Teacher Available for 2015-2016 Lectures, Workshops, Performances!

Promote Your Work Without Apologizing

This interactive empowerment workshop will look at our perceptions of ourselves. Valarie Poitier will offer tools to help participants strengthen their sense of positive self and their ability to talk about their work to the public, peers, and upper management.

Lecture: ‘Memory Loss and Fiber Works’

Motivational Speaker: Your Natural Gifts

Techniques: Basic Sewing and Quilting, Surface Design

Quilter Comedy Skit:  Ms. V Unpinned, Oh dear an Artist’s Life.

Jurying, Judging, & Curating:  Feeling rejected…don’t take your marbles and go home.  Get the facts in a light, funny, and highly effective workshop.  Tailored for small critique groups or large audiences. Guaranteed to shed light.

Ms. V’s Solo Act: A Quilter’s Life (rib-tickling & off the wall)

Each lecture and workshop was designed to appeal to a wide audience. 

·        PowerPoint presentation available with artwork, and/or a trunk show, they can also be given without using computer and screen.

·        Format of mini-workshops 1-2 hour, 1/2 day, 1- 4 day workshops, handouts, workbooks, with or without a kit,

Lectures and workshops can be adjusted to target specific groups, specific industries, at different levels (beginners-advance), upon request. Lectures can be adapted for general public, (non quilters).

Fees Average $450-$1500 per day plus travel expenses and meals.

Affiliations:

New England Quilt Museum Board Member

Guilds: Quinobequin Quilters, Wellesley MA; Quilters Connection, Watertown, MA
Guest Curator, New England Quilt Museum's 2013 Images Exhibition's Special Exhibit of MA/RI SAQA Members "Three Cohesive Pieces" Exhibit August 2013
Curator & Co-Chair SAQA-NEQM-2009-2011 Project "No Holds Barred"

SAQA Regional