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Kids Crafting
August 12, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
FreeJoin visual artist and crafter Kelle in making a colorful art project for kids outdoors at Ivy Station! This month’s project: Backpack Charms
Using beads and funky charms, crafters will make backpack keychains just in time for the upcoming school year.
In order to maintain safe spaces, participation in kids activities will be limited to children and their accompanying parents, guardians, and caregivers.
This is a free event with free 2-hour parking validation available upon request.
This programming was created in part through the City of Los Angeles Arts Development Fee Program, Department of Cultural Affairs.
About the Instructor:
Kelle Meschede is a Los Angeles based multi-dimensional visual artist with a passion for design and originality. She has worked as a professional dancer with Royal Flux Contemporary Company, Sia, M83, Louis the Child, Disney Fairytale Weddings, and The Ellen Show.
She also has extensive experience with set design, prop making, event decorating, arts and crafts education, and site-specific installations. While working as a DIY Project Designer for Cricut, Kelle independently created unique party decor, home accents, costumes, and kid’s crafts, which were featured on KTLA numerous times. Kelle also had the pleasure of assisting artist Jihan Zencrili of Geronimo Balloons in her site-specific works at Grand Central Market, The Broad Museum, and Color Factory, and was Production Lead at Geronimo’s residency with New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center.
As a lover of all things paper, Kelle has worked for multiple stationery companies over the years like Minted and Paper Source where she taught art classes for all ages. Kelle’s love for creating a space for learners to craft motivates her to volunteer as an art instructor for SoCal based nonprofits such as LA Family Housing, Create Now, and Hope Recharged Foundation.
About Ivy Station:
Eat, drink, shop, and stay at Ivy Station, Culver City’s newest mixed-use destination. In addition to exploring a curated and expanding mix of shops and restaurants, visitors can enjoy the lawn and gardens and participate in a variety of free community events.
Now open at Ivy Station: Canopy Club, Carbon Health, Equator Coffees, etta, Healthy Spot, Los Angeles Ale Works, Love.Life, Mayweather Boxing + Fitness, milk + honey, Solidcore, Starlight the Carwash, Sweetfin, The Shay, Upper Ivy Residences, Warner Bros. Discovery, and YogaSix.