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I would love to see YOU at St. Lawrence College this summer... come play! Need five more students to run...

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE - Kingston Campus

THOUSAND ISLANDS SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS 2014....Week Long Study Opportunities... 

 

FIVE STUDENTS NEEDED TO RUN!!! Come PLAY!

Surface Design and Stitch    Date(s): 7/21/2014 - 7/28/2014   This full week course in our Textile Design Program will prepare the diploma program participant or general interest student to create their own original hand coloured and stitched textile projects. The course is for anyone who has ever wanted to step out of the box, leave the familiar and perhaps traditional behind and create one of a kind quilts or embroidery while learning the foundations of design, stitch, pattern development and finishing of quilts, home décor, wearables or wall art.  Students will explore color, support their knowledge of design principles and build all new work while spending time in the classroom divided between working into a sketchbook with art and design techniques. Printing, painting, dye work, collage, and stitch work are all a part of the fun! Students will create hand made cloth, samples or several large pieces with special effects on fabrics. The planning and successful execution of original small quilts or stitched fabrics using a wide variety of new techniques is the goal. Students are encouraged to complete several small classroom projects which are stitched by hand or machine, framed/bound and ready to enjoy.   A material fee of $40.00 to cover the cost of paints and dyes, some tools and fabrics/threads for small class samples is payable to the instructor on the first day.

         

Course Code: ARTS110 Section: 540   $299.70 for 5 full days in classroom Campus: KINGSTON Instructor: Bethany Garner

Come join in on the fun... the community of textile arts friends is a great place to learn and grow!

FIBREWORKS KINGSTON launches 2014/15 Line-up of Workshops... Hope you will mark your calendar and join us!

Greetings to all of our friends and visitors here at the CONTINUING THREADS blog. Hope your summer is going a bit better than mine... unexpected events and surprises happen. (Actually my injury is fine, allowing me time now to read, just enjoy my surroundings and share some quality visits with friends and family ...and slowly one-handed type announcements for this blog!)

Bethany enjoying time with KFA Friends in June, fractured wrist and all

The best part of summer is free time to work on the planning for our FIBREWORKS Series for 2014/15 and have the chance to network with  the very best and most talented Instructors in Ontario and beyond as I plan for our next year together.

You will notice if you visit our Registration Pages at FIBREWORKS KINGSTON's blog that Fibreworks is now a division of my 10 year old textiles and workshops presentation business, HERITAGE QUILTWORKS CANADA. 

For many years, FIBREWORKS was so beautifully presented by our mentor and dear friend, Hilary Scanlon. It was always my goal and commitment as I assisted Hilary as her Associate Coordinator from 1996-2008 to strive to continue her dream. Two years ago, Hilary retired and passed the candle for continuing Fibreworks to me... and with several friends and former associates of Hilary's, we tried a "committee approach" to working with the business of running Fibreworks. With everyone very busy with their own arts studies, groups and commitment to quality personal lives, it just seemed best that Fibreworks return to an owner operated business for Administrative purposes.

 

The original Fibreworks Kingston mission continues: "To promote fibre as an Art Form". Our Instructors are professional designers and well-known craftspersons who skillfully share their well-honed techniques and knowledge. Participants in FIBREWORKS Workshops are professional teachers, and interested craftspersons, or amateurs wishing to learn and share together for further stimulation and knowledge.  I will always seek the very best of the best Instructors for our FW line-up, with the goal of staying in tune with our students' needs and wishes.

Fibreworks is a huge family - made up of students from now almost 35 years of enjoying together the opportunity to learn and grow together. I so hope you will join us once again this new season as Fibreworks Kingston merges with Heritage Quiltworks Canada to bring high quality, skills/knowledge based workshops not only those interested in art quilts and contemporary design, but to needle arts enthusiasts in many disciplines including traditional quilting, embroidery, felt work, painting and mixed media art work and more. Your suggestions are always welcome!

