by Emily Bhargava | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
The mosaic mural that Laura Smith led and installed on the benches of the East Somerville Library is complete. Connection Lab helped with some of the design, led one of the community clay workshops and brought quotes from the East Somerville Peace Quilt incorporate...
by Emily Bhargava | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
To celebrate the Indian holiday of Diwali and to prepare for an upcoming Multicultural Festival at the Council on Aging, a small group of council members worked together during drop-in craft time to make a rangoli. Traditionally these rangoli are used to decorate...
by Emily Bhargava | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Who doesn’t love sifting through boxes and boxes of beads and buttons? We had the pleasure of doing just that at the Council on Aging the other day. Practicing English, meeting neighbors and using supplies from the Beautiful Stuff Project we designed picture...
by Emily Bhargava | Jul 9, 2015 | community art, Uncategorized
After completing a peace quilt last year, it seemed important to capture some of the thoughts behind each quilt square. While designs and images can sometimes speak for themselves, I wanted to hear designers’ own explanations of what they had designed and how it...
by Emily Bhargava | Mar 8, 2015 | community art, Uncategorized
Art projects are a great way to encourage conversation. At Tuesday’s conversation group for English Language learners at the Council on Aging we came together to design and piece together a mosaic table. The group decided that as the cold snowy winter...
