The Value of Things with Alicia Piller
Available spots
Service Description
Every object has a story. Some we treasure. Others we throw away. For this workshop, students will consider how value is assigned to objects, materials, and even living things. Each student brings: • one discarded, obsolete, or found object (something overlooked, broken, or destined for the trash) • one meaningful object (or a copy, photograph, or symbolic stand-in if it's too precious to alter) Using wrapping, binding, layering, weaving, stitching, wiring, or encasing techniques, students will transform these objects into a single sculptural form. The goal isn't to hide the objects completely, but to create a new relationship between them— one that asks viewers to reconsider what deserves care, preservation, and remembrance. The finished work becomes a kind of contemporary relic: an object that carries both personal memory and environmental consciousness.
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
Studio Policies Payment in full is needed at the time of registration. Student cancellations more than 4 weeks in advance of a workshop are fully refundable, minus a 20% processing fee. Cancellations 2-4 weeks in advance are 50% refundable, minus a 20% processing fee. There is no refund for cancellations made less than 2 weeks before the workshop. The only exception to this policy is if your spot can be filled from a waitlist, in which case you will receive your refund minus a 20% processing fee. If a workshop is cancelled by an Instructor for any reason you will receive a full refund, unless you prefer to apply your payment to another workshop.