April 2023 – Kena Tangi Dorsey
Join us Sunday, April 16, when our guest is Kena Tangi Dorsey, presenting: “The Big, The Bold, The Beautiful: Quilting with African Fabrics”
Kena is a quilt artist, teacher and the owner of Kena Quilt Studio. We have a special time set aside for her presentation and class:
10:00 am meeting
10:30 am Kena’s lecture (60 to 75 minutes)
11:30 am break for lunch
1:00 – 4:00 pm workshop
Born in Pittsburgh, she moved to New York City where she spent 18 years prior to relocating to Los Angeles. During her time in New York City she was influenced by many of the Harlem Renaissance artists and quickly became intrigued with portrait quilts. She began making raw edge applique story and art quilts using images that reflect African American people. Kena infuses African wax prints, kente cloth and mud cloth textiles into her quilting projects and also loves working with Indonesian batiks.
When not designing and making quilts, Kena teaches filmmaking and television production to high school students and is an adjunct professor at a local college where she teaches cinema and multi camera television studio production courses
Kena will teach a beginner-friendly class that uses her “Iyanla” pattern to teach a fun and easy method of raw edge appliqué, all while using African print fabrics! The pattern, which is designed by the instructor, is included with the course. Optional Kits are available from the instructor for $45.00, or you can use fabrics from your own stash. (Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advance Quilters)
