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Spent the afternoon with some lovely year 7 students from @WalthamstowAcad . Who came to @WMGallery for a school tile decorating workshop with @MehrajArts

📢 New Schools Workshop! Book from 14 Nov. To celebrate William Morris & Art from the Islamic World, we're launching a Tile Decorating Workshop, developed & delivered by artist Sba Shaikh. KS2, 3 & 4. wmgallery.org.uk/learn/schools/ Image: (c) Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

A great resource for primary and secondary teachers. We had so much fun creating playingwithpattern.com with @Greenleafe17 . Sorry the website is not compatible with mobile devices. #art and #maths #playingwithpattern

#DT #PGCE #secondary #trainees working with the infamous @CapnTilly on day 2 of their #subjectknowledgeenhancement #DT course @UEL_EduandCmty

All about #dyeing this week. Today @MehrajArts will be @HornimanMuseum to help the #littlepeops to create thier own printed fabric using stencils inspired by their Cha, Chai, Tea exhibition. Fabric has been hand dyed using plants from their garden. Not the best short created.

Picked up these beauties from the lovely gardeners at @HornimanMuseum. Preparing natural dyes to dye #bamboo fabric for my workshop this coming Saturday.

Join our next Open Day! 🗣️ Hear directly from current students & staff. 📚 Learn about our early childhood, special needs, social work & teacher education & training programmes. 🚶‍♂️Take a tour of our facilities. Book Now 👉 uel.ac.uk/study/events-t… #UELOpenDay

Hope to go this Saturday

Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art @BarbicanCentre of course I had to go! @Sba_Shaikh @MehrajArts

A must go!

Had fun creating and delivering the #Diwali inspired #teasndtextiles workshop @HornimanMuseum, @LewishamCouncil. @MehrajArts was here in her element. The exhibition on tea is amazing and worth the trip to #southlondon #art #Diwali2023 #textiles

Happy birthday to the late Designer and fashion icon, Zelda Wynn Valdes. She designed the original Playboy Bunny costumes. She also opened the first ever black-owned boutique in manhattan in 1948. She began to develop her skills by studying through her grandmother and working for her uncle’s tailoring business. She made clothes for her dolls and eventually made her grandmother a dress. Her grandmother was so impressed, despite doubting Valdes could construct an outfit to fit her tall frame. Her grandmother was buried in the same dress Zelda made for her. Valdes’ first job was at a fancy boutique where she had to try very hard to prove she was capable. Over time her good works were recognized and wanted by those who doubted her as a young black woman. Valdes moved to New York and opened her boutique, Chez Zelda, on Broadway and 158th Street. She then moved the store to midtown Manhattan on West 57th Street. Valdes attracted many celebrities such as Some of her clients included other notable black women of her era, including Marian Anderson, Dorothy Dandridge, Sarah Vaughn, Josephine Baker, Joyce Bryant, Ella Fitzgerald and Mae West. In 1949, Valdes became president of the New York Chapter of NAFAD, the National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers, a coalition of black designers that was founded by Mary McLeod Bethune. At the age of 65, Valdes was hired by Arthur Mitchell to design outfits for the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Later, Valdes was commissioned by Hugh Hefner to design the first Playboy Bunny outfit. At 83 years old, Valdes closed her business to retire from fashion.”I just had a God-given talent for making people beautiful,” Zelda said during a 1994 interview with The New York Times. Zelda Wynn Valdes died at the age of 96 in 2001.

Accompanying 1 of my #rolemodels @manikohli07 to the @LoVeLIFF @BFI last week. We watched The story teller! A tale by #SatyajitRay. The simplicity of the film was alluring. beautifully filmed on location in #Ahmadabad & #Kolkata. 💜 seeing a @sarankohli creation worn by @carraj

A Letter Home: In Praise Of Windrush In honour of Windrush 75, we've partnered with @SpotifyUK to present you a special 4-part visual podcast series celebrating Caribbean elders' legacy and contributions to the UK. #TBH365

Did you know we're turning 125 this year? ⏰ What's been your favourite memory of your time with us? Comment below 👇 #UEL125

Ur invited to Come have a fun Sat 24th June sing-along with us to songs by #BobMarley #Rihanna #BillyOcean 6-7pm @wfcouncil Townhall E17 4JF #Fellowshipsquare in honour of our #Windrush75 generations' huge contributions to #UK 🇬🇧society, music & culture orlo.uk/BfTKJ

Just two weeks to go before July and the Leytonstone Arts Trail... So many exhibitions and events! Plenty to look forward to... Look out for our flyers - they have a QR code on the back to take you to the map and listings.

We are currently taking bookings for 1-hour sessions where students will listen to snippets from the podcast and have space to discuss how the Sounds of Black Britain have influenced the UK. Get involved theblackcurriculum.com/educators #TBH365 #SoundsOfBlackBritain #Music

With @UEL_EduandCmty hat on! Today is Day 1 of our #DT Subject knowledge enhancement program #ske. We have planned an exiting, creative 8 week program! Led by teachers and industry specialists!

#familyday @WMGallery today 1 to 4pm! @MehrajArts @KlassyKitsch were inspired by #williammorris & #anishgupta #motifs to curate this #familyday. #Young & lil #peops can bring old tops and jacket & #upcycle them with #badges & #patches wmgallery.org.uk/whats-on/event…