Crochet Jam & Creativity Workshop at Maitri, SF
Creativity Makes Us Kin.
In my social-art practice, collaborative, community-based art projects are combined with folk-art traditions and techniques to foster and support a culture of collaboration and team-building in a relaxing, affirming, and meditative environment, in which participants can access their creativity. Crochet Jam provides a heightened state of relaxation that reduces stress and anxiety, promoting creative thinking and problem-solving. Art heals—it's a bridge that unites people and cultures.
The goal is to quickly and easily engage participants in a relaxed and creative state by transforming cloth strips into large
tapestries using the folk-art tradition of rag-rug making.
"Ramekon created and supervised an art project for our end-of-life patients and it was a huge success. Ramekon's creative and inventive presence allows others to feel free to create without judgement or self-criticism." –Stan Stone, Volunteer & Activities Coordinator, Maitri Hospice, San Francisco