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Winifred Sat 13th July 10-4 at The Hearth Horsley £65 incl materials FULL
Winifred Sun 14h July 10-4 at The Hearth Horsley £65 incl materials FULL
Winifred Nicholson is one of my favourite painters and I especially love her still lives of vases and pots of flowers in domestic settings or on sills with a landscape outside. In this workshop you will work from one of Winifred’s still lives ( chosen by you) and build up a textile collage which does not copy the painting exactly but does capture the the colour, composition and mood. This is a challenge, so you will be working quite small, but I have taught this class several times and the students always produce beautiful and interesting work. I will guide you all the way! You will need to choose an image before you come so that I can prepare materials specific to the colours within your painting.
If you have been on this course before then come and have another try there are so many lovely paintings to be inspired by.
To go on the reserve list for these workshops please contact me HERE
If you have been on this course before then come and have another try there are so many lovely paintings to be inspired by.
To go on the reserve list for these workshops please contact me HERE
Enchanted Forest Sun 28th July 10-4 at The Hearth, Horsley £65 incl. materials FULL
It is a long while since I taught this course but time for a revival I think! I am still enchanted by trying to depict an animal - trying to capture its’ personality through textile collage and stitch. In this one day course you will use iconic wild animals such as deer, hares, foxes and wolves as an inspirational starting point to teach you to make a textile collage which will be built up on to a base of a vintage quilt fragment. You will learn to use slow and traditional hand sewing techniques such as a freeform appliqué and embroidery in a new way to make a unique textile narrative.
You will need to choose the animal that you want to have a go at before you come so I can prepare a bundle of materials for you to use but if you have an idea of something else then provide me with a good image and I will see if I can facilitate that. You will learn a lot of the basic techniques here which can then be applied to other projects eg. birds. To book on to this workshop please contact me HERE.
You will need to choose the animal that you want to have a go at before you come so I can prepare a bundle of materials for you to use but if you have an idea of something else then provide me with a good image and I will see if I can facilitate that. You will learn a lot of the basic techniques here which can then be applied to other projects eg. birds. To book on to this workshop please contact me HERE.
Winter Windowsills Sunday 15th September 2024 10-4 at The Hearth Horsley £65 incl all materials FULL
In winter a palette of muddy brown, beiges, grey and white persist with a touch of blue in there on good days. Green and Spring is yet to come. This course is based on a body of work I have made where I mix research into Ben Nicholson’s paintings of pots, jugs and windowsills with drawings I have made of the bare silhouettes of plants and a subdued soft winter palette of colours that I love. I will demonstrate how I paint up fabrics to achieve painterly cloth ( I will have done it for you as there is not time in a day to do everything) and you will get a chance to overprint if you wish and use a discharge technique to make marks on your pots. You will make one small collage which can be embellished with simple surface stitching. To be on the reserve list for this course please contact me HERE.
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POCKET Sunday 13th October 2024 10-4 at The Hearth Horsley £65 incl all materials FULL
I have been so inspired by reading “ Pocket; a Hidden History of Women’s Lives “ that I decided to try and make some! I have learnt a lot about the construction of these receptacles which were worn under women’s dresses and became a personal place where women could keep not just their valuables but their secrets. I will share some of the stories associated with pockets and their contents and maybe you can think of something interesting to put in yours. Though many were plain and utilitarian the pocket front became a vehicle for patchwork, applique and embroidery design. I choose to not hide mine but hang them on the wall as a showcase for my own textile skills but you could make yours into a practical item and once you know how they would make wonderful gifts. I will give you a pattern and all the materials to make one but you will make yours unique and personal through your choice of materials and surface decoration.
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Fabric Book Sun 3rd November 2024 at The Hearth Horsley 10-4 £65 incl all materials FULL
I think of the pages of my little fabric books as short stories. Each page can have a different mood though sometimes there is a narrative be it stitch, a colour or a favourite fabric that runs through the whole book. In this workshop you will learn to construct a side bound fabric book with 5 -7 collaged and embroidered pages. I will show you many examples but your book will be led by a special piece of fabric, piece of garment or lace that will start your story off and that you will provide. I will supplement this with a wide range of materials for you to put into the mix and make collages for each page that will eventually be embellished with stitch. I love best of all doing textile collage ( that’s why I have written 2 books on it!) and working this way allows me to work flexibly and on an intimate scale.
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ICON Sunday 1st December 10-4 at The Hearth Horsley £65 incl all materials FULL
An icon was traditionally a devotional painting though they have now become the stuff of Christmas cards. We associate Christmas with mother, baby, angels and whatever our beliefs we can appreciate the imagery and its setting. In this textile collage course you can choose a central image from my collection or you can send me an image which I will transfer on to fabric. Who is the person you venerate? Maybe it is none of the above! I will show you ways of building up an iconic looking image using silk and other precious fabrics and we will allow ourselves a little bit of bling with beads, sequins and metallic threads. I will show you a way of adding an extra layer of paint to tarnish and embellish your textile picture further.
To be put on the reserve list for this course please contact me HERE
To be put on the reserve list for this course please contact me HERE