One of the morning exercises was to analyse different patterns and to find examples of different types of patterns to put in our Pattern Dictionaries. Elisha is working out how this pattern was made. Elisha working with a new stamp she carved. See below the resulting pattern. Charlotte’s new carved stamp produces a number of […]
Read More...In the 2nd lesson of ‘Pattern Design for Artists’ we begin exploring linear repeating patterns. After making a quick stamp to trial a design we used it to make 1 dimensional patterns. The above image shows the set up for printing as I was taught by Eleanor Hannan www.eleanorhannan.com. It is such an efficient way […]
Read More...I spent 2 days getting the Victoria College of Art’s Lower Studio ready for teaching in this spring term. This is the before shot. Day 2 my well-trained assistant set up the print tables. All ready for “Pattern Design for Artists” I enjoy teaching this course because there are always great discoveries to be made.
Read More...Victoria College of Art – where the Mark Makers are presently having their first public exhibition. In the Drafting Studio, first on the right.I will be taking my turn sitting the exhibition tomorrow.Lots of people have been visiting so it will be busy. This is the first time ‘Hemoglobin: Chlorophyll II’ has been out of my […]
Read More...Mark Makers is a group of fibre artists who took classes at Victoria College of Art and wanted to continue getting together after the courses finished.Yesterday they installed their first public exhibition of work.This is what the Victoria College of Art studio looked like before they began – a blank canvas…. ….filled.This is just a teaser […]
Read More...Mark Makers is a group of fibre artists who all met up in the Lower Studio of the Victoria College of Art, Victoria BC. They studied mark making by hand with the threaded needle and mark making with the sewing machine, and some went on to study the design of repeating patterns.They enjoyed being together as a […]
Read More...Last night, at Victoria college of Art, 4 people were awarded Fine Arts Textiles Certificates: Esther Paterson (above), Dana Davies, Sonia Park, Michelle Mleinek.Congratulations all of you on your achievements. Kati and Sarah help Esther celebrate on graduation night.
Read More...Pat Davis’ board Pat’s final project Another view of Sarah McLaren’s work Sarah’s machine drawing book
Read More...Sarah MacLaren’s work Wylie Paterson’s board Wylie worked with a warm blue palette Wylie’s machine drawing exercises
Read More...Kati Abakanan’s work Kati worked with a cool blue palette Kati dyed a wide range of fabrics Kati’s final project used her own dyed fabrics
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