Fiber Art: Patchwork Workshop

Join local fiber artist and sustainability advocate Pangea Kali Virga for a vibrant, hands-on exploration of contemporary fiber art. This workshop is part of a three-part Fiber Art series designed for beginners, experienced makers, and anyone interested in creative reuse and sustainable practices. Participants may attend a single workshop or the full series—each session offers a distinct and engaging experience from Dyeing, Patchwork to Painting on Clothes.

In this Patchwork workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of quilt design and explore a variety of patchwork approaches. Through cutting and assembling geometric shapes, you’ll transform reclaimed and upcycled textiles into a cohesive and expressive quilt-inspired composition. Participants will experiment with textile collage, zero-waste patchwork concepts, and a range of sewing techniques—both by hand and by machine.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind fiber collage wall hanging and a deeper understanding of patchwork as a creative, sustainable art form.

Supplies are included, but we’ll ask you to bring any of the materials listed below that you may have at home:

• Fabric and Fabric Scraps
• Thread
• Small Branches for hanging finished works
• Yarn
• Embroidery Floss

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Born and raised in New York, Pangea Kali Virga now lives and works in Miami. She brings these themes to life through layered fiber artworks, dramatic experiential art and performances, free public sustainable art and skills workshops, and collaborative projects with public and private institutions.

Kali Virga is committed to transforming the art and fashion industries into more sustainable and equitable spaces. She creates art and wearable pieces from upcycled materials and natural elements using zero-waste practices, reflecting her belief in the power of art and clothing as storytellers, cultural markers, and political catalysts. Before becoming an artist Pangea worked in the fashion industry for 10 years as a designer, stylist, runway producer, and production manager.

Beyond her artistic practice, Kali Virga is a sustainability advocate, lecturer, arts event producer, and educator, sharing her expertise with hundreds of student artists of all ages.

Pangea graduated with a degree in Fashion Design from FIT,  has been showcased in over 60 international publications, exhibited in over a dozen exhibitions including, but not limited to solo shows at the Deering Estate (2025), and the Miami Beach Botanical Garden (2021), group shows at Green Space (2023+2024), CAMP Gallery (2024), and MOCA (2022+2023), has been awarded multiple grants and residencies, including, but not limited to the Knight Art Champion Grant (2022); Deering Estate Artists in Residence (2023+2024), Project Art Residency (2021-2023), Peter Bullough Foundation Residency (2023), Miami Dade Individual Artist Grant (2022+2023+2024) and the first Community Advocate Award for the annual Zero Waste Miami Coalition Awards. Pangea Kali Virga is a current Artist in Residence at Oolite Arts and Foundation House.