Workshops available
Stitch an ancestor (one day workshop)
Students will be encouraged to create an object, surface or structure that encompasses a memory. This could be created from a wide variety of materials and old photographs students bring.
Memory book structures (one-two day workshop)
Do you have a memory you want to bring to life? This is an opportunity to create a book object that you can pour your thoughts and ideas into. Students will be encouraged to use a wide variety of printing processes and stitch will be used to bind it all together.
Make a stitched sketchbook (A one day workshop)
Students will make a finished stitched sketchbook from a variety of papers and fabrics using stitch to bind and decorate the book.
Creating dynamic sketchbook pages (A one day workshop)
Students will explore drawing, materials, pull- outs, pop- ups and layouts, composition, colour, texture, print, layering stitch, and personal thoughts and ideas to produce evocative and personal pages.
Creating dynamic textile surfaces (A one day workshop)
Students will explore composition, colour, texture, surface manipulation, print, layering stitch, and use of motif and surface pattern to produce effective striking textile work.
Stitched Collage using found objects and ephemera (A one day workshop)
Students will compose and stitch evocative and personal collage compositions using a wide materials vocabulary.
Creative drawing for embroidery (A one day workshop)
Exploration and experimentation using a variety of textural surfaces and drawing materials. Colour materials will also be used to stitch and draw from observation.
Using Colour inventively (A one or two day workshop)
Learn to organise and use colour pallets, man made colour and found colour effectively through understanding basic principles in colour terminology.
Creating altered books ( A one or two day workshop)
Create an original and personal altered book utilising the original book in a variety of different ways, using additional colour and texture with an imput of thread and stitch.
Indigo Dying (a one day workshop)
Using resist processes and printing create a dynamic indigo surface for embroidery.
Papermaking for embroidery (a one day workshop)
Students will learn how to make paper with found leaves and flowers, ephemera. Create textured and coloured surfaces to make exclusive handmade paper suitable for embroidery or collage work.
Creative Bookbinding For Embroidery (one or two day course)
This is a one or two day course exploring traditional stitched bookbinding to create inventive and thought provoking artifacts.
Creating 3d sketchbooks for fibre artists (one day workshop)
Exploring book structures pull outs and concertinas. Development of personal ideas through stitch and print
Stitch Expression (one day course)
Exploration of a variety of colours, threads, drawing and found objects to make intellectual decisions.
Resist Dying part 1 and part 2 (A one or two day workshop)
Students will be introduced to a variety of processes such as, laminated paper batik, gutta resist and wax resist cold and hot, cold wax printing, indigo dip dying.
All workshops are from 10am-4pm and the charge is £170. This includes specialist equipment; Materials are additional costs and can be purchased from the tutor.
A charge for transport is additional and set at 30p per mile
List of Slide Lectures / Talks
Daydreaming with my ancestors
A critique and slide show/ powerpoint presentation examining the pathways and happy accidents of the artist visual experiences
Inspiration and what to do with it
A slide show/ powerpoint presentation and discussion of the inspiration of the artist and how it relates directly and indirectly to the textile work.
Artist In Residence At Ysbyty Gwynedd
1 hour powerpoint presentation show
All of the slide shows/ powerpoint presentations have a selection of the artists work and an opportunity to discuss and critique.
Allow 2-4 hours for each slide show.
The charge for the slide show is £55
A charge is also made for transport. 30p per mile
Please contact me for more information about any of the above.
Lists updated September 2008.