Contemporary Textile Art: Flaming Hot Fibres

• Sat 29 Nov
  Full weekend, Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM - 4:00PM At Selwyn College, Auckland. Presenters: Alysn Midgelow-Marsden
  

  • $285.00 incl. GST
  Session information

  Sessions

  Session 1

  Sat 29 Nov 10:00 - Sat 29 Nov 16:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.

  Session 2

  Sun 30 Nov 10:00 - Sun 30 Nov 16:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.
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Description

Expect these classes to be the start of an obsession. Dip into a selection of media, experiment, then produce an artwork using your new textile and mixed media skills. Work with fabrics and papers, in stitch and in beads to make creative art. You will learn to view almost anything as a creative tool, including a sewing machine, hammers, candles and more!

This is a course for beginners and improvers alike led by an internationally experienced artist and author.

In this exciting and innovative mixed media workshop you will experiment with ways to use heat, flame and stitch to produce exciting colours, textures and patterns on various materials. You will explore ways to manipulate these to create richly coloured, textured and embellished surfaces and forms that can be used to create 2D journal covers, wall-hangings, or 3D forms, such as vessels, jewellery or sculpture.

Use the distinctive properties of Lutradur, Tyvek and Angelina. Learn how to colour them and to apply heat to manipulate and distress their surfaces and forms to create rich textural surfaces suitable for stitch and further embellishment. Then learn how to use machine sewing techniques and add hand stitch and wire embellishments. With guidance from Alysn, you will apply some simple design considerations to create personalised designs for artwork in your preferred form.

Expected learning outcomes

• Learn the properties of some unusual textiles and how to combine them to create innovative surfaces
• Understand how to combine unusual materials in a textile context
• Be able to use free motion sewing machine techniques for your artworks
• Be able to use beading and stitching techniques

What to bring

Essential:

1. A notepad and pen
2. A pair of scissors
3. Basic hand sewing equipment if you have it
4. Your lunch (or a cafe and bakery are available 400m away)

Optional:

1. Your sewing machine if you wish, including a darning/embroidery foot and spare machine needles (some are available at Selwyn, and you can choose whether to machine stitch or not)
2. Any Lutradur, Tyvek, Angelina or man-made chiffons/light fabrics
3. A selection of hand and machine threads
4. A selection of beads

All other materials will be provided by Alysn and a materials charged is included within your course fee.

About your tutor

I love to share my experimental, improvisational approaches and am an internationally acknowledged artist, curator, tutor and author. I specialise in a range of unusual materials such as metals, paper, wire and paint, and not for nothing is my blog called ‘Alysnsburntofferings’ as my techniques include burning, hammering, patinating and distressing (amongst others). Stitching and embellishing are not forgotten and are used freely and expressively. Designs and inspiration are often drawn from natural patterns and textures in addition to a fascination with the history and context of materials and techniques.

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