Home Studio Workshops: These are held at my home studio in Clearwater, Florida usually on Thursdays or Saturdays or both from 10-3:30. Special days for private instruction can be set up also. Art supplies are included in the price of the workshop of $50 along with a light lunch. Email me at Marlerne@123webmagic.com to confirm your reservation.
2 & 3 March 2012 Vendor/Demonstrator at Suncoast Quilting Circle’s Quilt Show. “Today’s Pleasures…Tomorrow’s Treasures XIV. Friday 10-5 & Saturday 10-4. $6 at the door or $10 for a 2-day pass. Held at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 11220 Oakhurst Road, Largo FL 33774 near Highland and East Bay Drive.
Day by Day: Pieces of Life color series
8 March : Home Studio Workshop Color Theory and Collage-Portals 10-3:30 including supplies and lunch for $50. Limited to 10 students. We will be working in Turquoise using a variety of fabrics, solids, prints, sheers, fibers, beads and more. The basic Color Wheel will be reviewed and the advantages of working monochromatically. Portals can be used as a design element or choose whatever you like as a theme. Techniques covered will include layered landscapes; 3D floral images; creating shadows and fog with sheers; fusing foil to fabric creating suns, moons and other shapes; dyeing your own background silk fabric from silk broadcloth (feels and sews like cotton). All fabric, threads, pins, scissors and fusibles will be supplied but feel free to bring your own if you have favorites. Just limit what you bring so it all fits into a 1 gallon ziplock baggie. A free motion demonstration will be done. Sewing Machines are optional. Please let me know if you are bringing yours. A demonstration of how to create a collage panel in a sandwich of tulle will be presented. You have the option to use the 5-7 or more collages in a journal, garment, quilt or art quilt. If the weather is good, we will lunch outdoors in the covered patio by the pool.
9-11 March: Vendor/Demonstrator at West Pasco County Quilt Show “Kaleidoscope of Colors”Friday & Sat 10-5, Sun 9-4. Held at Veterans Memorial Park Complex, 14333 Hicks Rd, Hudson, FL 34667. Hand dyed silk scarf Make it and Take it as well as collage demos will be presented in my booth #24 right next to Debbie Jones booth.
13 March: Home Studio Private Workshop for Dodie and Friends: Dyeing Silk Scarves and Broadcloth and Fusing Foil to Fabric 10-3:30.
15 March: Home Studio Workshop : 10-3:30. $45 includes supplies and a light lunch. Dye three silk scarves any way you want. Possibilities abound. Make hand dyed silk greeting cards to go with them. Create a hand dyed landscape using silk broadcloth and convert it to an art postcard to send to a friend. There will be extra scarves and silk items available for purchase and you can dye them right there. Limit 10 students.
17 March: Advanced Dyeing for Beginners in Sarasota 9:30-12:30. $25. Limited to 8 students. Includes creating 3 silk scarves using a variety of techniques (repeat shapes using clamps & sticks; flowing trees; abstract imagery; dip dyeing; stencils; silk screens and more). You will also make a hand dyed silk greeting card incorporating foil into the card design and learn to create an easily dyed landscape using silk broadcloth. Yes, all that in 3 hours. There will be a break for lunch from 12:30-1 for those staying for the separate afternoon workshop. We will dine facing the river just off Siesta Drive. Email me to make a reservation and to get the address.
17 March: Creative Fiber Collage in Sarasota1:30-4:30pm. Learn to audition fabrics in Turquoise using a variety of solids, prints, sheers and fibers creating landscapes, 3D floral images, shadows and fog with sheers and fusing foil to fabric. Fusing and hand sewing will be demonstrated to adhere your fabrics and textures together. Free motion will be demonstrated. Sorry, there isn’t room for anyone to bring their sewing machines. A small dye table will be available to color your own background fabrics and sheers. Email me for your reservation and the workshop address in Sarasota.
April 5: Annie up from Columbia, South America will present a workshop called Wild and Crazy Journals from a Cereal Box at my home studio in Clearwater, FL. Mixed Media, paints, fabrics, beads, buttons, fabrics, papers, do dads galore. $30 includes some supplies and lunch. Bring your unleashed creative energy 3 cereal boxes and few trinkets and learn from Annie. See examples of these on her blog. Contact me for the supply list and to make your reservation.
April 7 Sat: Annie up from Columbia, South America will present the same workshop again, if you missed it on Thursday, called Wild and Crazy Journals from a Cereal Box. Mixed Media, paints, fabrics, beads, buttons, fabrics, papers, do dads galore. $25 includes some supplies and lunch. Bring your unleashed creative energy 3 cereal boxes and few trinkets and learn from Annie. See examples of this on her blog. http://bohemiannieart.blogspot.com/2012/01/art-journaljennibellie-style-woyww-eeee.html
Contact me for the supply list.
