Ukrainianize Your Accessories with Dayna Konopelny

Designer Dayna Konopelny is well-known in the Ukrainian community for her ingenious re-purposing of Ukrainian textiles to transform modern wardrobe pieces. Participants will be encouraged to bring in their own components, but the Museum will be providing canvas tote bags to work with.

In this workshop, participants will repurpose their own tote bag or one provided by the Museum. Participants can bring their own familial textiles or work with ones provided from the Museum’s and Dayna’s collection. Dayna will guide participants through the design process to reimagine cultural textiles onto an everyday item, the canvas tote. If you would like to bring your own tote or bag and want to confirm if it is suitable to work with, please email Dayna at emilkakono@gmail.com.

In-person workshop – English

Please call 416-923-9861 to register

About Dayna Konopelny:
Born and raised in Winnipeg, MB, Dayna is a fourth generation Ukrainian. She studied Theatre Design at the University of Winnipeg and Industrial Design at OCAD U. Dayna is currently based in Toronto, ON and started taking Ukrainian classes at St. Vladimir Institute upon her move in 2017. Prior to her move, Dayna was deeply involved in the Ukrainian community in Winnipeg. In 2019, she launched Emilka Kono, an idea that came from the closing Ukrainian Bookstore, Holoc and named after her paternal Baba. https://emilkakono.com/