Barn Quilts with Mariah Reading

Barn Quilts with Mariah Reading

Friday, August 29th, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM in the Kaleidoscope Studio

Join us for an exciting opportunity to add some color outside! We will be making barn quilts for your barn, home, or shed out of a 20 x 20 inch square of plywood, paint, and sealer. These bright, geometric designs, serve as a form of art, storytelling, and a way to celebrate local heritage. Come with a pattern in mind or make a traditional quilt pattern your own in the class. All experience levels welcome!

About the Instructor: Mariah Reading is an eco-artist and strong advocate for the existence, preservation, and accessibility of the National Parks. She was born and raised in Bangor, Maine where the surrounding landscape gave her a deep appreciation of nature’s beauty that was reinforced by her degree in Visual Arts at Bowdoin College. The 2016 National Park Centennial propelled her Recycled Landscapes, designed to bring attention to the need of preserving and protecting the environment. Having already visited 33 National Parks, she plans to continue her project in all 63 US National Parks. Mariah has dedicated herself to the field of eco-art through Art Residencies at Denali, Zion, Acadia, Guadalupe Mountains National Parks, working as an Arts In the Parks Volunteer at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, assisting in Yosemite Facelift efforts, developing a K-12 STREAM curriculum with University of California Santa Barbara Oceanography students, and creating conservation workshops with the Channel Islands National Park. She has exhibited work in San Antonio, TX; Seattle, WA; Fort Collins, CO; McKinley Village, AK; Brunswick, ME; and Kamuela, HI; Poughkeepsie, NY; Davis, CA; Rockland, ME; and Portland, ME. From April through September, Reading has worked as an environmental interpreter.