warpedart&design: Sketchbook Musings

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Sketchbook Musings

Away from the studio, trying to get focused on a day of sketching and planning up here on the farm, but to no avail. I'm being totally un-disciplined, shall I tidy the yellow room/library which screams chaos so as to allow myself a small work-space for fore mentioned creative doodles and musings, shall I snatch an hour in the garden, or will I warp up the loom in the kitchen? No. I shall post some pics from my sketch book and then skype Max. Sorry for this little self indulgence folks.

MAX

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Autumn LeavesJune 7, 2012 at 3:05 AM
I like this post very much. All work and no play...well, you get the idea. Max is a cutie!
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warpedart&designJune 7, 2012 at 2:32 PM
I actually like to see the connection between the artist at thought/play, and the end product of that thinking time. Your blog shows that this time is something you already have put in motion. You will make a good tapestry weaver once you get started I think.

Max is my daughter's, and is one of 3 granks in total. The other 2 are my sons and were made in Korea, VERY cute too.
Yeah, and the yellow room did get 3/4 sorted.
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Tapestry Weavings By Stephenie Collin

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Tapestry Weaving-Beginners

Make a Miniature Tapestry Rug

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Off-loom tapestry weaving using a free-form frame to form a multi panel wall hanging

Paper Making for Beginners
Learning the basics of how to make paper sheets and putting them together to display in a tricky little hand-made sampler book.

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A Design workshop for Tapestry Weavers

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Classes run for 5 hours and cost $60 per hour. Suitable for 2-8 students. Class sizes set according to your needs, get a group together to share costs.

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Training and Artists Background

I have been weaving since 1987. That was the year I began a full time study in an 18 month long class in fibre design and construction. Our training was under part of the Takitimu Trust creative arts and music umbrella. The course included weaving flax, percentage dying, classing and spinning wool and of course on-loom weaving.

During the 1990's I was living in Coromandel, and it was during this time that I was well involved with the very strongly supported local performing and visual arts movement. This was when I also completed my Certificate in Adult Teaching.

In 2000 I moved to Auckland and opened a Workshop & Gallery, where I set up my loom.

I now live on the Awhitu Peninsula which is situated on the south-west side of the Manukau Harbour.

Alliances

I have been an active member of the N.Z. Tapestry Network participating in several Travelling Suitcase Exhibitions. I have been a member of the N.Z. Professional Weavers Network since 2009, and am a National Tutor for Creative Fibre NZ, offering classes in design, paper-making and tapestry weaving. I have had work shown in the N.Z. Creative Fibre Magazine and the Australian Textile Fibre Magazine. I also gained my Certificate In Adult Teaching in 1999 which was run by well known tutor Penny Brownlee.

I like to show my work bi-annually at community exhibition venues, and have been an invited guest of several group exhibitions and accepted at National Exhibitions many times over the years.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Sketchbook Musings

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Tapestry Weavings By Stephenie Collin

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