Upcycled Stuffie Workshop | April 21, 6:30-8:30pm, Collins Creative Corner

Join Michelle Lougee for a community building Fiber Arts workshop hosted at Collins Creative Corner sponsored by Bentley Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Center (BSLCE) and Bentley Library. Our project is simple and sustainable - a fabric scrap stuffie! This is an inclusive event to foster community and engagement. All are welcome! Materials provided!

Tuesday, April 21  |  6:30pm - 8:30pm  |  Collins Creative Corner

Materials supplied: repurposed fabric, ribbon, mardi gras beads, jewelry, leis, feathers, yarn, plastic bits, wire and stuffing. Bring along any other embellishments!

Michelle Lougee, BFA, MFA is a fiber artist and sculptor who explores material confusion by expressing observed parallels between plastic and our environment in artwork that addresses the impact of consumerist society on nature. Recently her practice has expanded to include community based collaborative public art projects for Arlington, MA and MassAudubon with public art curator and activist Cecily Miller. Lougee has had numerous solo exhibitions including at the Wilson Museum, Simmons College, Merrimack College, and Great Bay Community College. She is represented by Boston Sculptors Gallery and exhibits in national and international venues. Her work is in the collections of Google, Framingham State University, MassAudubon Magazine Beach Nature Center, Sanofee, MediTech and AbiLabs. In May, she will be installing a site specific installation in Los Angeles as part of The Hospital of Emotions. She teaches sculpture and fiber arts at Lesley University College of Art and Design. https://www.michellelougee.com/