Bed of Roses, Miniature Childhood Bedrooms

Workshop samples prepared by FWM Education. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño.

What messages of hope, encouragement, inspiration, or acceptance would you send to your younger self? What objects, colors, or patterns make you feel at home? In The Rose Garden, John Jarboe (she/her) invites you into her childhood bedroom, where she reimagines and reclaims her own narrative. Before beginning construction in the galleries, however, she and the FWM Studio built a miniature model of the exhibition, enabling them to imagine and reimagine the space. In this workshop, revisit and construct your own childhood bedroom in miniature using found imagery, recycled materials and textile scraps.

Organized in conjunction with John Jarboe: The Rose Garden

Summer Skill Building Series: Enhance your studio or teaching practice with a focus on sustainability. Each week, we’ll find inspiration in works on view and explore new materials to use in the classroom or your own personal art practice.