Shred hard or play hard? Don’t ditch your gear — fix it up and make it yours.

Bring your ripped jeans, hoodies, or whatever needs love. We’ll show you how to turns rips into art with upcycled fabric, sashiko thread, and visible stitchwork that shows off your creativity.

No experience needed — just bring something to mend and your good vibes.

The workshop will be held in conjunction with the Invisible Skate Theory—an exhibition on belonging, visibility & skateboarding culture—and will be led by GMU alumna Alison Davis-Holland (she/her) along with other volunteer Mend-tors with Art on the Mend. Alison founded Art on the Mend to make it easy for individuals and communities to create and connect in welcoming, engaging “third spaces” (spaces besides home and work). Alison is a DC- and Virginia-raised artist, cartographer, geographer, writer, master naturalist, and a lifelong sampler of art classes. Her studies include Japanese textile art like sashiko, boro, and kimono printing, as well as embroidery, drawing, painting, mixed media, metal sculpture, jewelry, and stained glass.

Visit https://artonthemend.org to subscribe and get more information on this new volunteer-led initiative launching mending programs throughout our community.