Just back last weekend from a course with Sandra Meech at Alston Hall. The requirements list seemed endless but I have to say I think I used most of what I took with me. We needed to take photocopies of images that we were currently working on or wanted to use as our source of inspiration for the work we were going to be doing.
I really enjoy design work in all its many guises and techniques and was in my element creating designs.
We painted on A2 paper using black acrylic paint –mark making. We used these pieces to identify specific areas for development using an A4 piece of paper with 8 squares cut out of it. We took photos of our work so that we would have them as a reference and so that we could work from the digital images at some other time.
We painted papers with brusho (for collage purposes) and also with transfer paints. (Sandra uses transfer paints a lot in her work. We selected areas from our black and white mark making papers and worked in the grid spaces colouring in using coloured pencils and oil pastels. We ended up with an endless supply of piece of paper and numerous designs.
We used the A4 sheet grid to explore using different mark making materials, pencils, oil pastels, crayons, pens and charcoal. (Not a fan of charcoal – never have been)!!
Mark Making
Transferring onto fabric
This design was drawn using a permanent maker onto different fabrics, cotton for transfer paper and poly sateen, vylene or lining for the transfer paints.
This next design was drawn using white oil pastels on paper then painted over with transfer paints – giving a batik look.
(permanent marker)
These are using transfer paper – Sandra had her computer and printer with her and copied two images for each of us.
The second piece has wireform between a couple of layers of fabric so that it can be shaped.
I have no real idea why but we also had to draw an apple using crayons!! I think that most us had done it before at some time. I guess it helped anyone who hadn’t to get to know what range of colours can be achieved by using just a couple of red, yellow and blue crayons.
All in all a fulfilling weekend. I certainly came home with a lot of designs to work on in the future!!
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Sorry folks - I am not sure what happened here with the images!! I haven't blogged for quite a while - I use live writer to upload everything and I have never experienced this before.
That sounds like a fantastic workshop and I love your designs. Plenty of potential there for you to get to work on.
It was a very good workshop Heather working with a top textile artist and a lovely group of people.
Alston Hall is a nice place to stay for courses too. As you plenty of potential for more to work on!
There is nothing like a good course to inspire one, is there. I wish there were more over this direction. Some of your photographs are an inspiration in themselves. I look forward to seeing stage 2.
Lots of fabulous design work to inspire future work. Lucky you to have a weekend with Sandra!
Fabulous work. Very inspiring samples
Looks so nice. I love Sandra Meech's work! And wanted to take à class for her too !
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