Wed, Jan 03
|Mittagong
STURT SUMMER SCHOOL 2024
Over 5 days of summer, at the legendary Sturt craft school in Southern Highlands NSW , make your own textiles then use them to create 2 shades, and take home a Sturt-made lampbase. A unique opportunity - available once each year - which sells out quickly. (image shows 2023 Summerschool students)
Time & Location
Jan 03, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jan 07, 2024, 4:00 PM
Mittagong, Range Rd & Waverley Parade, 2 Waverley Parade, Mittagong NSW 2575, Australia
About the event
What
a 5 day workshop at the famous Sturt Gallery & School, where the first 3 days you'll be working with renowned textile artist Sylvia Riley to create a number of fabrics using eco-dyeing. You'll learn how to prepare fabrics and yarns for dyeing, apply mordents and dye fabrics using foraged and prepared natural dyes. Then augment the dyed fabric using post-mordents and modifiers, using various techniqes including brushes, block prints, stencils and shibori, to create your own totally unique fabric.
During the final 2 days you'll work with me (Kate Malfroy) to create 2 lampshades using your fabrics. One of these is suitable for use with a table, pendant or floor lamp; and you can choose between making a drum or tapered shape for this shade.
The 2nd shade is a tall drum shape, which is designed to fit a beautiful Sturt-made wooden lampbase, which is yours to take home.
The skills you'll learn in both parts of this workshop will be useable on your textile projects for years to come.
Level
All levels from beginner
Cost
$1060
Accommodation
and Dining Packages are available
Class Times
9am-4pm daily
Bookings & Further info
www.sturt.nsw.edu.au
e shop@sturt.nsw.edu.au
p 4860 2083
Previous Events Gallery
These photos are from a variety of previous workshops and hopefully might inspire you for your upcoming creation.
