Got Cabin Fever?

Got a bit of cabin fever? Beginning March 17,
I will be teaching a fun 4-week series called “Recycled T-shirts,” featuring some of my favorite fiber arts processes: sea weed marbling, tie dye and a wonderfully simple applique technique. The name, of course, gets its name from our base material …a t-shirt! One of my favorite techniques is sea weed marbling!

What is sea weed marbling? The designs on marbled fabric resemble the veins and ripples in marbled stone. The sea weed part of the name is from the thick syrupy water that the paint is floated on to create the marbled design. This syrupy water is created by mixing water with a sea weed extract called carrageenan in a shallow tray.
The paint, which is dropped on the surface of the water with small bottles, then “floats” on top. You create your design by gently pulling different tools (combs, sticks, forks) through the paint.
Fabric or paper is then placed on top of the water and paint. When you pull it off, there is your beautiful print!

Interested? Let me know! For more information, visit www.suzannedrown.com/workshops.

March Classes

Here are the dates of the classes I am teaching at Artascope Studios in March! I am really excited to be teaching a 3-day weekend workshop, Dye Painting / Batik on March 20,21,22! We will be painting with soy wax and dyes, and focusing on the batik process.

Also, I will be starting a Dye Painting 6-week artist series March 19. Both are great opportunities to really immerse yourself in the waxing and dyeing process!

The Intro Marbling Fabric on March 31 is a new class; the process is fascinating and fun!

For more information about cost and how to sign up go www.artascope.com or call 799-5154.

Hope to see you there!