Saree Stories: Making mini sarees & unfolding their stories
Saree Stories: Making mini sarees & unfolding their stories, is a participatory South Asian Heritage Month project by artist and designer Roopa Basu, made possible through a Wandsworth Heritage Grant.
Through a series of free creative workshops across Wandsworth, participants will make their own mini sarees while exploring the heritage, craft, memories and journeys held within the saree. Each session will include a short storytelling element, introducing different ways a saree can carry meaning: from migration and family history to regional craft traditions and cultural identity.
Using accessible materials, pattern, colour and surface decoration, participants will create mini sarees in a welcoming space for shared learning, creativity and cultural exchange. The workshops are open to all.
About the Artist: Roopa Basu is a Wandsworth-based artist and designer working across public art, participatory practice and creative health. She leads inclusive, community-centred workshops using colour, storytelling and making to connect people and place.
WORKSHOP DATES:
Kambala Creative Health and Wellbeing Centre July 10 (Fri) – 3.00 – 4.30
Alton Arts Hub July 15 (Weds) – 10.30 – 12.00
Sound Minds July 20 (Mon) – 3.00 – 4.30
