January 8 & 9, 2019
Designer and Fiber Artist
Sandy lived in Japan where she fell in love the Japanese lifestyle and their textiles. She will show photos and samples of Ikat, Shibori, kasuri, Awa shirjiri and embroidery surface design techniques explaining how each is made and used. No talk about Japan would be complete without discussing traditional fashions, the garments of the Geishas: kimonos, Obis, Ukatas and Getas and her experience wearing them.
Students will make a traditional temari ball, a decoration for the home that can be used all year. Sandy will show how a Styrofoam ball is first measured and then using pins for support, pearl cotton is wrapped around the ball to make an intricate pattern. She will show how a variety of patterns can be made.
Instructions, needles and 2 Styrofoam balls and paper for measuring
Updated supply lists are emailed to participants prior to workshops.
March 12 & 13, 2019
Designer, Mixed Media and Fiber Artist
Altered books are individualized expressions of inventive bookmaking. How did this style begin and how have these enchanting books developed into a popular art form? Sue explains its fascinating history, how she was introduced to and developed a personal relationship with this technique. She has numerous altered books and note cards to show and will explaining how the designs were conceived and created.
Make an altered book, trading or note cards from fabric and paper projects you have packed away. Gather your experimental drawings, dyed/painted/sewn fabrics, and handmade papers. Sue will show how to cut and reassemble those painted, inked, dyed, bleached, rusted, pieced, quilted and pleated pieces and turn them into the creative art form of book and card making. She'll guide students in embellishing their work with recycled supplies from home. Let Sue know what project you want to do and she will offer suggestions on what you might bring.
Updated supply lists are emailed to participants prior to workshops.
April 9, 2019
Jacqueline is a mixed media fiber artist. Her non-traditional cloth and mixed media creations incorporate hand dyed, commercial and vintage fabrics which are often embellished with drawing, painting, hand & machine stitching, thermo fax screen-printing, metal embossing or whatever else sparks her imagination. Her presentation will show her early pieces through to her most recent works. She will share her techniques, experiments, challenges, happy accidents and stories behind her projects.
Expand your creativity by experimenting with various mediums to achieve layers of visual interest: Drawing, marking, hand stitching, machine stitching (optional), and using everyday objects, bits of fabric, cheesecloth, lace, and beading to build up depth and enhance your fabric. Student project: Complete a 10" x 10" piece of textured fabric that could be mounted onto a canvas or incorporated into a quilt.
Black fabric pen, Mistyfuse sample, hand-dyed cheesecloth, handouts
Updated kit and supply lists are emailed to participants prior to workshop.
April 10, 2019
May 14 & 15, 2019
Jenny will discuss and show her recent artwork including pieces she created in her two artist residencies where she feels she developed her best processes. She will talk about the bead weaving techniques, the St. Petersburg Chain and Russian Leaves, which frequent her jewelry and larger exhibition pieces.
Tuesday afternoon: Jenny will teach the St. Petersburg Chain Stitch. Jenny says that students usually finish a bracelet-length chain in a half-day class with 11/0 beads. They may choose to use the smaller 15/0 beads used in her lariat necklaces and bracelets, but the smaller beads do take longer.
Wednesday: Students will learn the Russian Leaf Stitch, which is more complicated than the St. Petersburg chain stitch. Note: Previous bead weaving experience including a familiarity with the Peyote Stitch is helpful.
Updated supply lists will be emailed to participants prior to the workshop.
