Botanical Embroidery Basics

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Embroidery is tightly tied to human culture. The earliest known examples-intricately decorated clothes, boots, and hats found in Russia-date back to 30,000 BCE. NYC-based artist Jessica Maffia will teach you eight different stitches that you will use to create a botanically-inspired, small work of embroidery to hang in your home. Find inspiration in nature and modern art to bring a contemporary twist to this ancient craft.

This class is geared toward those with little to no experience embroidering.

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Schedule:	Sunday, May 17, 2026
Times:	11:00am-02:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:00am 02:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:00am 02:00pm
Instructor:	Jessica Maffia Jessica Maffia Jessica Maffia Jessica Maffia is a visual artist born and raised in New York City. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and is currently in the Flat Files of Pierogi Gallery in downtown Manhattan. Maffia created the artwork for musician Childish Gambino's two singles "Summertime Magic" and "Feels Like Summer." Her solo exhibition at Denise Bibro Fine Art in Chelsea featured her large, photorealistic pencil drawings of urban cracks and residue producing unexpectedly beautiful surfaces. Maffia is the recipient of 10 artist residency fellowships and two grants from the Hells Kitchen Foundation. Her work is featured on the covers of Fabio Gironi's philosophy book "Naturalizing Badiou: Mathematical Ontology and Structural Realism" and poet Firas Sulaiman's latest book "As if My Name is a Mistaken Sign." The artist's installation Lanterns for Peace was exhibited in five sites throughout the US in response to the 2016 presidential elections. Maffia worked live on her current series of self-portraits at Spring Break Art Show in 2018. She looks forward to her upcoming residency at the Albee Foundation in Fall 2019. For more information, visit her instagram page.
Location:	NYBG, Watson Room 102 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	264CRF278
Price:	Price Non-Member : $110.00 Member : $99.00

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