Greetings All!
It’s been a tense few days, but Elin Noble’s work has arrived and walking into the gallery is awesome!
Opening reception is tomorrow – Saturday, October 5th – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Unfortunately, due to ill health, Elin is unable to join us – but she will be with us in spirit through her wonderful silk panels.
Workshops – Colour Play and Colour Impressions with Jennifer Love – October and November.
We still have spaces available in both of these classes and are taking registration by telephone, email or in person. Please note, the Colour Play workshop will also be of interest to those of us who work with yarn, not just fabric. Unspun fibres and yarn can be dyed using this method – Procion MX works best on plant-based fibres.
COLOUR PLAY
Low Immersion Dyeing with Fibre Reactive Dyes
Teacher: Jennifer Love
Sat & Sun – Oct 26/27; 10am to 4pm
$180.00 + GST; Materials fee tba
Learn how to create your own hand-dyed fabrics using various colour combinations in fibre-reactive dyes, blending them with different proportions and techniques. The small amount of water used makes these techniques possible even in restricted circumstances – anyone can do this!
On Day 1 we will cover the technique of two-colour gradation dyeing – we’ll use large glass jars or zip-lock bags and end up with a range of 9 fabrics that all work well together.
On Day 2 we will experiment with simple methods of layering, clamping, binding and manipulating fabric to create visually complex fabric, using wide-bottomed trays and basins. You will leave with a range of wonderful fabrics to use in your next quilt or fibre art project. No experience required.
COLOUR IMPRESSIONS
Procion MX Printing and Painting
Teacher: Jennifer Love
Sat & Sun – Nov 16/17; 10am to 4pm
$180.00 + GST; Materials fee tba
Jennifer will introduce you to some of the fun techniques she uses when printing and painting fabric with thickened fibre reactive dyes. Painting with squeeze bootles, printing with rollers & brushes, blockprinting, screenprinting, impression printing and more – this will be a good introduction to the many and varied methods for mark making on fabric. Some previous experience with dyes useful but not mandatory.
See you at the yurts!
– Yvonne