We’re joining a bunch of other artists and crafters at the Garment District Alliance for Maker’s Way. This one day event will feature an array of booths offering interactive activities and demonstrations of homemade arts and crafts.
Feeling Crafty? Stop by for a free, live Make & Take EXPERIENCE.
Join top Artist & Crafters in partnership with the Artists & Activities
Seth Apter, NYC Media Artist, Author, Instructor and Designer
Let your inner artist out - quick and easy - using paint, ink, stamps, paper and the Gelli Plate when you stop by and visit Seth Apter at his booth for some mixed media fun. NYC Media Artist, Author, Instructor and Designer, Seth Apter looks forward to showing you how!
Jessi Highet, Textile Artist, Soft Goods Fabricator and Teacher
Textile expert from Parsons, Jessie Highet, will be leading a drop in tapestry weaving workshop as well as community weaving project. Tapestry weaving is a long, slow, beautifully meditative process and Jessie looks forward to teaching you the basics.
Stephanie Echeveste, Distill Creative
Stephanie Echeveste, a Mexican-American fiber artist, will have a Calavera decorating station where you can decorate your own sugar skull to celebrate Día de los Muertos. Her booth will also feature her artwork, including macramé, shibori indigo dyeing, and printmaking in the form of wall hangings, gifts, and cards.
Eva Nikolova will be demonstrating how to paint with alcohol inks, showing a range of techniques on a variety of surfaces including ceramic tiles, synthetic paper, and clear film.
Laurie Carretta Scupp, River-Horse Ceramics
Meet the talented ceramic artist, Laurie Scupp, who will have have illustrated, functional pottery pieces made out of porcelain and stoneware and have fun playing with clay as well.
Gerladin Yang, Knitting Around New York
Have fun learning how to knit your own coaster from Gerladine Yang, founder of the largest social knitting club in NYC, where knitting enthused have fun bonding with each other while crafting.
Nina Edwards, Metropolitan Miss
Come check out Nina Edwards watercolor and digital fashion illustrations while she does live fashion illustration demos.
Sean Cummings & Yelena Synkova, Treeturn
Watch the talented Sean & Yelena as they create pen & ink drawings reminiscent of Boston & New York on wood veneer and turned hardwood. They will have a pile of different wood blocks set up where you can draw your own imaginary building/cities too!
Domingo Carrasco, Domingo Carrasco Fine Art
Join Domingo Carrasco, NYC Art Teacher and Painter, to decorate your own stone! While in his booth check out some of his original works on paper comprised of Sumi ink drawings.
Jean Luc Comperate, 1178 Designs
See what it takes to create beautiful stained glass from Jean Luc Comperate where he will have one glass box at different stage of fabrication and explain how things get done with tools on display as well.
Eunice Huang, Ying Graphics & Yvonee Wong Feing, Double Happiness Creations
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Join Eunice Huang & Yvonne Wong Feing, where they will help adults make their own hand-cut greeting cards while kids can experiment and play with stencil stamping to create a special greeting card.
Umberto Squarcia, Sculpture Artist
Stop by to see the behind the scenes process of Umberto Squarcia’s CROSSROADS sculpture collection. While around, stop to do a sample painting to take home.