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(Cooperative Problem-Solving & Recycling): a fun,
gentle and creative critiquing method that can be used on
one's own or in a group. This technique was adapted by me
for fibre art, from principles I learned from a group of
inventors in the 70's, and it is a great, even
exhilarating, way to re-visit a problem piece, or those
old UFO's, and bring them back to life.
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Soft Rock: embroidered rock shells that
make great toys as well as lovely table decorations. This
is adapted from No Stone Unturned by Jean Littlejohn and
Jan Beaney, and includes two new "moss" stitches
you may not know - the Litch Stitch, and the Strachan
Johnson Moss Stitch.
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Mixed Media Landscapes: adding paint, paper and
knitted threads for additional texture in your landscapes.
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Salvage to Stitch: using recycled materials such as paper, fabric
scraps, metal foils, and natural materials (bark, seed
pods, leaves etc.) - anything that would otherwise be
discarded or left to rot. Organic Art.
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Forest Floor: distressing scraps fabrics and
creating new ones to simulate decaying organic matter:
pulled threads, "pabric" and other trompe
l'oeil techniques for twigs, stones and
leaves.
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Translucence in Fibre Art: layering and adding
complexity with paper, medium, paint and stitch (more
suitable for "fibre artists").
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Layering on Stitched Surfaces with Paper, Ink and
Paint: transferring images such as photographs,
children's drawings, text etc. using transfer dyes, paper
stencils, and stripped images on paper (more suitable for
"quilters").
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Painting
an Image on Fabric
How to
prepare the fabric, how to stop colour from running, and
how to make corrections. Susan will show you how to use
and combine a number of media, including pencil, Pebeo
Setacolor fabric paint, Sharpie pens, and Pro MX chemical
dyes.
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Play for a Day: For one or two people, Play
for a Day in Susan's studio has been called: "a day
at the spa for your inner artist". Guests are invited
into the studio and can play in whatever medium they like
- from painting on fabric or canvas to making fibre cards;
from creative mending that puts beautiful embroidery on
old clothing, to recycling old jewelry into exciting
new pieces. A light lunch and all materials are
included, and instruction is geared to your individual
needs. $99 per person or $150 for two people.
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Comments on
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"Thank
you so much. This will inspire me for a couple of years,
at least."
"Your
sharing has been enormously helpful and encouraging."
"Thank
you for an inspiring workshop and for sharing so
generously."
"You're
a great teacher and an amazing artist."
"I had
a wonderful time and learned a
lot."
"It
was better than a day at the spa!" (Play for a Day)
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