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Mixed Media Experimental Quilting
August 10 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$267.00A 3-week In-Studio Workshop!
Saturdays, August 10, 17, and 24, 1-4pm
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About this Workshop:
In this workshop participants will learn a variety of stitching and quilting techniques to create multi-layered textile pieces either as quilts or hanging wall pieces. We’ll start by creating some new printed pieces on day 1 to add to each student’s personal stash of fabrics printed in previous workshops or other fabrics of their choosing. From embroidery to applique sewing, on days 2 and 3 participants will utilize a variety of hand-quilting techniques and stitches to create textile pieces from their collection of printed fabrics.
Level: Intermediate/Beginner – Introduction to Screenprinting or similar experience (6 hours) is required. Some experience with sewing is recommended, but not required.
Registration closes August 1, 2024. Material fees are included with your registration to cover the supplies provided in class. Students may/will need to gather/purchase additional materials for class (see the materials list below). This list will also be provided with the registration confirmation email.
Sample images by Eliza Clifford
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $30 materials fee to cover consumable materials provided in class, including ink, newsprint, transparencies, additional cutting tools, fabric, quilting clips, and needles. Students will need to supply additional materials of their own, including:
For Day 1:
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) and/or wear clothes that can get inky
- (optional) Personal silkscreen for fabric (if you want to continue printing your designs after class
- Cotton fabrics to print on – fabric should be clean and ironed
- Image(s) to work with – more guidance will be provided in the confirmation email
For Day 2 and 3:
- Any printed/dyed fabrics from previous classes and personal work
- Any printed media that has been printed on in any of the following mediums: Screenprint, etching, relief, monoprint, etc.; Cyanotype and Solarfast; Natural dye and Shibori; Handmade cotton or natural fiber papers
- Cotton batting
- Sewing thread
- Sashiko thread
- Fabric scissors – example
- Journal/notebook for planning
- Pen/pencil
- (optional) Personal sewing machine (we’ll have a few available)
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Eliza Clifford is an arts educator, printmaker, and multidisciplinary artist from Maryland. Her work explores ideas of womanhood, mental health, gender, and how identities are constructed (and destructed) in modern day society. As a multidisciplinary artist, she experiments in a variety of mediums, including printmaking, book arts, design, alternative photography, natural dyeing, and quilting/sewing. Clifford has worked and taught at the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, the Women’s Studio Workshop, the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Arts on the Block, and the Metropolitan Center for Visual Art (VisArts). She has been an artist in residence at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, the Remarque Print Workshop, and the Penland School of Craft. Clifford has been featured in exhibitions at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, the Washington Printmakers Gallery, the Baltimore Fine Print Fair, the Morgan Conservatory, the Torpedo Factory Art Center, and Kent State University. Learn more about her work by following her on Instagram @lavender_lizard_press.