WORKSHOP SUBJECTS

1. Bits and Bytes: a masterclass in the use of digital technology from the conception of a piece or body of work to the finished articles, demonstrating the hardware and software vital to my practice.

2. Material Illumination: “anything you can do on paper, you can do on fabric, but with the added beauty of texture”, is one of my sayings. In this workshop participants experiment with various decorative painting techniques, including drawing, painting, stenciling, use of photocopies, marbling, & who knows what I will have discovered by the time I get to you!

3. Cuffs ‘n Ruffs: an experimental machine embroidery workshop, including the use of vanishing fabrics, velvets and fine silks, as well as some relevant painting techniques to achieve a contemporary approach to the textiles and lace of the 16th to 18th centuries. Again, I will bring a collection of slides and inspiration books.

4. The Ornamental Machine: using ornament such as that found in stately homes, Owen Jones, Meyer, Speltz etc. as inspiration to create surface patterns and textures. I have many inspiration books, and a collection of slides to show at the beginning as a starting point for the nervous or uninspired!

5. Wondrous Machine in the Garden: a machine embroidery workshop using gardens, their design & statuary as inspiration. I have a collection of ‘inspiration slides’ which I show at the beginning. Equally, participants may bring images their own, or their favourite garden as a starting point.

6. Hats: make a simple-cut-and sew hat using machine embroidery and decorative painting; this is really a 2 day workshop.

7. Waistcoats: design and sample towards a drawn, painted and machine embroidered waistcoat; this is really a 2 day workshop.

LECTURE SUBJECTS
1: Working with Fluffy Black Cats: a PowerPoint presentation about the development of my work, with sketchbooks, portfolios, samplers & actual work

2: Cat and Mouse: introducing the use & importance of digital technology in the development of my work with a PowerPoint presentation through a digital projector from my laptop, sketchbooks, portfolios, samplers & actual work