Stitch-A-Fish, a great success
The Stitch-A-Fish workshops on Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16th at Harbourfront Centre were a great way to jump start the fish crafting process. We had 25 friends, volunteers, Inner City Angel artists, and textile artists through the 2 days who helped to cut, iron and sew the fish bodies that will be embellished by approximately two thousand TDSB Grade 4 students during workshops in January and February. Many, many thanks to everyone who contributed and who continue to support the project – in no particular order: Kim, Andrew and Leah, Steffanie, Jocelyn, Tai, So Young, Leah, Louise, Ashley, Eleni, Emily, Marie, Marina, Amelia, Bernice, Isabel, Angela, Dianne, Amy, Charmaine, Karen, Judy, Allycia, Lisa, Alex and baby Kiran and Sarah. Thanks to Ilene and Patrick at Harbourfront Centre for their support as well.
The fish-making continues until mid-January so if you would like to participate in any way, please contact us at info@projectfishnet.org.
Here are a few images from the festivities. You can see more on Flickr.
Lots of busy hands
A Pink Salmon under construction (Image: Amy Barnes)
Precision Bowfin cutting
A flurry of activity - sewing and ironing