So, why not textiles? A brief story about a workshop with teenagers

Abstract

Under a methodology of narrative of professional experiences, a qualitative
study of educational intervention with secondary-level students is presented, for
which a theoretical-practical workshop of illustration in textile media within
the Curricular Autonomy was implemented, established in the New Educational
Model proposed in Mexico by the Ministry of Public Education (SEP). In such
a system, experimentation with textile fibers was encouraged as a means of
developing plastic, narrative, cognitive, expressive, and attitudinal skills. It is
concluded that the use of textiles as a means of experimentation and personal
expression is a generator of aesthetic experiences, and that personal narratives, as
well as visual rhetoric, are relevant for empathic development and collaborative
participation. Finally, the interruption of the implementation was observed by
administrative and structural factors in the institution, which dismissed the
importance of arts education within the official curriculum.