Workshops and Courses

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        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

or www.fibreswest.com.au

           a        b        c

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

            ken@bennett-smith.com

             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!)