: A craft-based project with individuals experiencing homelessness, their communities, and local shelters

In workshops, participants made elements that became the basis for a series of story quilts in support of housing rights. The prompt was to self-represent, tell the story of temporary community, or share an experience. 

In 2020, Feral Fabric pivoted to distributing Sew & Mend DIY Kits around the Bay Area when workshops beame impossible during lockdown. Made using donated and upcycled fabrics, the kits contained everything recipients needed to make a textile craft project during this period of isolation, and doubled as tools to repair clothes, tents, or anything else made of fabric.

The Story Quilt project’s final exhibition of quilt tops and related work was shown in the windows of Pro Arts Gallery in downtown Oakland, which at the time was also functioning as a covid testing center.

This project was supported by volunteers, an Individual Artist Grant from the City of Berkeley, and material donations from Social Justice Sewing Academy.

Feral Fabric (with Amanda Walters)

2020-2022