Natalya Khorover
Alternative Stitching Practices
Alternative Stitching Practices
Reclaiming and repurposing materials that often end up choking our environment or overflowing landfills has been my art practice for years. I use meditative hand stitching, alongside my industrial sewing machine, to stitch and collage layers of translucent single-use plastics which would otherwise contribute to litter pollution. The transformation I subject them to makes these materials unrecognizable.
What can you stitch on? Just about everything! Natalya will show examples which will motivate you and inspire you, sharing details of the pleasures and occasional pitfalls of working with each. This lecture will broaden your understanding of what you can use in your art.
Natalya Khorover is an award-winning mixed-media artist teaching and lecturing on mixed-media art techniques, the creative process and inspiration.
Natalya received her BFA in fashion design from Pratt Institute. She began her career in the fashion industry in NYC, designing for mass-market retailers. She then escaped into the world of make-believe, spending a decade doing wardrobe supervision and costume design for film and TV. During a hiatus to raise her daughters, Natalya discovered her passion for creating art from repurposed materials. In her hands, the single-use plastic shopping bag is elevated and transformed into a treasured artwork. Natalya’s classes are designed to help you unlock the artistic potential of the most humble items.
