Time to print

The photo has nothing to do with the information, but the fabric was also made in my class in Houston by a student. We will be printing our "Breakdown" screens on Wednesday. Remember to soak your cotton in soda ash BEFORE bringing it to class. It must be done at least the day before,and press it smooth. I am thinking about printing on a light colored pre-dyed base of silk. That is if I get it pre-dyed. 5 boxes of left over stuff have returned from Houston so I need to put things away. I hate that part.

Houston Report

These are some of the silk chiffons dyed in my "Twist and Shout" class in Houston at the Quilt Festival. Believe me they; were shouting with delight. The colors were so great. While I was there I taught 8 classes and everyone was a different subject. I shipped 7 boxes out, but only 3 home again so it was all good. Now I am almost back to normal. Claremont class will be one more class next Wednesday when we will print with our prepared screens. Then no more classes until we start sewing in January. Wednesday January 4, 2012 to be exact. Here is the link for registration. Winter Brochure: www.tinyurl.com/claremontwinter2012 Online Registration: www.tinyurl.com/claremontreg We had a great day today. If you did the class "Quilted Canvas" bring in your paintings we will be hanging our own show at the Hughes Center next Wednesday. That is exciting! I will post again next Sunday evening with any more information I may have forgotten. I am doing a trunk show for ASG in Riverside tomorrow so I have to pack it up now and get ready to go.

Welcome back

I know it is late, but just in case anyone reads this bring a pair of scissors to class tomorrow. We will make a small project while we wait for dye to dry. Today the watercolor teacher said, "Nice watercolor painting" about my daisies. I'm progressing. I came home for Houston dead tired, but excited to see you all again Wednesday,

I have been taking a watercolor painting class. It is very hard to do, but I am working on it. This week I painted the same scene 6 times (threw away 3 and kept 3) For class Tuesday the instructor will critique one painting. I don't know which one to choose. Give me your opinion. I want to be able to hold my own when I go on a watercolor painting tour to Italy in the Spring. Learning to paint a fresh, active watercolor is harder than I thought it would be. Hopefully I will improve each week. I am still trying to keep up with my fiber classes too. Hopefully everything will cross connect in the end.

Having a "Breakdown"

On November 9 we will start the class on Breakdown Printing. Bring one or more blank screens. Do you want to print on cotton or silk? If you are printing on cotton I will give you Soda Ash to prepare your fabric for the next week, you will also need plastic to wrap the damp fabric in to cure. If you print on silk you will need to steam set. Since we will have time to play while the thickened dye dries on the screen I am bringing the supplies for you to make a cuff bracelet that is very cool. You will need to bring scissors for fabric. I'll see you on the 9th.

The Finish Line

We are almost finished (or at least started) on the projects with stamps, stencils, silk screens, etc. It has been fun and I am looking forward to class on Wednesday. We will have "Show and Tell" at 1:00 pm instead at the beginning so we can see what you have been doing in class as well as outside of class. I got my jacket almost finished. I will be looking for buttons or some type of closure this weekend.

Good News

We can once again use the back gate.  Jason did not know there was a padlock on the outer gate.  It will be removed or they will give me a key.  They want us to use that gate and not the side door, well yeah!

We will be hanging our paintings the second week of November and they will be up thru January.  I will give you a few more directions on getting them ready to hang next week.

I hope everyone had a good time today and went home with plans to work on next week.

Bring your Xerox copies for making Thermofax silk screens and Duct Tape to stabilize them.

I will bring the saw to make frames for those who didn't get one today,  If you want more and different sizes get stretcher bars from either the art department or the needlework
sections of Joanne's or Michael's.  bring Duct Tape finish them.  I left the organza in closet and I think there is enough for everyone to have a 12" X 12" screen.  For the extra screen it is polyester organza from Joanne's.