Applique Class at John C. Campbell Folk School

 A small twig habitat from outside.

 

A week long class with Free Form Machine applique at the Folkschool in April.  April and May has been very busy so far, so a little late in posting pics from this class. Only 3, but never the less, very talented ladies in the class, which gave us all plenty of space to work. All brought special photos to translate into personal fabrics art, while learning to make patterns and use a fusible to make unique textile art.

Laurel brought several waterlily photos and chose this one to work with. She is a worker bee and had such a good time discovering what her machine could do. Her lilies are made up of many, many small pieces in yellow, white and pink, all stitched and outlined , adding dimension . They took on a life of their own. Almost done by the end of the week.

Patricia  also had several beautiful architectural pictures from travels, and chose this one to work with. Along she brought the most interesting and vibrant batiks. She was able to pick out the perfect ones for this scene. it is truly very lifelike, and the added stitching is making this very realistic. She is still adding some more fabric to frame it and more top stitching to define the various elements. It will be quite stunning when finished. Patricia has quite a bit of experience with the machine, so this will be a beautiful piece when finished.                                                                                                                   

Ren also had several pictures to choose from and landed on this old red door surrounded by a rock wall. I quite love old doors myself, so I knew this would be a great choice. She for sure captures the essence of the old architecture and the weathered door. The stitching added the needed definition and texture. Ren has lots of experience with textiles and the sewing machine, as well as a very good glass bead artist. Just love her brilliant use of colors, and her sharing of ideas and. experiences.  (Look for her as an up coming instructor at the Folklschool in glass bead work).                                                               

We really enjoyed this week together, and when there is a small class you get to know each other well. Lots of fun and laughter, while sharing thought and inspirations. Hope to meet again!