The Messenger Workshop by QuaintMarie / Saturday, March 21st / 2-5pm PT/ Zoom Workshop

Join us for a a very special slow-stitching workshop with the talented artist, Marthes Harrington, aka QuaintMarie, on Saturday, March 21st from 2-5pm PT. Marthes has created a workshop based on her stitched Messenger figures - handmade keepers of words, symbols, and personal expression.  In Marthes own words... Textiles tell a story.  Every fibre, every worn edge, every carefully chosen trim carries history and craftsmanship.  Symbolism is an inherent part of my work, emerging through the materials I choose, the stitches I place, and the histories woven into each textile.   Worn fabrics, visible mending, and layered textures speak to resilience, transformation, and the passage of time - honouring what came before while creating something new. I'm a self-taught textile artist, and still learning.  From an early age I taught myself to sew and embroider through books, research, and endless practice. I was drawn to the way fabric could be shaped, layered and repurposed.  I developed