’s Family Saturday workshop, led by artist Jane Thakoordin. Inspired by Shimabuku’s When Sky Was Sea (2005), families are invited to create windsocks with vibrant colours and graphics.
You will need: Plain A4 paper, wax crayons, pastels or pens, card, cellotape, glue.
Optional additional materials: plain fabric (you could use an old pillowcase or tea towel), ribbons, wool or strips of fabric (any colours), old bangles or an empty cellotape roll.
Older children and adults are invited to participate in an optional sewing activity during the workshop. You will need: plain fabric, sewing needle, thread, wax crayons, pastels or pens. Optional additional materials: ribbons, wool or strips of fabric (any colours).
This workshop is open to all families and will include closed captioning. If you have any access requirements for the session, please let us know by emailing learning@ikon-gallery.org.
We invite everyone to exhibit their artworks in their homes or gardens and share these on social media using #ikongallery or email learning@ikon-gallery.org.
About the artist
Jane Thakoordin is a participatory artist who uses textiles to co-create beautiful work. Inspired by the colours and textures of her Guyanese heritage, Thakoordin draws on her professional experiences as a mental health practitioner to link creativity and wellbeing in the workshops she runs across the region.
Ikon’s Learning Programme is supported by Cass Art. Please consider making a donation for this free activity. Ikon is a registered charity and your support helps us with everything we do.