Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Ask What If? Building Pathways to Creative Work



Small section of large composition.


I returned from Ohio over the weekend after teaching at the Crow Timberframe Barn. The course was titled Ask What If?: Building Pathways to Creative Work.




Detail of larger work.




Detail of larger work.


The course was one I had been preparing for sometime and it was great to finally be able to present the material and see how everything worked. I had a fantastic group of students willing to explore and try new things which is always a good thing especially when you are working with material which ask students to perhaps think in new ways and do things they may have never done previously.




Detail of larger work.



Detail of larger work.



The class was held in the lower studios of the Barn which has just been painted and reorganized. The fresh paint and the sun coming in the three sets of back double doors made a pleasant warm environment. Because we were next door to the dye studio I was able to include some exercises which involved some surface design and I was impressed at how expressive the class was with wet media.




Detail of larger work.




Detail of larger work.




Detail of larger work.


I am only showing a few thumbnails of work from the class to give you an idea of what we were doing. The group was fun to work with and did a fantastic job. We used raw-edge applique, piecing, surface design media, fabric and some alternative materials.





Detail of larger work.



I will be teaching this class again at Quilting By the Lake, July 17-July 22. Session 1, Class #9 so if you are interested drop by their site for more information.


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