Join artists Machele Johnson and Sarah Friday of Spiderweb Salon for an investigation of identity through symbols, collage, and drawing. For the first half of the workshop, imagine how found objects, magazine clippings, and other materials might represent you. Then we'll finish with a portrait drawing activity, using mirrors and pan pastels to create a self-portrait. Intended for teens ages 13–19; all materials provided.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Sarah Friday is a queer performance artist whose work centers intersectional feminist issues utilizing the body as the primary means of expression and critique. Her work explores the body as both a site and sight of activity, expression, pain, and pleasure. Friday received her MA in 2016 from the University of North Texas, where she currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Her other roles include serving as the Volunteer Relations Manager for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, where she works to foster diversity, inclusivity, and equity in both her internal and external work environment. In her free time, she contributes and creates as an Artistic Producer for Denton-based art collective Spiderweb Salon, and designs accessories and wearable art from upcycled materials.
Machele Johnson is a multi-hatted artist who dances between the mediums of illustration, poetry, and jewelry crafting. Focusing on the concentrated transitions of emotions, her work is nonlinear and abstract to blur the lines that separate joy and sorrow. Johnson coordinates regular workshops along with performing her poems with Denton-based art collective Spiderweb Salon. In between workshops and poems, she works as a fine art model with academies and universities throughout the DFW Metroplex.