NEW – NEW – NEW Blend It: Silk & Cotton with a Modern Twist
SKILL LEVEL: ALL LEVELS
CLASS SIZE: 16 STUDENTS (will accommodate up to 20)
DURATION: 3 DAYS or 5 DAYS (longer version will include design component)
Are you: Looking for lustre and dimension in your modern and innovative quilt designs? Hesitant to incorporate silks into your designs? Ready to embark on the Modern Quilt path? Hoping to add more dimension to your quilts?
This workshop will marry sound textile knowledge with principles of design leading to a successful outcome. We will explore textural effects, color transparency, complementary quilting designs and embellishments adding to participants’ skill and knowledge set.
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Capture the Essence: Experience – Internalize- Transform & Create
SKILL LEVEL: ALL LEVELS
CLASS SIZE: 16 STUDENTS (will accommodate up to 20)
DURATION: 4 DAYS (maybe reduced to 3 days)
Have you ever holidayed in or visited a place you fell in love with for the ancient architecture or natural surroundings? Did you return home with countless pictures of distressed surfaces ranging from old stone walls, walls with cracked and peeling paint to richly textured bark on the natural edifice of trees?
Fully embrace and internalize these colors and textures to render them in your original textile creation. Ultimately transform your experience into a tangible textile piece. Ideas and suggestions will be provided for the images not selected for the class project. Individuality is key and the goal of this workshop is the acquisition of knowledge and skills that may be applied to any subject matter once the participant has returned to his/her own studio.
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Machine Embellishment 101: Adding Dimension adding Fabric and Stitch
SKILL LEVEL: INFORMED BEGINNER (participants MUST be familiar with the basic mechanics of their machine – email me for clarification)
CLASS SIZE: 16 STUDENTS
DURATION: 2 DAYS / 12 HOURS
“Meet” your basic sewing machine for the very first time and find out what “she” is capable of. In class you will explore new ideas by using fabrics, cheesecloth, sheers, threads and a sense of adventure to create eye-catching textures and add dimension to your quilts and textile creations. You will explore several simple and complex techniques to create a reference library for future projects.
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Elements That Please – Embellishments That Make Your Quilts Sing
SKILL LEVEL: ALL LEVELS
CLASS SIZE: 16 STUDENTS
DURATION: 3 DAYS / 18 HOURS
This workshop is designed to create a small quilt for the sole purpose of embellishing. We will incorporate beads, foils, and many more simple materials to set your design apart from others. Hand and machine work will be demonstrated and sampled. Basic design principles will be introduced.
Art & Design For QuiltersCLASS SIZE: 16 STUDENTS
DURATION: 5 DAYS / 30 HOURS
This workshop is for anyone who has ever wanted to step out of the box, leave the familiar and traditional behind and create a one of a kind art quilt or embroidery while learning the keystones of design.
Participants will explore color, work with grids and grid distortion, while recognizing line and shape. The workshop is divided between working into a sketchbook with art and design techniques, hands on sampling for special effects on fabrics and the planning and successful execution of an original art quilt.
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The Art Quilt: Color, Composition & Dimension
Twisting the Landscape – Embracing Abstraction
Layers of Intrigue
Faux Stained Glass Kimono. primary materials: plastic food film and metallic thread.
Cause & Effect: Getting “down and dirty” with innovative materials
SKILL LEVEL: ALL LEVELS
CLASS SIZE: 16 STUDENTS
DURATION: 5 DAYS / 30 HOURS (a three day sample only version of this workshop is available – please inquire for details)
Mesmerized by distressed surfaces in nature and on man-made structures?
Compelled to add dimension to your art quilts?
Committed to reducing your carbon footprint as an artist?
Exploring “What if…?” and “How about…?” in fiber art related topics is the main focus of this intensive workshop.
Here is your chance to: Holster your heat guns! Plug in your heat tools! Sort through your recycle boxes… and sign up to experiment to your heart’s content with like-minded art quilters under Anna Hergert’s tutelage: combine ordinary quilting supplies with recyclable materials, direct a little heat, add a brushstroke of paint, weave in some threads and manipulate a used dryer sheet, those pesky plastic bags, metallic wrappers and Tyvek into gems that can be incorporated into your next art quilt.
This hands-on workshop allows for extensive experimentation and will produce a library of samples during the first half. A small art quilt or 3 – D installation piece will be created during the latter part of the workshop.
Studio – Personalized Guidance for Fiber/Textile Artists (Ideal for Guilds and Retreat Groups)
“Studio” forms the basis for my Art Quilt Campus, offered once a year in a central Saskatchewan location.
SKILL LEVEL: ALL LEVELS
CLASS SIZE: UP TO 16 STUDENTS
DURATION: 1 – 5 DAYS / 6 – 30 HOURS (tailored to suit your situations)
Due to popular demand and to accommodate guilds and retreat groups “Studio – A Personalized Guide for Fiber/Textile Artists” is a fantastic way to take advantage of Anna Hergert’s knowledge and willingness to share. Whether you have only one short day or up to five days, each session is designed to impart information to the group during the early hours, while the rest of the day is set aside for individual consultations and time to work independently with tutor input.
Anna encourages interested students to bring work in progress and/or sketches of planned work to achieve maximum learning during these information packed days. Short lectures, hands-on demonstrations and individual consultations with ample of time to try out new techniques will make the day pass by in a flash!
Note: This workshop format accommodates a variety of situations and I am flexible to address specific interest areas for the entire group! Email me with questions and suggestions! <anna@annahergert.com>
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Master Contract_revised Feb.2016 Please refer to my calendar to ensure the dates you are considering have not already been spoken for.
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