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Archi-Textiles NCEATA members' exhibition
An exhibition of creative textile work
by the members of NCEATA
will be shown at
Wallsend Library Building,
Bunn St, Wallsend
from the 24th November 2011 to the 8th January 2012.
By now the ‘annual’ display at NCC Wallsend gallery has closed and all work has been returned to their rightful homes.
Congratulations to the members who once again entrusted me with their work for another successful exhibition. The standard of work and diverse interpretation of the theme was outstanding.
Several pieces were sold and many more were much admired by textile-phobics and non textile people alike.
Special thanks to Judi Nikoleski for presenting the
‘bricks’ in such a prefessional way. The ‘wall’ displayed
in the entrance to the gallery drew a lot of interest.
Thanks to Trish Thompson, Christine Judd (NCC) and John for their support and work both on the hanging team and also on the Opening Night.
Jenny Loss, Curator 2011
NCEATA MEMBERS 2012 WORKSHOP CALENDER
MARCH 17th
TRADING BAZAAR
Please bring anything textile related that you no longer need or are oversupplied with to sell to an eager new owner. Just pay $5 to NCEATA for the privilege of setting up and pocket the rest. A win win situation.
WORKSHOP
Tricks from Sherrill Khan - Decorating fabric with colour
With Wendy Scott
After 5 days with this amazing fabric artist Wendy wants to share some of her special tricks for decorating fabric. These are all simple colouring techniques using basic supplies. The cost will be $5 per participant.
What to bring:
Plain white cotton fabric to make samples. Apron, scissors,pen, coloured pencils, crayons and textas
Plastic sheet for table, old towel, paint brushes, plastic spoons, water container, plastic cups for mixing
A4 paper, A4 transparency plastic or template plastic, smooth cardboard.
Wendy will bring plenty of stuff to play with as well.
APRIL 21st
Playful plying of wire for sculpture 1 hour workshop with Bronwyn Greive
Playing & plying wire for use in sculptural pieces- discover some of the interesting mixes that can be made and have a play yourself.
What to bring:
Cotton gloves
roll of tie wire (you can buy cheap rolls at the hardware shop) up to(but not including) the thickness of electric fencing wire
A drill
A 'G' clamp
Safety glasses if you have them
Shibori or tie-dyeing 3 hour workshop with Roberta Hodgson
Shibori is also known as tie-dyeing but Roberta will have lots of other ideas and we will be using navy which is the traditional Japanese colour, using Procion dye (Dylon does not give the intense colour I get with Procion. Roberta may be able to bring a few other colours but we will have to be careful with dyes.
What to bring:
Fabric- silk, cotton, hemp, homespun, calico, anything natural, not polyester- whatever they have- silk scarves look good
Long needles or needles with large eyes
Purl cotton, thick cotton, even string
Rubber bands and marbles, rocks, corks, bulldog clips, large paper clips, dolly pegs if you can get them. Roberta will bring stuff as well and we can share
PVC plastic pipes if you know a plumber or a noodle (used in pools-buy at Reject shops) cut into 12" lenghths
Chinese takeaway containers to carry dyed items home in, also a box or green bag for transporting same.
A plastic sheet or garbag
Disposable gloves
A sense of adventure. Lollies.
Roberta will also bring a small bag pattern if people are wondering what to do with their pieces afterwards.
MAY 19th
NCEATA Creative Textile Retreat in Kurri Kurri
JUNE 16th
The first in a series of three workshops based on the creative procedures that lead the participants through the journey of their work from concept to completion. The talks by Jan and the dialogue between everyone will be related specifically to the theme and the creation of work for the group’s end of year exhibition. The 2012 group exhibition is titled UNIQUE STITCHING.
1. IN THE BEGINNING: CREATIVE PROCEDURES with Jan Clark
Jan will talk about inspiration, collection of relevant sources and material, and the initial stages of design. Everyone has their individual methods of approaching new work and this will be acknowledged and shared in group discussion. This may inspire participants and also lead to group or individual activities such as field trips relating to the subject of the exhibition theme. There will be a couple of design techniques suggested for homework for those who are interested.
+ Show and Tell of exhibition pieces in progress for UNIQUE STITCHES.
JULY 21st
AGM +
The second in a series of three workshops by Jan Clark based on creative procedures.
2. IN THE MIDDLE: CREATIVE PROCEDURES with Jan Clark
This talk will lead to the next stage of processing the raw information and ways of forming ideas that are appropriate to the skills and interests of each person. Further group discussion will show how others are progressing, without any competitive edge. We all have our own pace and that will be acknowledged. If samples of work have been done, or homework, a show and tell would be apt.
Jan will also bring samples of her own progress and the techniques can be discussed or demonstrated.
A couple of further exercises for homework will be suggested.
AUGUST 18th
The third and last in a series of three workshops by Jan Clark based on creative procedures.
3. IN THE END: CREATIVE PROCEDURES with Jan Clark
This talk will be about construction methods from the background to the middle ground to the foreground of the pieces. These design techniques are applicable to any kind of created piece whether 2D or 3D. Also the finishing touches will be discussed and how subtle additions can make a big difference.
There will be a group discussion on individual experiences with the creative process, and a show and tell if wanted.
+ Show and Tell of exhibition pieces in progress for UNIQUE STITCHES.
SEPTEMBER 15th
Silk screening fabric methods with Sandra Cooke +
Exhibition Critiquing
OCTOBER 20th
Creating with silk paper with Sheila Francis +
Travelling Suitcase Critiquing
NOVEMBER 17th
Introduction to 2013 Creative Textile Retreat tutors +
Xmas party
Click on the link below to view full details of worshops and detailed photos of tutors' work.
TACTILE TEXTILE TOURS with Fiona Wright
INDIAN ADVENTURES
TEXTILES OF EUROPE & UK
ART STITCHING IN PARADISE - FIJI
Wonderful textiles, rich culture, hands-on workshops in exotic places, experience
their charms and delights up close with a group of like-minded textile artists
(NO tourist coaches). Contact Fiona Wright on phone 02 4938 9410 for details
and costs.
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