Amanda Hislop - Escape into landscape - make marks: placement: stitch
Amanda Hislop has been teaching for over 20 years and seeks to blur the boundaries between art and craft. In her own work she combines drawn and painted marks with thread, paper and fabric, using machine embroidery to add depth and texture.
In this three-day design workshop you will be using drawn lines, colour washes, wax resist, collage and folding techniques to free up and create expressive compositions for development into stitched work.
Using the landscape around the InStitches studio you'll take a walk with a small sketchbook to observe, imagine and take inspiration from the local environment, recording observations through sketches and marks, colour notes, rubbings and words.
Let your personal response to the landscape unfold through intuitive painterly mark making and monotype print to create surfaces to fragment and place in simple arrangements to work with hand stitch creating personal pieces drawing out the essence of local landscape.
You will also have the opportunity to extend and explore your compositions into surfaces for hand and free machine stitch.
You will also have the opportunity to extend and explore your compositions into surfaces for hand and free machine stitch.
Whether you are a beginner or have plenty of experience this workshop is suitable for anyone interested in working creatively with fabric and thread
Dates: Tuesday 13th to Thursday 15th September 2022 (3 days)
The studio will be open from 9.15am and the workshop will start at 9.30am until 4.30pm (ish) each day.
Cost: £325 (this includes most materials and lunch).
A £160 deposit will secure your place.
Please note: Places are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis; to secure your place please ensure that your deposit is paid at the time of booking.
Dates: Tuesday 13th to Thursday 15th September 2022 (3 days)
The studio will be open from 9.15am and the workshop will start at 9.30am until 4.30pm (ish) each day.
Cost: £325 (this includes most materials and lunch).
A £160 deposit will secure your place.
Please note: Places are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis; to secure your place please ensure that your deposit is paid at the time of booking.
There will be home-made biscuits with morning coffee, a light seasonal lunch and an enticing cake with a pot of afternoon tea. So why not treat yourself and spend a day being creative in the company of friends?