Office Hours with Allison

Meet Allison! Our host for our 4/23 Office Hours —

“Hi, I’m Allison, a self-taught embroidery artist and whimsy enthusiast. My stuff is sometimes traditionally inspired, but is often silly and a little bit stupid. I’ve long been a maker of many things, but cross stitch really has my heart—seeing it in modern art spaces is the best! Needlework is a really rad way of connecting to women and craftspeople of the past, and it makes me really happy to do it in community with others.

During my Office Hours, I’ll be on my laptop doing some logistical planning for a BYOCraft event I hope to host soon at the Friend Museum (stay tuned!). I’ll also bring along one of my many in-progress embroidery projects, whichever catches my eye that day. Work beside me!”

More about this regular Thursday event at Friend Museum:

Parallel play. Co-working. Office hours. We’re continuing side-by-side this year, ready to pull up a seat beside you.

Every Thursday we’ll hold an open, drop-in, low pressure space to gather in our space. From 10-2 there will be someone at the table next to our in house coffee shop — working, creating, reading or just being in community. The invite is always open, we’ve got more chairs for everyone.

Bring your work, art in progress, book or just yourself and find a moment or two of camaraderie as daylight fades. Stay as long as you’d like, we’re open 9-5 everyday. $1 off at the cafe for anyone who joins.

As the year progresses, we’ll introduce the anchors who will sit at the table with you and let you know a bit about what they’re working on while they spend a Thursday with us.

Want to be the lighthouse at the head of our table sometime this year? Send us an email (friendmuseumseattle@gmail.com) we’d love to have you.