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Shifting the Narrative

October 19, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

An embroidery workshop to recontextualize existing paintings to tell the stories we want to carry forward.

Are the stories you’ve been given ones you want to continue to tell? The present is made of stories of the past, ones we’ve told ourselves as much as ones we’ve been told by others. What do we want to keep and where do we feel we need to shift the narrative? In this workshop we’ll take used canvases/existing paintings and embroider directly on them to reframe and recontextualize the subjects to tell the stories we want to carry forward. The past informs the present but we inform the future!

Artist and maker Jenny Wilde will provide paintings, embroidery floss, needles, and other tools and materials for your use, as well as some hands-on instruction in a few fundamental embroidery stitches. A basic knowledge of sewing is helpful but not required; you will be encouraged to experiment.

The time is always now to say what you’ve been longing to say.

Donation link: https://venmo.com/u/jennybach



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Date:
October 19, 2025
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT
Cost:
Free
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Event Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shifting-the-narrative-tickets-1727369501679?aff=oddtdtcreator

Organized By

Jenny Wilde
Organizer Website
jennybach.com

Venue

Gagallery
2035 SE Belmont Street
Portland, OR 97214 United States
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