Mixed Media Textile Art (MMTA)
An experimental online class boosting your creativity through fun technical skills and playful exercises! Thought for felters who are looking to push their art to another level and textile artist who are (interested in) using felt in their work.
6 Thursdays in a row starting at 9h30 AM in Paris
6 lessons of ~2h live online teaching, detailed handout & support through private Facebook page.
Morning class in Paris starting at 9h30AM (UTC+1) perfect for students based in Europe and America! Calculate the time in your location with this handy time converter.
PRIZE : 420 €
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For whom is this workshop?
This workshop is thought for felters and textile artistes, hobbyists or professionals who are looking for new ideas to enhance textiles in general and especially the felted surface .
Felting techniques are not really part of this workshop. We will work with or on felt, felt you already have or that you may create in between the sessions. If you do not make your own felt it’s possible to use industrial felt.
Workshop goals
The aim of this 6 days online class, dispatched over 6 weeks, is to experiment freely with different techniques on (silk) fabrics and with felt. The techniques taught are those I employ in all my art work from tableaux to sculptures, to brooches to art vests…
This is less about a special item about the creative process. I teach my holistic and process driven way of creating and share techniques which allowed me to enhance the felted surface.
By the end of the workshop you will have a multitude of samples, maybe some are ready to be used as brooches, cowls or tableaux, others may just be of inspirational use.
The techniques we will experiment with:
Coloring and mark making on paper, silk and felt
Dyeing & painting
textile collages
Introduction to digital drawing
Stencil making
Free motion embroidery
Transfer techniques
Composing, creating and crafting of tableaux, brooches, cowls…
Enhancing the surface of felt and recycling felted pieces
How this class is organized
The class is hold live on the meeting app Zoom and completed with handouts. All lessons will be recorded* and are accessible to the participants for at least 1 year on a private website. The recording allows you to review the class as many time as whished.
*Important: by signing in to this class you agree to be recorded! if you don’t agree, please contact me beforehand!
WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE PART IN THIS CLASS:
Most important: a good internet connection & a devise with camera and microphone.
A sewing machine
Desire to push your creativity
You can follow the workshop on a telephone but it’s easier if you have a laptop or tablette.
The class will be hold live on the meeting app Zoom and completed with handouts. All lessons will be recorded* and send to the students for their personal use after the class.
*Important: when signing in to this class you have to agree to the recording.
Needed tools and supplies
To take full advantage of this class I highly recommend a sewing machine that can be used for free motion stitching (or darning). A lot of my techniques are based on this fun, and in my eyes felting complementary, technique.
Need help to find out if your machine is adapted or want advises for buying one? Please check my blog post about “Which is the best machine for free motion stitching?”
Another thing that is very helpful for this class is an ink jet printer. If you do’nt have access to one, do’nt worry, there are always other options!
There is a lot of material involved in this class and if you buy everything, material cost may raise up to 200 euros. BUT you don’t need everything to enjoy the journey and learn and evolve. I give a lot of options and also you may not want to get involved with everything I do. As long as you have some colors, a sewing machine and a phone or tablet, there is a way to have fun in this class!
A detailed material list will be send after sign up.
Why direct teaching instead of a recording only?
My teaching is similar to my creating: organic and process driven. I love the interactivity of sharing knowledge. There is a giving and taking and therefor it’s essential to me to feel the presence of the persons I teach! Trials of recording my lessons failed. When I I don’t know to whom I address my teaching I’m not inspired.
As in my art, not two classes are the same. Each class is a unique experience!
Any questions? Please feel welcome to message me!