A haiku is a short, traditional Japanese poem often about nature.
Create collage from a haiku perspective. Enhance your narrative collage with natural materials while learning how to transform flax roving into beautifully textured paper. We will explore various ways of adding inclusions and embellishing surfaces with mark-making and stitching after your paper collage has dried.
A detailed materials and resource lists will be emailed to you, along with the Zoom link for the workshop after registration. I encourage you to consider registering early providing ample time to gather the materials you will need to fully engage in this creative experience.
Meeting time: 10am - 1pm MST
Feel free to contact me with questions.
In this immersive, hands-on 2-day online workshop, participants will acquire valuable methods for constructing sturdy yet flexible moulds using wire mesh and plaster cloth perfectly suited for casting textured flax fiber paper. This workshop welcomes all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists.
Workshop Outline:
Transform flax roving into fiber paper with inclusions for texture and color.
Learn how to make a reusable mould with wire mesh and plaster cloth. This is great technique for developing a series of multiples.
Your sculpture can be enhanced with stitching after drying and mark-making with ink, stain, paint.
Schedule:
Day 1. Design and make your mould with wire mesh and plaster cloth.
Day 2: Make flax fiber paper to be applied over your mould/form.
Workshop Details:
This 2-day online workshop provides adequate time for drying between sessions.
A comprehensive materials and resource list will be sent via email upon registration.
The 2-day online workshop sessions run from 10 am to 1 pm MST.
Participants will receive the Zoom link by email shortly before the first scheduled session.
Please consider registering in advance giving yourself ample time to gather the materials before the first day of the workshop.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly here.
Learn how to transform natural flax roving into textured paper for sculptural applications in the comfort of your own studio/work space. You will discover how to use simple objects as moulds to create 3D fiber sculpture and how to use inclusions to add color and texture to your paper. Flax fiber paper can be embellishment with ink, stains, and stitching.
The workshop is live and interactive, not pre-recorded.
The class meets from 10 AM to 1 PM MST via Zoom, providing a convenient online format.
The Zoom link, materials and resource list will be emailed to you before the workshop.
All skill levels are welcome.
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