Class Content: Come learn the relaxing, meditative art of needle felting.
In this class I will teach you about the natural fibers and the tools used to create a 2 D needle felted frame-able piece of art on Linen. We will discuss all the possibilities of substrates and images. You will free hand draw your image or use transfer pens. I will have plenty of my work there so you can see the different ways to needle felt. The class fee includes all the wool and your tools which are yours to take home. I will give you sites to see other peoples work to explore.

Biography: I am a self taught needle felter. I have taken classes on line from some of the best. I love textiles and needle felting is right up my alley. I am a long time art quilter. I have taken classes from national quilt instructors from all over the world. I have many award winning quilts and one has traveled the US for 1 year. I have a quilt published in Susan Brubaker Knapps book, “Point, Click, Quilt!” Another quilt was used in advertising for a National qult show. I lean towards textiles and however I can manipulate them. Needle felting is another way to create images and sculptures. In today’s world there is everything to learn online. I am constantly researching what ever medium I work in. I sell my pieces on Etsy and have customers in my community. I also have commissions.

Artist Website: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PamGeorgeQuilts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav

Workshop Content: Create fun new images from bits and pieces of magazines. We’ll start by mining magazine pages to build pallettes of color, texture and shape. Learn to create abstract images, landscapes, faces, and figures from torn pieces of paper. Use subtle imagery to tell a story, extract personal meaning, or simply create for fun!

Day one, learn about the tricks of the trade — how to use magazines as your source of color, drama, and texture and which substrates, products and tools work best. We will review the work of contemporary collage artists to observe techniques and find inspiration. You will create several forms of collage papers for use in future work. While your papers dry, you will create an abstract composition from magazine parts alone. This will be quick, intuitive work. Finally,you will use your morning papers to build an abstract collage focusing on color and texture.

Day two, learn how to compose a more complex image from magazine parts.  We’ll review examples of collage landscapes, figures, and still life and discuss the mechanics of composing an image. Artists may choose an image of their own or follow Kathy’s lead to create this more complex image. Along the way, learn techniques for reducing wrinkles and bubbles, crutches for refining an image, methods for adding shading and values, and ideas for working in the negative spaces.

Day three will be reserved for completing your work. Kathy will share tips on finishing, sealing, and displaying your masterpiece. 

Biography: I love to create with paper — cut, torn, sliced, ripped, painted, and reassembled. I am particularly drawn to the look, color, texture and malleable nature of torn magazines and painted papers. Images originally meant to convey one message in a magazine can be used to communicate something entirely new in a work of art. An automobile advertisement might become part of a face. A face might become part of an abstract image. Disparate images can be used to tell a story or to extract personal meaning.  Discovering hidden images embedded in collage creates a mystery that I simply can’t resist! I have been collaging for 15 years and never grow tired of it. Come explore with me. Kathy

COVID safety precautions include: 

1.  Face masks required during demonstrations and close contact situations,
2.  Close-contact demos minimized by using projector
3.  Artists’ tables spaced 6-10 feet apart — masks optional when socially distanced,
4. Participation via Zoom possible for artists wishing to join from home. 

Workshop Content: This class will focus on creating a large abstract painting in a two day workshop. Demonstrations and handouts will furnish participants with visuals and records for the techniques being taught. Sound principles composition and color theory will be stressed to ensure participant’s success with the project. New techniques currently in use by the teacher will be introduced.

Intuitive painting is a method of painting based on what each artist instinctively feels to be right for their particular painting. We will all begin with a similar surface treatment of the canvas. Instructions and demonstrations will suggest options that may be chosen to move the piece forward. Each artist will hopefully carry on a dialog with the image they are developing, so they can be spontaneous throughout the process.

Biography: Sandra Washburn is a regionally known artist who specializes in acrylic and mixed media paintings, as well as assemblages. Sandra’s work has won numerous regional and National awards. Sandra teaches in numerous venues in TN, including Plaza Art in Nashville, Jerry’s Artarama in Knoxville, and Art Creations in Chattanooga. Her workshops are always fast-paced, informative, and, most of all, fun!

Artist Website: Paynterwashburn.com

Covid Protocol: Face masks will be required during demonstrations and close contact situations.  Artists’ tables will be spaced 6-10 feet apart — masks optional when socially distanced. Sandy will speak to the whole class socially distanced during presentation without a mask in order to be heard.