Open Studio 1 (Dye Barn): Printing, Dyeing & Surface Design
Stitched Shibori
With Kathleen Farnsworth
Discover the power of the running stitch! Learn how this simple hand stitch can create beautiful and intricate designs. Kathleen will not only share her love of Shibori; an ancient Japanese technique of creating pattern on fabric and dyeing with indigo, but will take you step by step through the process. You will not only see how the hand stitched fabric can be compressed, knotted off and then dyed in an indigo vat to achieve these designs, but how a single fold in the fabric can change the entire design! This is a truly a magical experience that anyone can learn to achieve with confidence. If you can hand sew a running stitch on fabric, you can learn the art of Shibori.
Poured Fluid Acrylic
With Sue Garrett
Sue has a background in architecture and has worked in multiple art mediums including sculpting, painting and photography. She loves art and working with colors. Sue will be demonstrating poured acrylic paints. Students can try their hand at the art type where diluted acrylic paints are poured and various mixing, pouring and swiping techniques are used to create cell structures and patterns.
Natural Dyeing a Rainbow from the Garden
With Jude Hsiang
Dye yarn, dye fabric...learn the pleasures of drawing color from your garden and then shifting those colors to suit your mood and your project. Master Gardener Jude will share her 40+ years of experience and expertise.
Birch Bark Belgium Bound Book
With Deb Dutton and Cori Austin
Write your own story in a book filled with pages so unique and beautiful that you may want to keep it blank...your imagination is the limit for this wonderful project that involves woodworking, sewing and paper art.