Photo by Diana Light on UnsplashJoin us for a contemplative workshop hosted by @folk.lounge to create a social textile with cross stitch embroidery exploring the natural rhythms of release and renewal. A practice of memory editing as we navigate seasonal transitions.
As both an artist and community facilitator, Shagane Barsegian also known as Shagho (she/her) will guide participants in creating a collaborative topography that captures our personal and cultural feelings about navigating change.
Co-creators will layer their memory, intention, & vision to a flowing tapestry of stories. Rivers are natural editors, carrying some things downstream while depositing others on banks, carving new channels while filling old ones.
Guests
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Darío Herrera is a multidisciplinary historian and community organizer from Northeast LA whose work is grounded in a desire to understand, question, and propose new definitions of heritage in marginalized communities. As Community Programs Manager at Clockshop, he oversees Take Me To Your River: A Cultural Atlas of the LA River, a three-year project mapping the collective history of Northeast LA communities through oral histories and interactive storytelling.
Clockshop is a Los Angeles-based arts nonprofit that works with artists to deepen the connection between communities and public land, building a shared vision of a future based in belonging and care. Founded by filmmaker Julia Meltzer in 2004, the organization produces free public programming and commissions contemporary artist projects, centering working-class communities of color through collaborations at Los Angeles State Historic Park and Rio de Los Angeles State Park in partnership with California State Parks.
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A celebrated cultural event producer whose work has illuminated Los Angeles for the past twenty years. She has produced everything from large-scale public festivals to intimate literary salons, including eight years as Production Manager for the iconic Día de los Muertos celebration at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Through her studio, Cherie Creative Company, and at Frogtown Arts, she curates programs like The Frogtown Artwalk and Stories, Poems & Songs—inviting people of all walks of life to connect through creativity, arts and culture along the LA River.
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Mattia, who performs as Magmatic, is a poet and musician based in Frogtown, Los Angeles. Since moving to LA in 2020, his poetry has been featured in Crocetti's Poetry magazine and recognized as a finalist for the prestigious Mario Luzi, Camaiore Proposta, and Lord Byron awards.
Magmatic creates video poetry that blurs the lines between poetry and electronic music, performing live along the Los Angeles River with layered piano, guitar, synth, and electronic drums. His immersive sonic experiences blend electronic and rap sounds to capture the spirit of the waterways and urban landscape he calls home.
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An artist, photographer, and digital creative based in Los Angeles. She graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design in 2017 with a BFA in Web & Multimedia + Photography. Drawing inspiration from cycling, hiking, and backpacking adventures, she creates work that bridges commercial and fine art practices. Her clients include Youth to the People, tokyobike, Hedley & Bennett, Anthropologie, AWAY, and the LGBTQ Center of Los Angeles.
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A is a fourth-generation textile artist based in California and founder of the Mixed Stitch. Rooted in her Northwestern Iranian and English-American heritage, she creates original designs that weave together tradition and innovation. Her work honors ancestral craft while reimagining it through a contemporary lens.
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Born in Vladivostok, she is of Armenian and Russian heritage and has traveled the West Coast from Seattle to Los Angeles. With a background in luxury fashion, wearables, and human-computer interaction, she is a seasoned multidisciplinary design leader, blending creativity and innovation with global teams.
Her artistry spans textile arts, leatherwork, painting, and illustration, grounded in her MFA in Human-Computer Interaction (California College of the Arts) and a Fashion Design degree (Oregon State University). A trained facilitator, she is passionate about fostering community, collaboration, healing, and shared learning. As the founder of Folk Lounge, Shagoh is dedicated to uniting people through the exploration of ornamentation and sacred symbolism across cultures.
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