2008 Summer Classes
Taught at Fiber on a Whim in Sandy Springs, GA
Contact the shop or go to their website for prices, to register, for supply lists, etc.
I am also available for private (group or individual) lessons, and Guild seminars and/or workshops. Please contact me for more information.
Wet Felted Vessels-Friday, June 13th, 10 am to 1 pm
What can you make with a soccer ball, wool, water and some soap? A beautiful felted bowl! Want to learn how to sculpt wool roving into bowls, vases or any 3 dimensional vessel? Then this is the class for you! There are two basic wet felting techniques for forming 3d shapes out of wool. You either use a flat resist form or you use a 3d object of the approximately the shape you want. I use the second method and will be demonstrating how to make a bowl using a ball as the form. It's fun, wet and some good upper body work! The resulting bowl works great as a decorative place to throw your keys in or to hold some of your craft notions. I will show you my random stitching technique that really adds a wow factor.
Sunprinting-Saturday, June 14th, 10 am to 1 pm
So easy and so much fun! The perfect way to spend a sunny summer day and there is no preparation or items to purchase ahead of time. All you have to do is get yourself to the class! All of the items you need will be available. Fiber on a Whim has the fabric and the Setacolor paints available for purchase and I'll supply brushes and items to print with. Of course, if you want to bring additional fabric, paint, brushes or flat items to act as a resist for the printing that's fine too. If weather is bad, don't despair, you don't even need the sun to sunprint! Nice strong fluorescent lights work just fine.
Watersoluble Wax Pastels for the Fiber Artist-Friday, June 27th, 10 am to 1 pm
You've seen art quilts using watercolor crayons and maybe even played with them once or twice but now you really want to make them part of your artist repertoire. I will lead you through some exercises on how to create beautiful, colorful fabric pieces using these amazing crayons. You may bring a photograph or piece of your own or someone else's artwork for inspiration and a starting place. We will practice first on paper and then move on to fabric. We will discuss how to properly set them and also explore different brands and varieties (watercolor pencils, watersoluble oil pastels) for comparisons.
Stamp Carving-Saturday, June 28th, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Make Your Own Mark (by Designing and Creating your own Stamps) Want to learn how to create your own fabric/art quilts with your very own designs? In this class, you will learn to make beautiful marks and patterns with simple tools. This class will cover many easy ways to create stamps using every day items such as cardboard, sponges, string, styrofoam and even vegetables! Then,you will learn to carve your very own rubber stamps so you may create one of a kind fabric pieces. Ever look for a particular design on fabric or a commercial stamp and just can't find the right one? Well, now you can do what I do and simply make your own! No drawing or art experience necessary! These techniques are not just for fabric! They work just as well for paper and mixed-media work.
Introduction to Needle Felting-Tuesday, July 8th, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Needle felting is all the rage these days and you don't have to have an embellisher machine to do it! Just a few inexpensive tools and you'll be on your way. Once you learn to needle-felt you won't want to stop! You'll be adding wool embellishments to your wool scarves, sweaters or jackets or anything you can get your hands on. In this class we will cover the basics of needle felting and create several two-dimensional projects including a set of coasters, a small book or journal cover and a small piece of art for the wall.
Monoprinting on Fabric-Saturday, July 12th, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Explore monoprinting on fabric using various approaches with the goal of finding your own personal style or technique. You will learn how to use acrylic and textile paint along with found objects to make textures and marks on fabric. We may also explore other monoprinting mediums including watercolor paint or watersoluble wax pastels.
