About the session
In this session you'll learn:
- How to trust your intuition over perfectionism
- How to use "anti-preciousness" as a creative superpower
- The joy and freedom of letting your materials and process lead you
- How to connect your creative work to something larger than yourself
- The importance of building an ecosystem that nourishes creativity
You'll be guided by Zak in a "blind" stitching practice and learn how to use this mindful, embodied approach to jump start your next creative project in any medium.
About the speaker
Zak is a community-taught artist whose work draws on Southern textile traditions and repurposed fabrics. He practices an approach to design that is based in narrative and guided by intuition. He is especially drawn to preserving the stories of quilts and explores stories we tell ourselves about the past, present, and future in his work. His work has been featured on the red carpet of the Met Gala, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as various magazines, websites, and galleries. His book THE WORLD NEEDS YOUR NEXT QUILT and the community he hosts, the QUILTY NOOK, connect and inspire quilters and makers all over the world.
