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Fabric Mosaic Workshop – for Families with Kids

October 18 @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for a joyful, hands-on workshop where children and parents create their own vibrant fabric collages using fun mosaic-making techniques! Guided by fiber artist Tomo Mori, you’ll be inspired by her captivating artwork and see creative examples from past students. Tomo will demonstrate simple fabric-working tricks, making it easy for everyone to cut, shape, and design. With pre-cut colorful shapes ready to use, you can dive right in and craft your own masterpiece together!

Date: Sunday, October 18 (Adults-only workshop: Monday, October 19, 6:30 to 8:30 pm)
Time: 1 to 3 pm
Facilitator: Tomo Mori
For: Adults and Families with children (Adults without children are welcome to join)
Children must be accompanied by an adult. No drop-off allowed.
Fee: $5 Per Child (Under 18) / $10 Per Adult

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4-year-old participant and her beautiful collage.

NOTES:
If you would like to bring your own fabric, you are welcome to do so. Non-stretch cotton fabric works the best. You can bring your own fabric scissors, but we will have scissors, brush, gel medium, and pre-painted canvas boards for everyone (included in the fee).

Acrylic gel medium can be hard to remove once it sticks to your clothes, so please wear or bring old T-shirts or an apron. This is a process/technique-based workshop, so if you miss steps, it will be difficult for the group; please try to arrive on time.

Participants at the 2020 workshop.
Tomo Mori’s work “Return to the Garden” 2023.

 

About the facilitator:


Tomo Mori, born in Japan, is a Harlem-based painter and fiber artist. After graduating from the Atlanta College of Art (now SCAD Atlanta), she spent over 11 years in the fast-paced world of an international news agency, where her experiences ignited her mission as an artist.

Currently, Tomo is thriving in the studio program at the Children’s Art Carnival in West Harlem. She was honored to be selected for the Winter Workspace Residency at Wave Hill in 2023, following her participation in programs at IFPA/EFA in 2022 and Chashama in 2020 and 2016.

Her captivating artwork has been showcased in numerous esteemed venues, including Uptown Triennial 2026 at Wallach Art Gallery/Columbia University, Golden Thread at South Street Seaport, Scope Miami, Flux Art Fair, FiveMyles, Rush Art Gallery, and the Newark Museum. Her pieces have also been auctioned at Christie’s and Swann Auction Galleries.

Driven by her passion for public art, Tomo has received commissions from Columbia University in 2016, MTA Arts and Design in 2018, Governors Island in 2019, the Swan Reserve Hotel in 2021, and Mount Sinai Hospital in 2024.

Tomo has taught mixed-media exploration workshops for afterschool and Saturday programs at Leroy Neiman Center/Art Horizon for 3 years. She also facilitated workshops at Sugar Hill Museum, Iona College Wallach Art Gallery, Dorothy Day Headstart Early Childhood Center and Sugar Hill Preschool.

“Where are you, Ndoye?” 2022.

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$5 – $10

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