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SCULPTURAL TEXTILE ART WITH PRISCILLA EDWARDS
MAY 2-4, 2025 @ 9:30AM–4:30PM $450
Priscilla Edwards began creating sculptural textiles while studying embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University during the 1990’s. Explore the extraordinary possibilities of working with lightweight wire to create small-scale sculptures that incorporate found materials. This workshop is aimed to inspire with lots of different techniques and processes so you can develop them in a way that fits in with your own practice. It would suit anyone who enjoys working in a three-dimensional way with mixed media techniques. 4 tickets still available!
LANDSCAPE FRAGMENTS WITH JULIA WRIGHT
AUGUST 5-7, 2025 @ 10:00AM-4:00PM $450
Julia Wright trained in Applied Design at Edinburgh College of Art and has been teaching textiles and exhibiting for over 25 years in the UK and internationally. Students will experiment with textiles materials and techniques including wrapping and binding, couching, entrapment and embroidery to create colourful, textural, mixed media pieces. We will take inspiration from close-up details seen in landscapes and coastal areas interpreting shapes, patterns, textures and colours to create a series of small fabric samples which could remain as a collection of separate objects or be combined to make a more resolved piece. More information is here.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT, BUT YOU CAN PUT YOUR NAME ON THE WAITING LIST.
New Workshop: A SENSE OF PLACE – JUDITH BURNS
OCTOBER 9-11, 2025 @ 10:00AM-4:30PM $390
Judith Burns is a City and Guilds-trained textile designer and embroiderer, who makes textile art on Anaiwan and Gumbaynggir country in northern NSW. Current work involves interpreting place through dyeing, printing, layering and stitching translucent fabrics. She uses free motion machine embroidery to re-create landscapes.This workshop will highlight some of Judith’s techniques. Students will learn how to interpret a landscape to evoke a sense of connection using layered dyed organza and stitch. The end result will be a wall piece which communicates the meaning of a place you love.
Full details here. (8 places are left!)