You can never have too many embroidered pages, too many little half worked sketchbooks hanging round the house. If I get the urge to stitch on paper I just have to run with it. Usually I discover a small forgotten sample somewhere whilst I'm looking for something else and decide it needs a permanent home....and a page is born.
Without doubt I have a love of working with paper, with creating all manner of pages, ledgers, artist books, stitched stories and stand alone paper pieces
Feeding this love of paper is a love of hand embroidery, the basis of who I am creatively, the process which feeds me 'artistically'. This week my stitching stories class has come to an end, a paper and sketchboook based class. My ledger class is ongoing......a paper and ledger/sketchbook based class. My embroidery class is coming to an end soon too and despite my love of working with all things paper I need the anchor of hand stitch onto cloth to feed me, to inspire and generate new and exciting ideas.
Early in September I will be starting a new embroidery class, hand embroidery onto cloth, creating hand stitched adornements, buttons, beads and trimmings whilst also working on a larger piece, a cloth based piece using traditional processes of applique, cutwork and hand embroidery. The excitement of beginning a new class never diminishes and I am making lists already!
Embroidery School.
A live blog running for 12 weeks from September 9.
You do not need to have participated in any of my previous online classes to take part in embroidery school.
Online format.... Private password protected blog.
No deadlines. No set tasks. Lifetime access to all resources.
Staged payments accepted. Please contact me for details.
This online learning programme is born from the success and popularity of previous 'fly on the wall' classes.
Join me for 12 weeks of creativity, a unique fly on the wall experience. Observe my process, my day to day, my working practice.
Throughout this onine learning programme my aim is to use traditional embroidery process.
During the course of the first two weeks I will be playing with beads and buttons, creating unique adornments for use in larger embroidered pieces building a 'stash' of unique embellished trimmings.
Following on from this initial project I hope to create an 'art garment' piece, a purely decorative and heavily embellished cloth garment piece purely for aesthetic purpose, to be hung or draped and not worn. This piece will be embellished using traditional techniques of applique, cutwork and hand embroidery.
In addition, who knows what else will crop up, what will inspire and develop over this programme. We begin with a blank page of time and fill that page developing embroidered works on paper and fabric.
Posting once every week I will demonstraste my working processes, discuss my ideas and inspirations and develop various pieces of work which result from explorations demonstrated in class.
Group interaction will be facilitated within the forum of a private Flickr group where it will be possible to upload images and receive feedback and encouragement from the wider group along with input from me. There will also be the opportunity for wider discussion within the ''discussion'' area of that group. Interaction in this manner is however voluntary. There is no pressure on you to participate within this forum. If you prefer to work quietly, on your own that is encouraged too. My wish is for you to use this learning experience in the manner best suited to you, to learn in a way which makes you happy and furthers your individual creativity.
Please note, certain tasks within this programme may require the use of a sewing machine.
Our initial timetable will be as follows as I am going on holiday for one week on September 30.
September 9. Post 1.
September 16. Post 2.
September 23. Post 3.
September 29 (Sunday) Post 4&5
October 14. Post 6.
Access.... Unlimited. Forever.
Materials required.... List sent upon registration.
Images used here are for illustration purposes only. We will not be replicating these pieces during our 12 weeks.
***No prerequisites, suitable for beginners and the more experienced.***
Please allow 36 hours from registration to the receipt of a welcome email.