An Artful Journey

An Artful Journey is a 3-day retreat I am teaching at in February 2010. It is a retreat in the truest sense, located at a unique, pueblo-styled center situated on 67 acres among the redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Los Gatos, CA. Six teachers, yet you pick one (can you do it?), just one, to spend 3 relaxing, creative and inspiring days with. A time to really do something in depth, to go beyond, go deeper, find meaning.

 I'm telling you this now because registration begins July 15th at noon, and if the Day Journey retreats that organizer Cindy O'Leary has been organizing are any predictor, it is sure to fill fast.

I'll be teaching my new class, Image + Text = Textiles, set to debut at the end of July in Idyllwild, CA at Idyllwild Arts. There are a couple of spaces left in that class but it too is filling fast with last minute sign-ups.  Enrollment has double in the last month! I hope that is a sign that things are getting better. Or maybe it is just because we know that art nourishes the soul.

Image + Text = Textile

Images and photographs, text as design, as line, as poetry. They hook and reel us in, to art, to books, to life. This class is an exploration of image and text as it applies to surface design – primarily, but not limited to quilts and fabric collage. (All the techniques covered can be used on paper and canvas). Over this three day class, you will have the opportunity to explore over 12 methods of direct application and transferring of both image and text to fabric. Techniques include: inkjet transfers, thermofax screening, resists, masking, scratching and bottle writing. We will explore the use of image and text as patterning, backgrounds, accents, focal points and story. Individual attention will be given to each student with an emphasis on combining techniques to create eye-catching design and stunning works of art.

Comments

[cindy o'leary]

I'm just thrilled to have you along on my first full retreat--what a time we're going to have! Can't wait to see you in October, if not before...lol! xoxo

[Judy Coates Perez]

Both classes look wonderful, but 3 days in the Santa Cruz mountains looks like a dream retreat if I ever saw one.