We will be enjoying workshops throughout the year, announced at the Fibreworks blog and in associated social media (like the Continuing Threads Blog) and newsletter ads with local Groups, Guilds and Associations. Keep a watchful eye as Heritage Quiltworks and Fibreworks Kingston grow to benefit our needle arts enthusiasts in Southeastern Ontario and beyond. Please share the news and bring friends along for the great workshops.

I am pleased to announce here today the line up for our 2014-15 Fibreworks Kingston Weekend Workshops Series, and ask your patience as I prepare and post the individual class descriptions and details (one-handed typing takes SO long). Please visit the FW blog at www.fibreworkskingston.blogspot.ca often for the "Pages" on the right sidebar here for each of the four workshops being announced today.  FW 2014/15 Registration will officially open June 15, 2014 - Please mark your calendars!! Watch for me to post a pdf copy of the Fibreworks brochure at the Fibreworks blog... it will be available there for you soon. 

(You may also contact me at fibreworkskingston@gmail.com for a mailed/shared copy after the blog posting of the brochure)

FIBREWORKS welcomes the following outstanding Instructors for 2014-15:

MAGGIE VANDERWEIT MEREDITH, Elora, ON

"Wrap and Rust Dyeing"

September 19-21, 2014

http://www.stonethreads.ca 

LYNNE MORIN, Ottawa, ON

"The Same, but DIFFERENT"

November 7-9, 2014

HOLLY DEAN, Merrickville, ON

" Creating the Muse Journal"

April 17-19, 2015

http://hollydean.com/ 

DIANNE GIBSON, Fonthill, ON

" Mixed Media Assemblages"

May 22-24, 2015

http://www.connectionsfibreartists.com 

I know you will so enjoy sharing weekend workshop time with each of these very talented and experienced classroom Instructors. Renowned for their beautiful portfolios of art work, each brings a wealth of technique-focused studio and exhibition experience to our classroom. Please spend some time researching each of the artists and visit this blog often as I share news of each Instructors workshop offerings for you at FIBREWORKS this next year.

Thanks for your ongoing interest, encouragement and loyalty... we are blessed to have you as part of our wide network of FIBREWORKS friends and participants.

Bethany

Fibreworks Coordinator   

fibreworkskingston@gmail.com
www.fibreworkskingston.blogspot.ca 

Visit Gallery One Twenty One in Bellville to enjoy new exhibit featuring the landscapes and newest work of Featured Artist ANN FALES of Thomasburg, ON

 

Gallery 121 - Belleville, ON

 

Featured Artist: ANN FALES

 

Guest Artist: JANICE TEARE

 

June 17-August 9, 2014

 

OPENING RECEPTION:

Saturday June 21, 2014

2-4 pm

 

48 Bridge Street East

Belleville, ON

 

Information: www.gallery121artists.com

Celebrating new art - TINA BARNES shares Solo Exhibition at Window Art Gallery, Kingston

When an artist makes a serious commitment to create a finished piece of art once a week for 52 consecutive weeks in one year, we all have to take notice. This is one artist that can certainly make great art and is sharing!

 

Area friend to many on this list and Kingston Fibre Artists Group member, CHRISTINA BARNES, did just that! To celebrate her 52nd birthday, Tina vowed to keep her commitment and purchased 52+ canvases from Wallack's and got started. Each week she experimented with a technique she was familiar with, or experimented, finding many new ways to express her art in a focused, small piece that was mounted to the canvas. Each piece is different and beautifully executed.

 

In celebration of the completion of the project, Tina extends an invitation to friends and area arts enthusiasts to visit her Solo Exhibition between June 18-29th at the WINDOW ART GALLERY in Kingston. Please plan to visit the Exhibition during the Opening Reception and meet the artist.

 

Congratulations Tina, enjoy the celebration of your journey and seeing the work all together for the first time for everyone to enjoy!

 

AN ARTIST'S JOURNEY

8 x 8 x 52 by Tina Barnes

 

WINDOW ART GALLERY

June 18-29, 2014

647A Princess St. at Victoria St.

