Hospital Gown Project

We invite anyone who has been impacted by alcoholism within their families or by their loved ones to join us in the creation of a new work titled “Hospital Gowns”. 

During open studio we will teach folks how to do brick stitch to create pieces that will be attached together like a quilt in the shape of the gown.

These will be exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in 2025 and any sales of work will have a portion donated to Southside Harm Reduction.

This is a healing time to be creative and experience joy in community. We understand that conversations will happen naturally but want to acknowledge that we will not be facilitating any structured discussions. Everyone will have their own experiences relating to this topic and may want to share or not as it is a sensitive subject. With that said, our role in this, is to strictly provide a creative environment that honors those that we love. 

No experience required. All ages welcome in the studio, just ages 12 and up for participation.

Materials will be provided but please feel free to bring snacks to share. 

Please refer to our event page for upcoming Open Studio dates here. 

If you have any questions or do not live in the Twin Cities area but want to participate please follow the directions below and feel free to reach out with any questions at makwastudio@gmail.com

Working Remotely:

If you are interested in working remotely we ask that you are able to provide your own materials. If this not possible or a financial burden don’t let this deter you from participating. Just reach out directly and we will work with you to get materials.

Materials List:

Size 6 through 11 beads (For the swatches you can use any variation of blue close to the value and hue of the ones in the above photo)

Needle

White B thread

Scissors

Directions:

Please reference the following links to learn the brick stitch:

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/brick-stitch-tutorial-339826

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuQWjYfcusE

Swatch size can vary but shouldn’t exceed being 4” in height or width.

When finished please email makwastudio@gmail.com to receive a shipping address to turn in your swatch.

Please turn in swatches by the end of March.

Miigwech!