Exploring the African Diaspora through Mixed-Media Textile Art is a workshop series by Apanaki Temitayo.
This series celebrates Black History Month through the creative transformation of mixed-media art and repurposed books. Participants will explore the stories, resilience, and cultural contributions of the African Diaspora while giving discarded books new life as powerful art objects. Each session introduces a fresh mixed-media technique—combining collage, textiles, paint, and sculptural elements—inviting participants to reflect, create, and honour Black history through personal and communal expression.

There’s still two (2) workshops left:

Week 3: Black Out Poetry using the works of Audre Lorde (February 27)

• Participants will create blackout poetry on fabric using the powerful words of Audre Lorde.
• Introduction to Audre Lorde’s work and the concept of blackout poetry.
• Creation of blackout poems using fabric swatches to embellish

Week 4: Pages of Light – Book Ornaments (March 6)

• Participants create ornaments and hanging mobiles using cut and folded book pages, incorporating African textiles, beads, or affirmations.
• Finding beauty in renewal with tactile design, upcycling, and decorative mindfulness.