The Bayeux Tapestry is a truly fascinating piece of both history and art.   Created around 1070 AD (really!) and nearly 230 feet long (yes really!!), it is an embroidered tapestry that depicts the Norman conquest of England.  If you’re interested in learning more I highly recommend this YouTube video explaining the tapestry in further detail (it’s meant for school groups so there’s also some excellent attempts at grade-school humor, haha).

So what did our Young Artist’s Club do to explore the Bayeux Tapestry?  Well a whole lot of embroidery, naturally!

We also did some other fabric art, including making no-sew pillows out of t-shirts, and decorating cloth duffle bags.

Finally, our club members drew their own history-inspired tapestries on long sheets of paper; they could do as many scenes as they wanted since the papers were so long!

I think this was an incredibly interesting piece to learn about; I can’t recommend the above YouTube video enough.

If you’re in the Austin area and want to join our Young Artist’s Club you totally should!  Check out our website for info on the next meeting!