Workshops and Courses
I have now machine-embroidered for over thirty-five years and painted on
silk for eighteen. At all times, my approach has been experimental, and I have
tried to extend the range and depth of my knowledge and skills. This, together
with my teaching qualifications and long teaching experience, means that I am
able to offer an extensive and structured programme of courses.
Organisations or businesses interested in engaging me to
tutor should e-mail me for a complete list of courses offered.
I will then snail-mail the list, together with my schedule of
fees, terms and conditions. This will not be available by e-mail.
Should any courses on the list not be quite suitable for a group, I am willing to
consider constructing specific courses for them.
As a tutor, my aim is not only to provide students with the body of knowledge
on which the course is based, but also to excite them with the possibilities which
lie ahead.
Courses are offered under the following broad topics:
A. Silk Painting (including Aussie Shibori)
B. Creative Machine Embroidery (FME)
C. Combined Courses (A and B together, or Mixed Media)
D. Doll-associated Courses.
Angelfish Tabard-style vest (detail of angelfish on back) (1993)
2008 Classes (as of February, 2008)
Rockhampton, Queensland (as part of Wrapt in Rocky, the 1st Central Queensland Regional Forum)
29th June - 5th July: Machine Embroidering the Landscape - interpreting the patterns of the landscape in FME
Contact Nanette Balchin nanette.balchin@bigpond.com
Oz Landscape (2006) 26cm x 8.5cm (10.25" x 3.375")
Bunbury, Western Australia (as part of the Western Australian Regional Forum)
5th - 11th October: Machine Embroidering in the Round - FME on a pre-shaped (moulded) base
Contact Cherry Johnston (Convenor) cherry@cherryjohnston.com
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a and b: Bowl II (2000), front and back
c: Lichen Bowl (2000) (collection of Barbara Wenders, Seattle)
Launceston, Tasmania
27th, 28th, 29th and 30th October: Into the Woods! - interpreting bark, lichen and fungi in machine embroidery
Contact Robyn sewknit@bigpond.net.au
Links
Mieke Apps, New Zealand quilt and textile artist
Barbara Bilyard, New Zealand quilt artist
Jenny Dowde, freeform knitting, scrumbling and polymer clay
Teena Hughes, Australian silk painter (also www.abfab-australia.com)
Carol H. Straus, American quilt artist
Contact Information (Please note changes: I moved in August, 2007!)
Postal Address
P. O. Box 39, KETTERING, Tasmania 7155, Australia
Electronic Mail
or topsilk1@bigpond.com (ADSL, not cable)
Telephone
+ (61)3 6267 4169
Please note that, owing to telemarketing pests, I do not answer calls made from undisclosed numbers.
Fax: + (61)3 6267 4869
Mobile: 0418 577 896 (NB: reception very poor at home. Thanks, Telstra 3G!)