Artist in Residence - Griffin Nordstrom
fri24apr(apr 24)6:00 pmtue30jun(jun 30)6:00 pm
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Griffin Nordstrom – Artist in Residence
Griffin Nordstrom is a fiber artist and quiltmaker whose work explores reuse, placemaking, and reinterpretations of history through a contemporary Appalachian lens. Coming from a family quilting tradition spanning over 150 years, Nordstrom’s practice is largely self-taught and informed by extensive material experimentation with secondhand and reclaimed textiles. Their quilts are imbued with lived narratives, addressing themes of environmental advocacy, queerness, and community identity while positioning quilting as both a utilitarian object and a powerful storytelling device.
In addition to quilt making, Nordstrom is an experienced printmaker with formal training in relief, intaglio, and screen-printing from West Virginia University. Nordstrom’s current practice expands traditional quilt forms into soft sculpture and wearable fiber works, blending patchwork, collage, and printmaking techniques to challenge expectations of domestic craft. As a trained historian and interpreter, Nordstrom approaches textile work as part of a generational continuum, using familiar materials to engage audiences in conversations around care, sustainability, and social change.
Griffin is offering several exciting workshops in his areas of expertise:
Papermaking-
May 23rd, 12 pm-2 pm
Limit 8
2-hour workshop, $40 (non-members)/ $35 (OI Members)
Learn how to make your own paper, using recycled materials. Participants will cut scraps, prepare pulp, mold, set, and dry several 5×7 sheets of hand-crafted paper to take home. No need to bring supplies for this workshop, but participants are welcome to bring their own special papers from home to incorporate into their work. Weather permitting, part of this workshop may take place outdoors.
Hand Sewn Fabric Collages-
May 27th, 6-7:30 pm
Limit 8
2.5-hour workshop, $50 (non-members)/ $45 (OI Members)
Create a fabric collage, using basic hand-sewing and applique quilt making techniques. No supplies or sewing experience required for this workshop. In this workshop, you will be using an embroidery hoop, threads, and a range of different fabrics to create a one-of-a-kind fabric collage. No need to bring any supplies, but participants can bring their own special fabrics and scraps from home to incorporate into their work.
Quilt Care & Identification–
June 5th, 6-7 pm
Limit (none)
**1-hour workshop FREE! **
Join us for a very special quilt presentation, where participants will learn professional museum practices for heirloom textile care and maintenance, presenting examples of varying stages of quilt degradation, and options for repairing and/or repurposing them for future utility. This event also includes how to identify different types of quilts and the regional organizations that analyze and document them for historical purposes.
