Wednesday: Surface Design on Fabric [Adult]

Discover the potential of creating a finished design directly on fabric, using relaxed and playful silkscreen techniques. Cutting, slashing tearing and drawing with a seam ripper will create the marks that provide paper resists for our silkscreened compositions. The design and use of thermofax screens will be explored and will allow us to add a variety of textures to our work. Using blank silkscreen to add solid colors of dye, complex designs can be achieved by layering areas of thickened dyes with these multiple techniques. Beautiful fabrics can be used as quilts or simply as “art cloth”. All levels.  [Materials list in detailed description]

Teaching Artist: Judy Langille
Class dates: Wednesdays, May 10-June 14. 6 weeks

Registration fee includes materials fee:
Regular: $425 | Members: $382.50
Late fee of $25 will apply from May 3

Materials list - Please bring the following to the first class:
- Rubber gloves, apron
- Plastic from dry cleaning bags or light weight plastic to wrap fabric in to take it home. It will need to be washed the next day.
- Freezer Paper- sold at grocery stores
- Fabric- can be 100% cotton, silk or rayon that is prepared for dyeing – we will discuss this in the first class.
- Blank silkscreen frame- at least 12” x 18”- but can be bigger. All wood should be covered with duct tape, or shellacked before workshop.
- Old hand towels for cleaning up.