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Educational
Workshops
The
San Juan County Textile Guild offers educational
workshops taught by acclaimed instructors. Fees
vary by teacher and the number of students registered. A $75 deposit
is required for each class. In addition to tuition, there is a materials
fee for most classes. Workshops are held at various venues across the
islands.
Workshops
are open first to SJCTG members, then to non-members on a space-available
basis. A deposit is required for each workshop.
- SJCTG
members can sign up for these workshops using the form
furnished under the member login from the Home page or click
here.
- Non-members
click here for sign-up
form. Download the PDF file and print.
- For workshop
questions, you can contact our workshop person @ Email
Us!
Workshop
Sign-up Policy:
1)
Sign-ups for all workshops will require a non-refundable $75 deposit or
the total cost of the workshop if less than $75.
2) The workshop coordinator will send a reminder to the participants
90 days before the workshop with an estimated balance, which is then
due and payable.
3) If a student cancels before the 90-day period, the student is
not responsible for the full cost. Within 90 days of the workshop,
the student is responsible for the full amount. A replacement will
pay the cost or the balance directly to the person who has had to
drop out, in the order in which they have cancelled whether it is
before or after the 90-day period.
4) All cancellations are subject to forfeiture of the deposit unless
the workshop is cancelled by the Guild or a replacement is found.
5)
If the Guild has to cancel a workshop, all deposits will be refunded
in full.
Workshop
Wait list policy:
1)
After the workshop capacity has been met, anyone may add his/her
name to a waitlist with a $75 deposit.
2) Up to 90 days before the workshop, anyone on the waitlist may
remove their name from the list and receive a full refund of the
deposit.
3) Within 90 days of the workshop, the waitlisted person must accept
an opening or forfeit their deposit unless a replacement is found.
4) If a person is not offered a place in the workshop, the deposit
will be returned.
Workshop
Fees:
1)
All workshops will be available to both members and non-members.
2) Non-members will be offered the workshop for $20 more which will
include a one-year membership in the Guild.
3) We will develop reciprocity agreements with other guilds.
SJCTG
WORKSHOPS 2013
Sunday
and Monday, March 10-11, 2013 - San Juan Island - Skagit
Valley College
Birch
Bark Basketry with Deb Curtis
This workshop will provide a hands on experience in preparing the birch
for your basket. Students will be able to choose from four different
styles of birch baskets, and depending on the style chosen may be able
to complete more than one basket in the two days. The workshop will
also include a brief history of birch bark basketry and how to gather
the birch. The different styles available range from traditional to
contemporary. Birch bark offers a clean, pure look to any basket. The
warm browns of the inner bark provide a striking contrast to the lighter
outer bark. This will be a wonderful opportunity to get acquainted with
this beautiful basket material.
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Deb Curtis is based in Corvallis, OR. Her work has
been shown throughout the Northwest as well as North Carolina, New Hampshire,
Arkansas, and Arizona. She teaches at basket conferences in Oregon,
Washington, California, and Michigan. Her goal is to create contemporary
baskets using traditional materials. With this in mind, she links traditional
materials with tapestry weaving, beading, stitching and surface design.
She says that, “By blending colors and textures, I change the
character of the basket from only a functional vessel to a container
that expresses a concept. I strive to show that there is beauty in tradition
and purpose to contemporary basketry.”
Where: San Juan Island - Skagit Valley College
Cost: $125-$150 ($75 deposit
required) Materials Fee: $65
Friday
and Saturday, March 22-23, 2013 - Orcas Island, Orcas
Hotel at the Ferry Landing
Crocheting
with Magdalena Verhasselt
This
workshop will provide an overview of the many things that can be done
with crocheting, and will be a jumpstart for your own creativity. The
instructor will bring samples of all these types of projects, and demonstrations
will also be given. Participants will learn and practice the most common
crochet stitches. The class project will be to make a sampler scarf,
using many of the techniques that have been learned. This workshop would
be suitable for someone who is a beginner to crocheting or to someone
who has basic skills and wants to know more.
Marlene Verhasselt learned to knit and crochet by the
age of five in her native country of Germany. She even crocheted edges
on cloth diapers for her younger brother! She is a retired teacher from
California, but prior to that, she taught a variety of crafts in private
schools. In addition to crocheting and knitting, Marlene is skilled
in macrame and paper mache. She lives on Orcas Island, and her sheep
blankets are very popular at the Olga Artworks, one of the premier galleries
on Orcas.
Where: Orcas Island - Orcas Hotel at the Ferry Landing
Cost: $35-$60 ($35 deposit required)
No Materials Fee
Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, April 12, 13, 14, 2013 - The Grange,
Friday Harbor
Nuno
Felting with Patty Barker
The Guild’s own member Patti Barker will be giving this two-part
workshop. This is a wonderful opportunity to use this popular technique
to make two unique projects.
Nuno Felt a Scarf Workshop. Friday, April 12th
Learn the basics of nuno felting and take home an original silk and
wool scarf of your own design. This is a beginner class and emphasis
is on having fun.
Cost: $75-$90. Materials fee: $40
3-D Nuno Felt a Vest Workshop. Saturday and Sunday, April 13th-14th
This is an advanced felting class where participants will learn garment
construction of a felted vest with no sewing necessary (well, maybe
a little hand basting). This project will utilize a plastic resist technique.
Before the workshop, each person will be asked what basic colors they
wish to use and will design their own wearable art vest! Students will
leave not only with a vest, but with a resist pattern and the knowledge
of how to make seamless felted vests and jackets.
Cost: $130-$150. Materials fee: $80
Patti Barker is a full-time American fiber artist.
