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Phone: (506) 363-3560 Fax: (506) 363-2155 Email: kathy@kathytidswell.com For ed Ventures 2010 program see www.edventures.ca
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Fibre Artist www.kathytidswell.com email: kathy@kathytidswell.com |
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Fredericton edventures Classes 2010 For registration see www.edventures.ca or phone 1-888-850-1333
Painting Backgrounds for Quilts and Embroideries
Date– July 10, 2010 Participants will learn to paint using Pebeo fabric paints on cotton fabrics. You will be taught how to mix colours and create special effects to produce fabrics for landscapes, yardages, embroideries and appliqués. Workshop fee $70 (plus HST) Materials Fee $38
Painting With Thread
Date- July 17 and 18, 2010 Learn to paint with the sewing machine using the needle like a paint brush. A reference work of free motion embroidery stitches would be created and hints would be provided on using the appropriate aids; correct needles, threads, stabilizers and hoops. After the basic free motion embroidery stitches are mastered, the students would design a fabric landscape on which to paint with their sewing machines. Design considerations such as composition, depth and perspective would be discussed and reference notes provided. Workshop fee $140 ( plus HST) Materials Fee $32
Flowers From Thread
Date July 24 and 25, 2010 Students will learn to create vibrant flowers both wild and the garden variety totally from thread. Free motion embroidery will be used to create flowers such as iris, goldenrod, rose, lady slipper, fireweed, foxglove, calla lily, goldenrod, astilbe etc. Students choose which flowers to master. Methods for using them in quilts, artworks, cards and wearable art will be demonstrated Workshop fee $140 ( plus HST) Materials Fee $32
Texturing the Painted Landscape
Date August 2-6, 2010
Day 1 The day would begin with the class walking along the beautiful Saint John River trail in the downtown area and photographing potential scenes for their painting on fabric. (Tips on composition and photography would be included). After having films developed or prints made from digital images, the afternoon would be started by viewing the various compositions and deciding on the chosen scene. Design considerations such as composition, depth and perspective would be discussed and reference notes provided. Students would start their paper drawings of their chosen piece or pieces. In case of inclement weather, the instructor would have photographs from which to work.
Day 2 Paper drawings would be perfected and then transferred onto white cotton fabric. The techniques of, preparing the fabric, mixing paints, painting wet on wet and wet on dry using cotton fabric as the medium, would be practiced and then painting of the chosen piece would be started.
Day 3 The paintings on fabric would be completed. Students would then learn to drop the feed dogs on a zigzag sewing machine and produce a reference work of free motion embroidery stitches to produce water, flowers, weeds, trees etc. Hints would be provided on using the appropriate aids; correct needles, threads, stabilizers and hoops.
Day 4 Free motion embroidery would be started on the painted backgrounds.
Day 5 The free motion embroidery would be continued working towards the finish of their textural masterpieces. Workshop fee $295 ( plus HST) Materials Fee $48 |
