Note: All workshops are available with the SCHOLAR Weekend Pass and VIP Weekend Pass during Early Bird registration period.
After Early Bird registration closes, workshop registrations will be available 'a la carte' for you to choose from during Late registration (if seats are available).
FRIDAY, August 14, 2015
TIME: 7pm - 10pm+
DURATION: 3+ hours
INSTRUCTOR: Sandie Bacon
TITLE: GOLDEN Products demo + 'Stay and Play!'
DESCRIPTION: Sandie will demonstrate GOLDEN products. After her demo,
Sandie will lead playtime with GOLDEN products.
Complimentary free GOLDEN products will be provided.
COST: Free for Demo - ticket required.
$10 for 'Stay and Play' - ticket required. (Cost included
with VIP Weekend Pass and SCHOLAR Weekend Pass).
SUPPLIES TO BRING: Basic mixed media supplies kit for 'Stay and Play'.
INSTRUCTOR FEE: included with cost
SATURDAY, August 15, 2015
TIME: 10am -12pm + (break) +
1pm - 5pm
DURATION: 6 hours
INSTRUCTOR: Rosie Huart
TITLE: ‘Shabby Chic’ Art Journal and Your Written Word
writing and playing with letters of the alphabet - using
your own handwriting. These energetic marks will be
used to create symbols to integrate into your personal
art journal. Found objects, such as twigs, nibs,
cardboard, seashells, pods and other tools will be used
in spirited markings.
You will also make a ‘Shabby Chic’ Art Journal out of
canvas, fabric, ribbon, decorative and handmade paper
and other ephemera, using molding paste, gesso,
acrylic paints and collage. Rosie will show you how
to incorporate creative writing and poetry into your
finished journal. After this workshop, you can use your
journal as a wedding guest book, meditation book,
art journal - or whatever you want! This is a fun and
creative project where you cannot make a mistake.
COST: $175 (after Early Bird registration closes - or included
with VIP Weekend Pass and SCHOLAR weekend pass)
SUPPLIES TO BRING: canvas, fabric, ribbon, decorative and handmade paper
and other ephemera, using molding paste, gesso,
acrylic paints and collage. Rosie will show you how
to incorporate creative writing and poetry into your
finished journal. After this workshop, you can use your
journal as a wedding guest book, meditation book,
art journal - or whatever you want! This is a fun and
creative project where you cannot make a mistake.
COST: $175 (after Early Bird registration closes - or included
with VIP Weekend Pass and SCHOLAR weekend pass)
Basic mixed media supplies kit + unorthodox tools
(twigs, seashells, nail heads, pods, ferns, gauze,
heavy thread, nibs, cardboard, and other found
tools, etc.), fabric stash (your own fabric scraps,
lace, threads, etc.), 3 yd. roll of grosgrain ribbon
1/2" wide to compliment colors of shabby chic journal,
sentiments (copies of your favorite poems, phrases,
quotes, sayings, etc.), waxed paper.
SUPPLIES PROVIDED:
Canvas, molding paste, sum-e ink,
some of Rosie's personal embellishments.
INSTRUCTOR FEE: included with cost
Sunday, August 16, 2015
TIME: 10:30 am - 4pm (includes lunch break, setup & cleanup times)
DURATION: 5.5 hours
INSTRUCTOR: Laura Wasilowski
TITLE: Tiny Homes
DESCRIPTION: Create a little house quilt - and receive a degree in
Architecture from the Chicago School of Fusing at the
same time! Explore the many techniques of fusing:
free cutting, layering, collage building,
improvisational design, and more.
The result is a whimsical neighborhood placed
in a colorful landscape setting and made from a kit of
pre-fused beautifully hand-dyed fabrics.
(No sewing machine is needed.)
COST: $125 (after Early Bird registration closes - or included
with VIP Weekend PASS and SCHOLAR weekend Pass)
SUPPLIES TO BRING:
Travel ironing board or travel ironing mat + travel iron
or quilting travel iron or iron + extension cord +
http://artfabrik.com/workshops-lectures/workshops/tiny-homes-half-day-workshop-supply-list/
INSTRUCTOR FEE: $25
All WORKSHOPS are conducted in the CLASSROOM/Palmer.
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