Workshop Brochure . . . .new for 2026
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NEW for 2026….
The Aura of the Mechanical Image/ Alternate Photographic Processes
incl., 'Cyanotype 101'
New for 2026
Anthotypes - of which Cyanotype is just one…
and the Aura of the Mechanical Image
Aug 2025
Techniques based workshop plus discussion
TEXT;iles
Found text is text that is sourced from pre-existing printed matter, such as newspapers and incorporated into artworks, for comment on cultural or political issues, or to explore themes of appropriation and authorship. Some create works where text is the primary focus. This can range from paintings with words as the central subject to installations where words are displayed prominently. Artists like Barbara Kruger and Jenny Holzer are known for their provocative use of text in art to challenge societal norms and provoke critical thinking. Pop Artists like Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol frequently incorporated text into their works, often borrowing from commercial advertising and comic book styles. Words were not just part of the message but a key element of the overall aesthetic, often as an integral part of the piece itself.
Text is currently re-emerging in current art practice particularly in textiles practice, with many variations of techniques being re-invented or developed. This workshop/discussion surround techniques that are entirely hand produced, created with free motion machine embroidering or digitally created and applied onto fabric.
Techniques based workshop plus discussion
Aug 2025
Stitch Over Image
In the twenty-first century, machine stitching over a mechanically produced images is gaining ground, sometimes applied simply as a stencil or under-drawing - for accuracy mostly, but can be developed as a stand alone concept, for imparting or redeveloping ideas and emotions.
On one hand, resources (photographic images) have never been more widely available and ‘acceptable’, ultimately are only a particular kind of reproduction.
But this technique also allows for a different type of image making to be explored; conceptually, variation of machine technique, and of development image making generally.
The objective of this workshop is to explore free motion machine embroidery, variation of stitch and effect as well as stitching onto diverse surfaces.
Aug 2025
Techniques based workshop plus discussion
Old machinery - digital progress
New for 2026
Digital and analogue
Re-examine FMME
Utilising digital functions
etc……..
Aug 2025
Techniques based workshop plus discussion
Renaissance Reworked…. in stitch & textiles
The renaissance renowned for sumptuously embellished velvet and other dimensional surfaces provides endless scope for the imagination and to rework those ideas in stitch and print. This workshop will examine some of these pieces and develop a resource of techniques using velvet as base fabric, metallic stitch (both hand and machine) and simple printing techniques in conjunction with metallic printing inks.
Techniques based workshop
InSpired By Architecture
Creating textured sufaces with synthetic fibres and colour.
...And a craft soldering iron.
Techniques based workshop
Over and Over
Using simple print techniques overprinted onto found (or other) images.
We will look at different images for different techniques,
be it fabric or paper print.
Techniques based workshop
Sherbet Silks & Muslins
This workshop will introduce you to the use and
application of Hot Water Acid Dyes,
the simplest of all dyes to use, not just on silk either!!
Techniques based workshop
Medieval Impressions
Lutradur is a spunbonded polyester fabric when heated with a heat gun will dissolve rather than melt into the most beautiful cobweb effect, and when used in conjunction with a wet medium such as acrylic paint or three dimension medium as a mask
Techniques based workshop
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TALKS
Research - reimagined
what does this mean??
for non researchers etc
Small Studio Practice I
Small Studio Practice…..is a feminist issue, or should be.
DIVIDE INTO 2 sessions/ 2 days???
Modular compositions/ Scaling/sizing of mark making (incl stitch hand & m/c)
Digital maquettes/sampling
Access and harnessing of desktop technology.
Critical Mass of textiles (internal rigidity/regain moisture /creasing etc)
Feminist/equality issues…..& Spatial issues
Storage
Presentation
Funding
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