Thursday 25 November 2021

A weekend away and an online course.


Jenn had been on a masterclass weekend with Sian Martin.They had been asked to choose an inspiration image or object and to collect suitable coloured threads and fabrics to match.Jenn chose the image of birch bark of a tree in her local park.


They then had to paint the cloth with appropriate colour dyes and add fabrics being careful to tack ,not pin in position.


The task was then to turn the fabric over and cut into six pieces, all oblongs.Then starting with one piece to begin to  stitch from the back, not peeking until much stitching had been achieved.It was very strange having knots on the 'right' side and using usual stitches from the back !Running stitch and seeding were okay but French knots a whole different matter.How this piece will resolve is still under consideration.


Jenn also showed her progress with the short online course 'Approaches to drawing through materials and mark making' with West Dean and Joanna Veevers.


The course explores mark making with ink ,wax and graphite.



It entails making some simple folded books ,looking at marks in nature , and using a viewfinder to isolate areas of interest as in the below image.


The course also has you make papers for collage with rubbings and mono printing.
These can then be used to inspire and develop ideas for further work.Jenn has enjoyed the process so far and hopes it will lead to some new ideas.

 

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