4 days Masterclass to create a unique sculptural felt hat & boost your creativity
Level: Advanced
With the skills taught during the class, you will be able to make hats like the ones shown in the slideshow above. They are all based on an original Ariane Mariane template that can be adapted in endless ways. You learn how to make it fit for any head size and transform it in many stylish and sculptural ways.
Day 1: 9h30 AM to 12h30 AM
Day 2: 9h30 AM to 11h00 AM
Day 3 : 9h30 AM to 11h00 AM
Day 4: 9h00 AM to 10h30 AM
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PRIZE : 290 €
(This 4 days online masterclass is equal to the ones I also teach in “face-to-face” for 390€ )
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What you will learn :
the secrets & particularity of my sculptural hats (self lining)
making a sculptural template with extensions
best technique to make a seamless hollow form in high quality
embellishing the surface through funky design elements (fiber painting, relief and nuno felting techniques …)
adding cords, crests, ruffles …
free form shaping: pleats, spirals, snail forms…
high quality sculptural felt
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!
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! I tried to record my lessons but failed badly. 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. You get a unique experience!
Another important reason is that I want you to finish your unique creation you do with me! May be it’s different for you but personally, when I buy a recorded lesson, I nearly never finish the project. Not because I’m not inspired or I don’t want to, but because as I have free access to the teaching when ever I wish and for the years to come! Being a busy person, l start the lesson and then I get absorbed in dialy routine, push the task along until I forget about it!I know it may seem constraining to have to attempt a class on a certain time! Still it’s less time consuming than an “in location” workshop. You don’t have to travel and you can organize the “exercise time” in function of your needs and possibilities.
I see the live online teaching as a perfect mix of a “face-to-face” and a recorded workshop.
The most valuable argument for me for live online classes: Until now 99% of my online students finished their art work. This score is even higher than what I have experimented in classes hold in my studio and I’m very enthousiast about it! This is because online we have a larger time window. “In location” we have to make it in the 3 to 4 days of the class. In most of my online masterclasses II schedule a “vernissage” (or final meeting) within a week after the last session. This allows you to finish your work easily but it also sets a goal.
Step by step 4 days program:
On day 1 we’ll make a mini (or egg) hat and if you like I encourage you to make it in the same time online with me. All other lessons work best if you watch, take notes, ask question and realize the shown steps after the class. Please note that it takes 8 to 10 hours to make the final sculptural hat.
Day 1 sampler making (~3h)
We will make mini hat sampler all together. to give you an idea of the whole process.
First day mini hat samplers can be used as stylish egg warmers!
Day 2 (~1h30) template construction
I will demonstrate how construct a perfect sitting hat, starting with how to take the right measurements , through pattern making up to enlarging the hat form to layout size.
Day 3 (~1h30): Composition & Surface design
I will work on a unique hat design, allowing you to observe my process of composing and designing. It’s the moment where I will share my favorite surface design techniques.
Day 4 (~1h): Sculpturing
In the last lesson I demonstrate the sculpturing of the felted hat I started on day 3.
Vernissage - An extra meeting to tell and show
To finalize the workshop I offer the opportunity of a final meeting several days later. You are invited to show your finished hat'(s). It’s also an opportunity to answer all questions that might have pop up while making your unique sculptural hat. This meeting will be scheduled during the class in function of everyone’s calendar.
WHAT YOU NEED TO Take part in this class:
Most important: a good internet connection & a devise with camera and microphone.
You can follow the workshop on a telephone but it’s easier if you have a laptop or tablette.
At least basic felting skills are highly recommended to be able to follow this class!
For beginners I recommend taking my vessel or hollow form critter class first.
Materials:
wool top (or combed wool) in 1-2 main colors
optional: scrapes of thin fabrics for nunofelting
bubble plastic
polyethylene foam (bubble wrap can be alternatively used)
water
a sprinkler bottle
towels
cotton or rubber bands
duck tape
scissors
optional: all kind of felting tools you are used to (soap, sticks…)