Getting Deeper into Surface Design

One of the reasons i have always loved Surface Design is the texture, whether it is texture to touch or visual texture that adds depth and color/hue variations.

I am excited to offer another session exploring introductions using a variety of techniques. So far, all of the students have been fun, playful and open to exploring. All of the right ingredients for a rewarding creative experience.

This session includes:

Acrylic Gel photo transfer

Marbling on Fabric

Silk screen printing with textile pigments

Appliqué and stitch techniques

Pigment removal/resist

dimensional stitching creating bubbles, rows and line

Block printing using linoleum

Composition, using selected samples and techniques to create a composition

This series of 8 classes will be held at the Art Alliance of Greensboro, located at the Greensboro Cultural Center on N. Davie Street. 

As an added bonus I have a homeschool drawing and painting class right after this class. We will work on some surface textures, portraits and a 3-D drawing and painting, plus lots of color mixing. If you are interested in scheduling classes for your group please contact me.

Another favorite surface design technique is painting and I am excited to work with the Second Harvest Food Bank on the Empty Bowls painting project!We are scheduling groups to paint bisque bowls that will be available at the upcoming April Fundraiser for the Food Bank. This is for the Northwest counties of North Carolina, helping to supply food to local pantries in so many counties. 

I've got some other projects on the burner too, working on grants, our upcoming Down to Earth exhibit at the Dan River Art Market & Gallery and a surface design piece i'm hoping to have ready for that exhibit!  

It is a busy winter moving quickly into spring.. I plan to plant some things that will be useful in dyes and more! Time to get a Dye Garden at my new space!