Brett Barker

Friday, March 12 - Sunday, March 14, 2010
Location: Club Tico, Senior Center, Fort Collins, Colorado

This workshop focuses on easy ways that anyone can use to learn the basics of design, placement of elements, color, texture, and filling up the "dud" spots in a quilt. Each student will have several fabric sketches to use to create art quilts. We will learn specific ways to understand and improve composition by developing a compositional "eye." Students leave the workshop feeling that composition has been de-mystified and all are better able to intuitively compose with ease.

Liz Kettle

Layers of Meaning

New Skills Workshop
Monday, June 1 - Tuesday June 2, 2010
First Plymouth Church, Englewood, CO
$75.00 (members)
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Layering does not always come easy to the textile artist. We traditionally approach our work with one or perhaps two layers of design. In this collage focus class we will explore the concepts of layering: both with visual layers (surface design) and physical layers (embellishment techniques). We will work towards a collaged accordion book or small wall hanging but the class will be design and technique driven so the choice will be yours to focus on a finished piece or play and experiment with techniques.

In addition to collage design and composition considerations we will explore an assortment of fun techniques. They will include but not necessarily be limited to, image transfer, surface design using paint, stamps, pencils and markers, ideas for transparent layers, stitch layers, incorporating paper, lutradur and metal in your work, various beading and embellishing techniques.

Leslie Gabrielse

Thursday, September 16 - Sunday, September 19, 2010
Location: High Peak Camp, Estes Park Colorado