She exhibits her felt works at fine art shows in Florida in the Winter
and in the Pacific Northwest the rest of the year. Patti has won multiple
awards for her original felted wearable art. She enjoys teaching workshops
with an emphasis on fun. Patti incorporates hand-dyed silk and fibers,
as well as hand-spun art yarn into her unique felted accessories and
garments.
Where:
The Grange, Friday Harbor
Thursday
and Friday, June 13-14, 2013 - Orcas Island
Painting
on Silk? Easy to Do! with Janet Lehwalder
In
this workshop, you will learn how easy it is to create beautiful colors
and designs on silk, to rival even those made by famous designers. Using
the simple Serti technique, you stretch the silk and trace the outline
of your design with a resist. The dyes flow and blend, creating interesting
patterns naturally. Information on materials and techniques will be
presented. On the first day, students will create a 22” x 22”
scarf. On the second day, it will be possible to complete at least one
more scarf, or to design greeting cards using the technique, or to learn
embellishing techniques to add to the scarves.
Janet Lewalder established Moonlight Silks in 1984,
and her work over the years has encompassed a wide variety of silk painting
techniques and projects, such as paintings in a watercolor style, clothing
items, and luxurious quilted silk comforters. She has taught extensively
and enjoys that her students are able to get such beautiful results.
Janet says that, “I love the way silk’s natural luster adds
light to the colors. I love the way you can choose among many surface
textures. Silk is a strong, vibrant natural fiber that is beautiful
all by itself.”
Where: Orcas Island - Fire Hall, Eastsound
Cost: $140-$160 ($75 deposit
required) No Materials Fee • All Supplies Included
Saturday,
September 14, 2013 - Location to be determines
Kumihimo
- Japanese Braiding with Marilyn Romatka
In this one-day workshop, you will discover an ancient Japanese braiding
technique. Artists used this delicate technique to make cords for closing
scrolls, for adornment, and for the construction of Samurai armor. Working
on a braiding stand called a Marudai, students will enjoy the calm,
rhythmic motions while they produce four different and stunning braids.
You will also be introduced to Tama weights. The possible uses for the
braids are endless. Use them for jewelry making, to embellish garments,
for curtain tie-backs, horse leads, or for your own armor construction.
This workshop is appropriate for those who are new to kumihimo, as well
as those who have had some experience with it already. Enjoy your day
of Zen!
Marilyn Romatka is a Seattle-based artist, who is accomplished
in many fields, including spinning, weaving, knitting, and fleece preparation,
as well as being well-versed in kumihimo. She feels that folk art is
more and more relevant in the midst of the modern, electronic era. According
to Marilyn, folk art “grounds us in the past; it connects us to
the generations that came before us. It opens our eyes to the point
of view of other peoples in other countries. Teaching about another
country’s art opens up opportunities to start discussions on geography,
history, and sociology.”
Where: Location to be determined
Cost: $50-$65 ($50 deposit required)
$8 Materials Fee
Friday
and Saturday, October 4-5, 2013 - San Juan Island, Skagit
Valley Collge
Cedar
Bark Basket with Polly Adams
This opportunity to have Polly back came up rather suddenly just before
the holidays. Polly will suggest some possible projects and we will
get them out to you soon so that we can get feedback and decide which
basket to make. A workshop with Polly is not to be missed! Her projects
are always beautiful, her cedar is meticulously prepared, and she is
just a delightful person, as well as being a highly gifted basket maker.
This workshop is sure to be popular with both experienced basket makers
as well as newcomers. So it’s never too soon to send your deposits
in!
Polly Adams Sutton is a full time studio artist and
teacher of basket making. Living in Seattle, Polly gathers and prepares
her own materials – cedar bark from logged forests and sweetgrass
from the tidal flats of Washington. The flexibility in these materials
gives her the opportunity to work on asymmetrical shapes. She exhibits
her work in galleries all over the United States, and her sculptural
basket was chosen for the cover illustration of the best-selling book
500 Baskets. Her work is also featured in a major show of contemporary
basketry at the Bellevue Art Museum until February 24th.
Where: San Juan Island - Skagit Valley College
Cost: $125-$140 ($75 deposit)
Material Fee expected to be about $80
Thursday
and Friday, October 24-25, 2013 - San Juan Island, Skagit
Valley Collge
Micro-Macrame
Jewelry with Joan Babcock
You
will do two projects at the workshop. The first day will be the bracelet
(pictured on the left), and the pendant (pictured right) will be the
project for the second day. Joan will also be the featured speaker at
October’s meeting.
Joan Babcock’s roots in fiber art go back to
when she was a teenager in Miami, Florida. It was the late 60's and
macramé was all the rage. She made the usual plant hangers and
owls, but eventually branched out into elaborate freeform wall hangings
and knotted sculpt ure.
In 1986, she relocated to Santa Fe and rediscovered her love of knotting
in the form of jewelry. Over the years her work has continued to evolve
as she has explored new techniques such as wire weaving, metal work,
and bead mosaics. Her favorite jewelry creations are one of a kind necklaces.
The Cavandoli technique, a kind of pictoral tapestry knotting, is a
signature of this work. One square inch of knots can take over an hour
and contain more than 250 knots. Joan draws on an intuitive design and
color sense and gets her inspiration from tribal cultures, Asian art,
and natural forms. Joan has also written two books; Micro-Macramé
Jewelry and Wired
Micro-Macramé Jewelry as well as a DVD; Micro-Macramé
& Cavandoli Knotting.
Where:
San Juan Island - Skagit Valley College
Cost: $130-$160 ($75 deposit)
Materials fee to be determined.
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SJCTG
members can sign up for these workshops using the form
furnished under the member login from the Home page or click
here.
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