Contemporary Textile Art: Using Metal for Textile Art

• Sat 17 May
  Full weekend, Saturday & Sunday 10:00AM - 4:00PM At Selwyn College, Auckland. Presenters: Alysn Midgelow-Marsden
  

  • $285.00 incl. GST
  Session information

  Sessions

  Session 1

  Sat 17 May 10:00 - Sat 17 May 16:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.

  Session 2

  Sun 18 May 10:00 - Sun 18 May 16:00

  At Selwyn College, Auckland.
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Description

Expect these classes to be the start of an obsession. Dip into a selection of media, experiment, then produce an artwork using your new textile and mixed media skills. Work with fabrics and papers, in stitch and in beads to make creative art. You will learn to view almost anything as a creative tool, including a sewing machine, hammers, candles and more!

This is a course for beginners and improvers alike led by an internationally experienced artist and author.

You will experiment with ways to use heat and paint to produce exciting colours, textures and patterns on thin metal, including up-cycling of domestic waste metals. You will incorporate wires and beads, and use weaving and stitching techniques. You will explore ways to create richly coloured, textured and embellished surfaces and forms that can be used to create 2D journal covers, wall-hangings, or 3D forms, such as vessels, jewellery or sculpture.

Expected learning outcomes

• Learn the properties of lightweight metals, wires and beads, and how to combine them to create innovative surfaces
• Understand how to combine unusual materials in a textile context
• Be able to use free motion sewing machine techniques for your artworks
• Be able to use beading and stitching techniques

What to bring

Essential:

1. A notepad and pen
2. A pair of scissors
3. Basic hand sewing equipment if you have it
4. Your lunch each day (or there is a bakery and a cafe 400m away)

Optional:

1. Your sewing machine if you wish, including a darning/embroidery foot and spare machine needles (some are available at Selwyn, and you can choose whether to machine stitch or not)
2. A selection of machine threads
3. Any lightweight craft metals or recycled domestic metals such as coffee pods, foils, hummus lids and similar
4. Any wires you have
5. A pair of small pliers or wire cutters
6. Beads

All other materials are equipment will be provided by Alysn and your course fee includes a materials charge for these.

About your tutor

I love to share my experimental, improvisational approaches and am an internationally acknowledged artist, curator, tutor and author. I specialise in a range of unusual materials such as metals, paper, wire and paint, and not for nothing is my blog called ‘Alysnsburntofferings’ as my techniques include burning, hammering, patinating and distressing (amongst others). Stitching and embellishing are not forgotten and are used freely and expressively. Designs and inspiration are often drawn from natural patterns and textures in addition to a fascination with the history and context of materials and techniques.

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