This fun class teaches students to use living plants as an artistic tool. Students will learn how to print on fabric using plant matter, including how to pick the most successful plants, tips and techniques for the best print, and how to be considerate and have a conservation mind set when picking. We will experiment with light on dark and vice versa, with layering prints and with ‘ghost’ prints.
Instructor: Charlotte Scott
I am a New Zealand based textile artist. My work depicts narratives of the natural world and my medium is cloth, needle and thread. I am deeply inspired by the unique flora and fauna of New Zealand and by trying to capture the distinctive colours we have surrounding us. I colour my own cloth, either with dye or paint, then I cut, layer and quilt my work, using the texture of the quilting stitches as an integral element of the final design. I host a podcast called The New Zealand Quilt Show. It showcases the quilting talent we have in Oceania by interviewing well-known quilters and industry professionals. When I am not making quilts, I am a part-time midwife, a wife and a mother.
Materials supplied: • Paint, paper • irons and ironing surfaces • Some paint rollers will be provided • Mat and ruler for cutting and trimming fabrics Materials to bring: • Fabrics: a wide selection of fat-quarter sized cotton fabrics. Solids, or one-colour mottled fabrics work best (avoid commercial prints). Include some light coloured and some dark coloured fabrics. • 1 metre of cheap fabric e.g. calico • 1 metre of felt/cotton batting/old woollen blanket • large plastic rubbish sack • plastic ice cream container lid or similar for paint palette, foam roller, around 10cm wide • scissors for cutting plant material • print brayer/roller, if you have one • rotary cutter, mat and rulers (optional for trimming fabrics; one will be provided in class)
Appropriate For: All levels - Basic sewing