LIC Weaving Workshop- Ojo de Dios + Donation To Central TX Flood Support

Summertime camp crafts! Weaving Ojo de Dios With Upcyled Textiles From Austin, TX + Donation To Central TX Flood Support

Venue: Queen's Room, LIC NYC

Date: August 4, 2025 at 11 AM (Eastern Time)

Price: $15 per adult, $10 per kid with adult ticket (please reach out about multiple kids).

Summertime camp crafts! Join us for a relaxing, meditative evening of weaving with upcycled textiles from Austin, TX at Queen's Room in LIC. All ages and no experience needed. There is a 1 drink minimum (coffee and non-alcoholic options). Please bring any special sticks you might want to weave or use some provided.

$3 from every ticket will be donated to Austin Mutual Aid's Central Texas Flood Support (as well as any additional donations): https://www.austinmutualaid.org/mutual-aid.

Lead by Austin based artist and educator Allison Lash (she/her) of Awesome Art! and explore weaving your own Ojo de Dios (oh-ho-day-DEE-ohs) while reducing texile waste. You'll receive materials and guidance to make at least one unique weaving. Allison will bring curated upcycled yarns from Austin Creative Reuse ( https://austincreativereuse.org) and textile pieces from the now defunt Austin shop (naturally dyed, ethical and sustainable texiles) Miranda Bennett Studio ( https://www.yelp.com/biz/miranda-bennett-studio-austin). More about Allison: AwesomeArtAustin.com and on Insta @AwesomeArtAustin.

"Ojos de Dios (oh-ho-day-DEE-ohs), “god’s eyes,” are ritual objects made by the Huichol (wet-chol) indigenous people of Mexico.The Huichol symbolism of the god’s eyes is primarily associated with the prayers for their children – prayers for a good long life, protection and to insure abundant crops. God’s eyes are woven on sticks that are crisscrossed. The ends of the sticks represent the basic elements – earth, water, wind, and fire, and the four cardinal directions – north, south, east and west. The center of the eye symbolizes the power of seeing and understanding things we normally cannot see. Huichol people weave a pupil of black yarn or place a mirrored disk in the center of the God’s eye where the sticks cross to enhance the vision of the god’s eyes."

From the Museum of International Folk Art.

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