Sign on for a live artist-led tutorial on experimenting with craft and design processes using recycled materials found at home. During this fun and informal workshop, artist and MAD Artist Studios alum Paolo Arao will guide participants in making a simple quilt block using the traditional log cabin method, in which small scraps of fabric are stitched together around a central square.

MAD’s Digital Drop-Ins are for participants of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels. Following the demonstration, participants will have time to independently work on their project and share with “neighbors” in the virtual class.

All Digital Drop-Ins are 45 minutes. Registrants will receive an email 24 hours in advance of the program with instructions for accessing the workshop on Zoom.

If you are a Trustee, Patron, or Luminaries member, please contact Catherine Farrell at catherine.farrell@madmuseum.org to receive instructions for joining this program. 

Suggested Materials

• An assortment of fabrics, scraps, or old clothes   
• Scissors  
• Sewing machine OR needle (Younger participants can use glue sticks)  
• Thread (and/or embroidery floss, thin yarn, etc.)
  
• A square (at least 8 x 8 inches) piece of paper, cardboard, or fabric for assembling your fabric scraps.

Useful optional materials

• Rotary cutter  
• Quilting ruler  
• Cutting mat  
• Iron  
• Ironing board 
  

About the artist

Paolo Arao explores the queering of geometric abstraction through sewn paintings, fabric collage, and textile constructions. Using secondhand clothing, hand-dyed fabrics, and used canvas drop cloths, Arao creates compositions of bold color and repeated geometries that disrupt perceived symmetries and ask audiences to reconsider their expectations of what queerness looks like.