April 14: Studio Workshop: Indigo and Shibori Dyeing with Dharma’s Indigo dye (outdoors) and Color Hue Dyes (indoors). 10-3:30.$45 includes supplies and a light lunch. We will explore ways to prepare a variety of fabrics (silk, linen, rayon, cottons, wool, polyester) using a variety of shibori techniques-folding, clamping, stitching and gathering, wrapping-and then dyeing it in a prepared indigo dye bath out in the covered patio as well as exploring indigo color dyeing with instant setting Color Hue dyes inside my studio space. Indigo dyes any fabric easily without mordants (bonding agents). In a previous class a student brought a white canvas handbag/carryall and dipped it in the dye bath. Came out great. If there are at least 6 who want to do a Thursday class, let me know and I will schedule one for the 12th of April.
2013
August 7-13 Hooray!!! I will be teaching at the Abuzzo School of Creative Art in Italy at a small villa with studio workshop space out in the country! I am so excited. Check out their website for details. Pictures and class description to be posted soon. www.abruzzoschoolofcreativeart.com
description to be posted soon. www.abruzzoschoolofcreativeart.com
Testimonial from the Hand Dyed Silk Scarf Workshop for Teachers at the Tampa Museum of Art:
“We dyed the scarves yesterday and I have to say it was one of the best projects ever! I had originally intended on having some adult helpers but suddenly none were available — and it was still manageable for me. I did a demo in front of the entire class and had a few student helpers who made their scarves as part of the demo. Then they were able to help me. I gave the kids choices of three colors — each one was unique and beautiful in its own way and while I was ironing I would find images of flowers, butterflies, snowflakes, horses heads, etc. which got the kids so engaged. I would most definitely do this again or take the dying process to another level.
“In addition, it was very clean, no one got excess dye on them except for me (when I was mixing them) and the worst thing that happened was someone popping their baggie while waiting.
“My only worry — and not a big one — the kids loved the scarves so much that I don’t know how many mothers will actually receive them for Christmas — I heard a few ‘I’m keeping this!’ around. But no matter, the process was HUGE success.
“Thank you so much. Please let me know if you have any workshops or anything going on.”
Happy Holidays!
Kate Chappell
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You are more than welcome. I enjoy sharing what I am learning with my Color Hue dyes as well as with fabric. I found recently that when dyeing using the baggie technique, if I want a strong dynamic more intense color with a floral type design, I pull the dyed scarf out of the baggie, let’s say it was dyed medium green. I grab each area that is still white and give it a twist. Holding all those twists, usually 5-7, I place the scarf back in the baggie with the twists up on top so the next dye will hit them first. I pour in 1-2 tablespoons of hot pink or pumpkin or another color to contrast with the green. Then I wait. I don’t squeeze and let go right away. I count to 15-20 seconds and then I squeeze and let go to make sure the dye has bonded with the silk right on those twists. It makes for fast floral images and a nice dynamic contrast in color.
I took your make and take silk scarf at the Sewing and Quilting Expo in Lakeland, Fl this year. I am the program director of my quilt club. I showed my scarf to my guild friends and we would love to have you come and do a program with us. There are around 30 in our group. We could always envite another club if necessary. We’d like to know how much you would charge and when would be able to come, if you can. We meet on the 4th Monday of every month. My phone # is 863 944-2022. I would call you, but, I’m sure your time is crazy and I’m not sure when a good time would be. Thank you in advance. Have a great day. Cindy
Dear Cindy,
I would love to come to your guild and do a program with you all. I will email you separately and we can work out the details.
Marlene I am so proud that you taught Joanie and I a fantastic course of color. I went to town at Joannes today to get stencils and some other fabric to work with on a trial basis, I also bought some plastic for my outdoor table to do work in. my home is large but with the kitties climbing up they may spill somthing so i do not want to do this. I loved my scarfs now i want to make various things with this… I have to make somthing nice for the niece and sister in law for the holidays this year we planning to go see them just after new years for 2013. I wish to go with you to the school in italy to teach but go there to take a class… i love this, its so easy and I do not get my hands too dirty too. I like working with screen as well… stenciling with screen is alot of fun..
I took two of the same item and sandwiched it together and placed a screen between them and glued one side so it can have that same effect as a dabber did, its awesome thanks and also i love the colors.. I hope to do this somtime within the next 2 weeks when I have any time… I need more time!! Now I will incorporate this with my jewelry pieces and place them inside the designs and then work with the screening too…
I enjoyed the class and now i am making my own snake necklaces that turn into scarfs, tee shirts and also belts. they are alot ot fun… so thanks for your class and I hope to join you all again soon.
Blessings to Peter as well.
Hugs Linda
So happy you are having fun with your new ways to put color onto silk with the Color Hue dyes. It was great to have you and Joanie in my studio and watching you both create! Your screen in between items sounds fascinating. I would love to see it and see how you are using it in your jewelry work. Would love to see that also. Hope to see you soon. Love, Marlene