Kingston, ON

613-549-1528

 

OPENING RECEPTION

June 22, 2014   1-4 pm

 

tinabarnesartist@hotmail.com

THOUSAND ISLANDS SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS 2014 - Registration is open. Come Play!

Surface Design and Stitch    Date(s): 7/21/2014 - 7/28/2014 This full week course in our Textile Design Program will prepare the Program or general interest student to create their own original hand coloured and stitched textile projects. The course is for anyone who has ever wanted to step out of the box, leave the familiar and perhaps traditional behind and create one of a kind quilts or embroidery while learning the foundations of design, stitch, pattern development and finishing of quilts, home décor, wearables or wall art.  Students will explore color, support their knowledge of design principles and build all new work while spending time in the classroom divided between working into a sketchbook with art and design techniques. Students will experience hands on sampling for special effects on fabrics and the planning and successful execution of original small quilts or stitched fabrics using a wide variety of new techniques. Students are encouraged to complete several small classroom projects which are stitched by hand or machine, framed/bound and ready to enjoy. A material fee of $40.00 to cover the cost of paints and dyes, some tools and fabrics/threads for small class samples is payable to the instructor on the first day.

 

Course Code: ARTS110 Section: 540 Campus: KINGSTON Instructor: Bethany Garner Fee: $299.70 Additional Notes:  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Colour The Quilt Artist's Way (in Kingston)   July 28-August 1, 2014 Embarking on your journey into the magical world of creating original cloth design and taking your quilts and fibre projects to a new dimension can be a time of questions, uncertainty and excited anticipation to learn all that is NEW!. In this course, Bethany will guide you toward listening to your own “voice” and finding the confidence to make independent decisions that will produce beautiful art, whether quilts, embroidery and wearables that are strong in colour and design. During our week together, you will dye, paint and develop pattern on cloth and colour complementary threads to create your very own compositions based study of the principles and elements of design at the start of our week together. Dyeing, painting, shibori, monoprint, Indigo play all included. Plan to emerge from this class with an exciting and original collection of projects, many ideas for future projects and confidence in your ability to design! Experience with colouring cloth is NOT required and the design study is planned as serious PLAY. Students are encouraged to complete several small classroom projects which are stitched by hand or machine, framed/bound and exhibition ready. A material fee of $40.00 to cover the cost of wax, paints and dyes, some tools and fabrics/threads for small class samples is payable to the instructor on the first day.

Colour The Quilt Artist's Way (in Kingston) Course Code: ARTS109 Section: 540 Campus: KINGSTON Instructor: Bethany Garner Date(s): 7/28/2014 - 8/1/2014 Fee: $299.70 Additional Notes

Alice Vander Vennen offers her 2014 Workshops Series to Textile Artists

 

 

I cannot tell you when I have been more inspired or taken on such as successful journey with design than when I spent a weekend with the skilled and student focused artist ALICE VANDER VENNEN at a recent Fibreworks Kingston Weekend Workshop. Alice is devoted to excellence in her art, and the beauty yet simplicity of the textile works combined with the found objects Alice uses so successfully in her compositions is inspired.

 

Below is a note from Alice about upcoming workshop opportunities for 2014. My advice is to seriously consider making time to be a participant in one of her workshops this year... I will.

Bethany Garner
Fibreworks Coordinator

An Invitation:

With Spring truly just around the corner, we can look forward to new life emerging. What better way to honour that emergence than to create! Seeking to capture that creative spirit, I am pleased to announce three textile art workshops that I have lined up for 2014. As you will see from the attached brochure, one of them is already scheduled for the end of March, in the Distillery District in Toronto. Two more are scheduled for the Fall. I encourage you to book early, as they have filled up quickly in the past.

Here is a brief summary:

"Assembling the Narrative": March 28-30, Toronto

"Assembling Textiles with Found Objects": October 3-4, Cobourg

"The Colour Story": October 31-Nov. 2, Toronto

See the attached brochure for details, and feel free to register here:

http://www.alicevandervennen.ca/prod/workshops.asp

Feel free to contact me with any questions!

Yours, Alice