Creative Workshop

Merched Chwarel and the Fusion Network invite you to creative workshops for women at Storiel, Bangor this summer. As with other Merched Chwarel work, we will be celebrating women’s histories and asking the question “who are the quarry women of the past, present and future?” The workshops will see women drilling into and sewing patterns onto the slate, creating their own individual designs. These pieces of slate will come together to create one whole sculpture to be displayed in Llys Dafydd, Bethesda.

Places are limited, booking is essential [email protected]

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