WORKSHOP | Kinusaiga Japanese Silk Painting

Kinusaiga Japanese Silk Painting

Discover the beauty of Kinsusaiga in a warm, welcoming class designed to bring our arts community together. This traditional Japanese fabric art form—often called “paintings made from cloth”—uses carefully placed textiles to create stunning, textured designs without sewing. Guided step by step, you’ll learn the basics of this unique technique while sharing creativity, conversation, and inspiration with fellow art lovers. Whether you’re new to fiber arts or looking to try something different, this class is a wonderful way to connect, create, and celebrate the joy of making art together.

Kinusaiga, or Japanese "silk painting," is created by tucking fabric scraps into pre cut grooves in wood or foam board. Often called "no-sew quilting," this technique allows artists to create, mosaic-like images without sewing or glue.

In this class we will be making a beginners piece.  But you can get as fancy dancy as you would like. All materials are included so just bring your creative mind.  The piece that we will be working on will be a set size and will sit in a standard shadow box frame.

About the Teacher

Negrecia D’Souza is the Calgary artist behind The Growing Studios, where she teaches reuse-based art, food, craft, and watercolour classes. Her Paint Your Pet workshops blend loose, joyful watercolour with simple step‑by‑step guidance so everyone can leave with a portrait that actually looks like their animal. Negrecia loves working with rescued and ‘imperfect’ materials, and her classes are relaxed, encouraging spaces where beginners and experienced painters are both welcome.

Workshop Dates

September SUNDAY 27th 5:30pm-8:30pm

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