Arts and Textiles: September 2010

Monday, 27 September 2010

New website pages

The web site is being rebuilt with new pages, new departments, new products and new options.
There are items from necklaces to cushion covers to bags .. all safely purchaseable using PayPal
and at great direct sale rates.
boutique Texatelier

Saturday, 18 September 2010

Summer days, gone too soon ….

^{The workshops at Southampton City Art Gallery in July went really well with students making some interesting experimental painterly prints on paper, using collographs monoprints and stencils printing techniques (with the wonderful etchting press they have there) There will be a lead on from this course on October 5th, where Nikkie will be holding a class in basic ways to create simple designs on fabric and paper using handcut stencils for screen printing.}

^{Nikkie also held a couple of Indigo and shibori dyeing days, which lead to her new line in individually crafted indigo scarves, on sale soon.}

^{Sean lead a workshop in building a clay oven in deptartment 46, it has to dry out before any bread or delicious pizzas will be baked in it, but what an achievement to have your own handbuilt clay oven in your back yard in which to bake super-good-for-you bread and if the urge takes you to use it additionally as a kiln for Raku or even for forging metal. (Watch this space for workshops!)}

^{Then there was Beauville .. Sean did four weeks of Arts Plastique workshops with about 200 International students, He designed and built all the sets, with the 'kids' - aged 8yrs to 18yrs. Shows this summer: Oliver, Annie, Moulin Rouge and Mamma-Mia!}