Botanical & Rust Dye Exploration

Lorri Scott & Leslie Marsh, Instructors
Saturday, November 19, 2016, 9:30am - 5:00pm
Class Fee: $195.00, kit fee $30.00

Leslie Marsh and Lorri Scott are teaming up to bring you two perspectives on the wildly popular art of eco-dyeing. Focusing on fabric, Lorri will guide participants through her steaming techniques to obtain stunning prints using leaves and rust. Leslie will focus on an immersion method using both paper and fabric.
Dye printing with botanicals and rust is a fascinating (ad)venture. Lorri and Leslie have been exploring these techniques for several years and are still learning and being surprised by the magical outcome. 
This is not a project based class, so you'll have plenty of time to amass a pile of botanical and rust printed paper and fabric to use in projects of your choice, be it scarves, collage, books, etc. 

Supply to Bring:

scissors, an apron as this can be a wet & messy class 
Optional: copper or iron pipe (NOT galvanized) 3/4" - 1" diameter and 8 - 10" long, small pieces of fabric as long as they are natural fibers; 100% cotton, wool, linen

All class fees are prepaid, and non-refundable. Contact class manager Dede  Warren at 714-757-0558 to reserve your place in this class. You may also reserve your place in person at the store by check, cash or credit card, or via phone with your credit card. Call us if you need assistance...we'll be happy to help!

Washed In Colors

Lorri Scott & Leslie Marsh, Instructors
Sunday, November 20, 2016, 9:30am - 5:00pm
Class Fee: $195.00, kit fee $30.00

Leslie Marsh and Lorri Scott are teaming up to bring you two perspectives on the wildly popular art of eco-dyeing. Focusing on fabric, Lorri will guide participants through her steaming techniques to obtain stunning prints using leaves and rust. Leslie will focus on an immersion method using both paper and fabric.
During this workshop, participants will be introduced to the basics of Indigo Dyeing with some simple shibori techniques on fabric. They will also explore the reaction between natural dyes and plant material and experiment with natural color washes. 
Lorri will have a vat of pale Indigo dye that can be used to over-dye some of the botanical and rust dye prints from Day One. 
*Techniques from Day One will not be repeated. Participants will have to option to purchase already-printing fabrics for a small fee if they did not take Day One. 

 

Supply to Bring:

scissors, an apron as this can be a wet & messy class 
Optional: copper or iron pipe (NOT galvanized) 3/4" - 1" diameter and 8 - 10" long, small pieces of fabric as long as they are natural fibers; 100% cotton, wool, linen

All class fees are prepaid, and non-refundable. Contact class manager Dede  Warren at 714-757-0558 to reserve your place in this class. You may also reserve your place in person at the store by check, cash or credit card, or via phone with your credit card. Call us if you need assistance...we'll be happy to help!

Mini Medieval Triptychs

Laurie Mika, Instructor
Saturday, October 15, 2016, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Class Fee: $130.00, kit fee $15.00
 
Laurie Mika is a mixed-media artist with a passion for combining a variety of mediums creating an original style of mixed-media mosaics using handmade polymer clay tiles. Like a modern-day alchemist tinkering with the ancient art of mosaics, Laurie finds magic in combining disparate elements.

In this class we will be creating beautiful Gothic triptychs (7 x 9 inches) using a variety of mixed-media techniques. We will begin by altering the triptychs using a relief method for creating the surface texture. Then we will make mosaic tiles with a focal point that will go in the center of the triptych. Laurie will teach you to paint, powder, stamp, embed, collage, transfer, and more onto and into the clay. This is truly a mixed-media class where you'll learn to blend a variety of contemporary techniques into a Medieval looking piece of art. No two pieces will be the same, and the color palette is yours to choose.

Supply to Bring:

3-4 small (2 oz) packages of either Premo or Sculpey III polymer clay *the colors don't end up being sen all that much. Please make sure the clay is somewhat soft by pressing your thumb into it. If it feels rock hard, don't buy it! Please pre-condition clay prior to class by kneading it until soft and then roll into a ball and store in a baggie, 1 small (2 oz) package of white or tan Premo or Sculpey III clay, a small bottle of Weldbond glue (available at Michaels or Ace Hardware), a one-inch paintbrush and a small detail brush, a few doo-dads to embed in clay like charms, buttons, beads, found objects, Milagros, jewelry parts, watch parts, metal findings, small glass tile, wings, crowns, halos, page pebbles (glass domes). Refer to photos above.

All class fees are prepaid, and non-refundable. Contact class manager Dede  Warren at 714-757-0558 to reserve your place in this class. You may also reserve your place in person at the store by check, cash or credit card, or via phone with your credit card. Call us if you need assistance...we'll be happy to help!