Saturday
October 19, 2024
Ijeoma Emesowum
Creative Creation: A Craft-ernoon
JUNIOR
AGES: 7 - 11
Saturday, October 19, 2024
1:00 – 2:30pm • (90 minutes)
In this workshop young artists will have a chance to create one of a kind designs. Encouraging imagination, artistic expression, confidence and learning new skills in a fun and engaging environment, participants will create 2-3 pieces that they will design and apply to different materials. It is truly a special kind of joy to showcase personal creations off of the page. Wearing, sharing or gifting them with pride.
Materials may include: custom name tags, stickers, tote bags, t-shirts, hats, and small bags. Materials can be provided, however, participants are encouraged to see what items they have at home that are preloved and could be upcycled.
Class Fee: $35 + HST
Ijeoma Emesowum
Stratford local and playground frequenter, Ijeoma has appeared in over 30 productions between The Stratford Festival and The Shaw Festival since 2014. Selected productions include Wedding Band, The Crucible, As You Like It, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Hay Fever (Stratford) Major Barbara, Serious Money, and Ragtime (Shaw).
During the pandemic, Ijeoma created and performed in Spontaneous Theatre’s Roadside Rascals, an interactive song and storytelling children’s show, on the sidewalks of neighbourhoods around Stratford.
Elsewhere: A Christmas Carol (Theatre New Brunswick), The Aftermath (Nightwood), Romeo & Juliet (Spontaneous Theatre), Host of Showstarters (STRATFEST@home). Ijeoma is a Birmingham Conservatory graduate (2016–17) and holds a BFA from the University of Windsor.
From 2013-2017 she ran a small side hustle called Uso Vintage Designs, which included one of a kind cake stands made from upcycled china and tea cups, (which were sold in the Stratford Festival Gift Shop) and a line of natural Body Butters, lip balms, and beard oils. She has collaborated on custom designs with local small businesses including Revel and Fawn. An avid crafter, when she is not acting or spending time with her family she can be found surrounded by fabric, paper, glue, her Cricut, and her sewing machine!