Wish you had your own studio? Got an art or craft form you would love to
try, but don’t have the equipment? The
Little Green Shed is a fully equipped artist’s studio, 20ft by 10ft, owned and
managed by wee me in the lovely Norfolk countryside.
Why not come and have a Studio Day with me, with full access to the
equipment and materials in the Little Green Shed?
So, what is a Studio Day? A Studio Day is your own personal, bespoke workshop, letting
you work with me, with access to my materials as well
as anything you want to bring with you and full tuition. You can select from a
wide range of topics, or I can design something specifically to
suit your needs. Studio Days are
intended for small groups of up to four people (five, at a squeeze!) and lets
you concentrate on learning something new, with no distractions. Because groups are so small, it doesn’t
matter if you’re a complete beginner or an experienced maker, the workshop will
be tailored to everyone's needs.
If you can’t pull together a group, or don’t want to spend a
whole day, you can book studio time with me by the hour or half day, as
well as by the day.
Studio Day Topics
You can choose from any of these topics, as well as a whole range of textile techniques which apparently I forgot to mention, like dyeing, felt making and paper making. If your group is larger than four,
alternative premises can be arranged; or I can bring the workshop to a venue of
your choice!
Altered Art
Altered Art is a way of turning anything into a piece of art,
from a book, to a shoe, to a bag, to a matchbox! Just tell me what you want to create, and
we’ll turn it into something special.
Introduction To Collage
Introduce variety, texture and interest to your work by
combining cloth, papers and found items with paint on board.
Great fun and a really interesting way of recycling materials, including
artworks that you’re not happy with.
Introduction To Fabric Collage
A similar workshop to Introduction to Collage, above, but
with stitch as part of the making and embellishing of the work.
Working Intuitively
Often, we do things in the same way, over and
over again. We start with an idea, gather the materials, use them, and then finish
and possibly frame it.
This workshop encourages you to abandon that way of working, through a
series of exercises that help you to try different approaches. Scary, maybe, but worth it!
Textiles
Play Day
Come and experiment with a wide range of materials and media; no holds barred! I will
demonstrate the uses of the materials available, and then you can try them out.
Come and experiment with a wide range of materials and media; no holds barred! I will
demonstrate the uses of the materials available, and then you can try them out.
Mixed Media Play Day
As Textiles Play Day, above. Includes encaustic paints as well as more
traditional ways of working.
Quick and Easy Lutradur Postcards : 1 day
Learn to make
postcards from lutradur . You will
design, colour and create your own postcards using transfer dyes and paints,
and stitch them by hand.
Lovely Lutradur Beads: 1 day
In the first
part of the workshop, you will colour the fabric using transfer paints. After
transforming your fabric into beads and
embellishments using heat guns and soldering irons, we will use paints, glitter
etc to embellish them. The beads can be
used as embellishments on quilts, or for textile jewellery; we will make a
piece of textile jewellery with the beads
you produce.
Quick and Easy Evolon Postcards
Learn to make
postcards from Evolon. You will design,
colour and create your own postcards using transfer dyes and paints, and stitch
them by hand.
Monoprint Magic
Learn a quick
and easy way of creating unique prints on fabric, using three linked
techniques. We will be printing on
Evolon using transfer paints.
Basic Block Printing
Always wanted to
print, but not sure where to start? This
workshop shows you how to carve and print with your own blocks, using a variety
of different materials, some of which you can make by recycling packaging and
other materials.
Snaptastic
Bring one of
your own photographs, and learn how to use them to make designs for a series of
quilts or mixed media works.
Two Shapes And A Line
A quick and easy
approach to designing your own motifs and patterns. You will end up with a range of designs based
on the ’two shapes and a line’ concept.
For more information, please contact : Marion Barnett, Skinflints, Chapel Road, Longham NR19 2RN.
Tel: 01362 687710, email: lutradur@tiscali.co.uk
Prices: Min. £30 per head
(based on a group of four for a day); total cost, £120, regardless of number of participants including most materials and
equipment use; free refreshments and home made cake.








