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A
Quilt Art Educational
& Inspirational Event
January 26 to February 4, 2009
Canmore, Alberta, Canada |
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A self-taught fabric artist, Valerie was
born in South Africa. Its vibrant cultures & scenery laid the foundation
for her use of color & the landscape form. Incorporating numerous
techniques & styles, Valerie’s work explores a sense of place & one’s
internal landscape. She exhibits, teaches & lectures through Canada,
USA, Africa & Europe, working with students to discover & trust in
their own intuitive design sense. Valerie’s many accomplishments include
exhibiting among the 30 Distinguished Quilt Artists of the World, Tokyo
Dome, & being named one of 88 Quilt Leaders of the World by Nihon Vogue. |
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Valerie's
Workshops
Collage: Small Scale Art Quilts
This
workshop invites you to step outside the grid of traditional quilting
patterns & experience free-form collage design. Valerie will lead you
through a simple, spontaneous approach to design & will set design
challenges. Work with a variety of fabric4s, including many exotic African
fabrics, as part of the process. You’ll learn to look for design cues within
the fabric, & complete several small compositions. Using mainly fusible
appliqué techniques for collage, this workshop is a fresh & fun way to look
at the design process.
2 days, January 26 & 27
Land, Sea & Sky: Landscapes to Appliqué & Embellish
Spend
3 inspiring days making small scale landscapes using methods & techniques
from Valerie’s new book Points of View. An easy pattern method & free-form
collage lead you to spontaneous landscape compositions in fabric. Explore a
variety of methods to colour fabrics, including freezer paper stencils, oil
paint sticks, coloured pencils, & transfer disperse dyes to paint stunning
skies to use in the class projects. Other techniques used are hand appliqué,
fusible appliqué, stitchery and embellishment. Leave this workshop bursting
with an abundance of ideas.
3 days, January 28, 29 + 30
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*Valerie's
book, Points of View- Landscape Quilts to Stitch and Embellish, is available from The Sugar
Pine Company. |
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