October 8th & 9th
Sat & Sun, 9:00 – 5:00
Heather Allen-Swarttouw, Instructor
$ 218 + materials fee $25 – $35, incense sticks, black and white gesso, India ink, papers, vellum, crayons, matches, Thiox and discharge cloth, iron, newsprint, miscellaneous supplies

The marks we make become a language, recording time, energy and narrative. Working with paper and cloth we will explore the beauty of marks and stitches made by hand and what they can symbolize and express. Using primarily black and white we will use additive, subtractive and repetitive processes to give marks meaning. Repetitive marks can convey a visual and physical pattern, a sense of language and of narrative. Scale, transparency, contrast and density will be expressed through marks created by painting and drawing, stitching, resisting, burning, and punching. Our samples will be collected into a personal book for reference and future exploration.

Please bring:

• journal for note taking and favorite journal writing implement
• glue stick
• round brush #8 or around that size
• sponge
• candle that will stand by itself or in a holder
• Xacto knife and spare sharp pointed blade
• awl
• 6 embroidery needles, needles large enough to accommodate embroidery thread
• 2 skein black embroidery floss
• 2 skein white or off-white embroidery floss
• couple colors of embroidery floss of your choice
• small container for ink
• pen and nibs
• you favorite art pens – black
• scissors
• pin cushion
• hammer and large nail
• old cutting board or scrap piece of wood
• Japanese paper punch
• 4 pieces black cotton 4″ x 13″
• 2 pieces white or off white cotton 4″ x 13″
• 1 piece colored 4″ x 36″
• sewing machine if you have one
• any handmade paper samples to experiment on
• materials to personalize your book don’t buy anything bring what you have – fabrics you have stitched or dyed, paper, transparent fabrics or papers, photos, photo images on fabric

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