Workshops and Classes

*Workshops occur during consecutive days. Classes are weekly.



Surface Design Fine Art Fibers with Celia Buchanan
Sat. Jan. 16 and Sun. Jan. 17 • 11:30am-5:30pm • Fee: $200
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Explore the diverse and fascinating world of Fine Art Fabric through a study of fabric patterning techniques. Students will be able to expand and diversify their skills and talent through this introduction to Fiber Art. Using dyes and paints the workshop will cover techniques such as Silk Painting, Shibori, Indigo Dyeing and Screen Printing onto fabric. It will concentrate on the Fine Art applications of these techniques and culminate in the students holding a broad understanding of this rich and complex medium.

 

The two day class will cover: Shibori and indigo dyeing: Learn the ancient art of dyeing fabric using these wonderful techniques. Its part art, part alchemy and 100% pure magic. Silk Painting: Its watercolor onto silk. The lustrous quality of the silk is both seductive and vibrant and offers a new and exciting medium for expression. Solar or Polychromatic printing: Learn how to easily reproduce multicolored artwork onto fabric and clothing.

Instructor Bio
Scottish Artist and Masters Degree Graduate from the City University in London and formally the Fibers Lecturer at the Boca Museum School of Art; Celia Buchanan has been working in her field for over 20 years. She now works and lives in SE FL and teaches throughout the SE USA. Celia’s chosen medium is surface design which she now incorporates into mixed media pieces.

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