THREAD BORN
Julie B. Booth
FALL
2010 CLASSES
Julie B. Booth, fiber artist, owner of Thread Born Dolls and fiber arts
teacher, is offering the following selection of classes and workshops starting
between September and December. For additional information contact the venues below
or feel free to email Julie at
Threadborn@cox.net.
CLASS SCHEDULE
The Art League School
105 North Union Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-2323
Fiber Sculpture
Workshop
Starting with a “skeleton of wire,” students
construct a small-scale fiber figure or sculptural form. This intensive 2-day
workshop covers form building, wrapping, fabric collage, bead embellishment
and polymer mask-making techniques.
Sept. 12 (Sunday) & 19 (Sunday): 10:00 AM – 4:00
PM
Tuition: $170. Materials fee: $15 payable to the
instructor. Supply list
Exploring Surface Design
This surface design class will focus on
printing, painting, and mark making techniques using pigment based fabric
paints, paint sticks and other marking tools on a variety of fabrics. Students
will design and print texture, pattern and image blocks as well as print
with both “natural” and “found” objects. We will also cover working with color
washes, resist techniques, monoprinting and screen printing. From the start,
students will be encouraged to explore their own personal vocabulary of mark
making and symbolism. Students will be given the opportunity to work towards
an individual project of their choice—an art cloth, a quilt, a cloth book, an
art garment—that incorporates the unique multi-layered fabrics created in this
class.
7 session class. Wednesday nights: Sept. 29; Oct.
6, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17; Dec. 1
7:00 – 10:00 PM
Tuition: $150.00. Materials fee: $20 payable to
the instructor. Supply list
G Street Fabrics
301-231-8998
Inspired by Nature: Creative Fabric Designs
Using natural
objects as an inspiration, students will create exciting multi-layered fabric
designs. In this class we will cover: direct printing with natural objects,
texture rubbings, monoprinting techniques, stenciling, relief printing
techniques using carved and moldable foam blocks and how to use Shiva Paintstiks®.
Students will also learn how to create simplified or abstract designs based on
natural objects.
Tuition: $79.
Materials fee: $15 payable to the instructor. Supply list.
Sunday, November 14: 11:15 AM – 5:45 PM Falls
Church store: Code #: A9057
Changing the Face of Fabric Challenge
How many ways can you change a piece of
commercially printed fabric into something that reflects your unique personal
touch? Using various painting, printing and stenciling techniques, students will
be challenged to enhance their commercial fabrics, turning them into
multi-layered, one-of-a-kind pieces suitable for their next creative project.
Tuition: $79. Materials fee: $15 payable to the
instructor. Supply list.
Sunday, December 12: 11:15 AM – 5:45 PM Falls
Church store: Code #: A9058
WORKSHOP AND LECTURE DESCRIPTIONS
I am available to give
lectures, trunk shows and/or workshops to your quilt or fiber arts guilds. In
addition, I have had a number of years of experience teaching children and can
give workshops for schools and camps. Below are some suggestions. Contact me at
Threadborn@Cox.net for lecture and workshop fees.
Slide Presentation/Lecture
(45 min)
A
Doll Artist’s Journey
Join
Julie Booth as she takes you on her artistic journey from “folk art” dolls to
fiber sculpture. She will talk about her inspirations, the stories behind some
of her pieces and answer questions about techniques. In addition, Julie will
bring along samples of her work so participants can get an “up close” view of
her colorful, original art pieces.
A Doll Artist’s Journey Continues: Recent Work of Julie
Booth
In this lecture Julie Booth will
show slides of work created over the past few years. Julie’s artistic focus has
taken two distinct directions in recent years. She will show slides of her
increasingly simplified, hand block printed stuffed fabric figures. In these
figures, Julie often includes both human and animal characteristics blurring the
line between the two. She will also show work from her “Chair Series” a series
of wire armature fiber sculptures of “chairs” that also blur the line between
what is human and non-human. Julie will bring pieces of her work for you to
view.
Half Day Workshops (3-4
hours)
Flora
and Fauna: Rolled and Folded Fabric Doll
Create a 10” doll from squares of rolled and folded fabric. Experiment with
origami-like folds to create a one-of-a-kind skirt for your doll. Learn how to
draw a realistic face with colored pencils and pens. Supply list. Kit fee: $10
includes doll pattern, face fabric, batting, yarns for hair, and use of
pens/pencils for face.
Florette: Rolled and Folded Fabric Doll Pin (4 hours)Create
this charming 4 ½” doll pin (or ornament) from rolled and folded fabric.
Embellish with your cherished fabric scraps, ribbons and beads. Give your pin
personality by combining simple embroidery stitches with drawn features. Supply
list. Kit fee: $10 includes doll pin pattern, face fabric, batting, yarns for
hair, embroidery floss, pin back, use of pens/pencils for face.
Jazzy—A
Wrapped Doll with “Attitude”
This
8” doll is loaded with “attitude”! Create her by wrapping colorful fabric strips
over a chenille stem “skeleton”. Kit fee: $10 includes doll pattern and all
supplies. Students should bring scissors.
Wrapped Wire Animals
Create a fanciful animal of your choice by wrapping colorful fabric strips over
a padded chenille stem armature. Instructor will demonstrate how to make a
variety of animal “skeletons” and will work individually to help students create
their one-of-a-kind creatures. Kit fee: $10 includes instructions and all
supplies. Students should bring scissors. Photo or illustration of animal
optional.
One-Day Workshops (6
hours)
Block Printing on Fabric
Students will carve texture, pattern and image blocks. Print these blocks in
combination to create unique fabrics. Learn how to translate a photo into a
block design. A great class for quilters and home decorators. Supply list. Kit
fee: $15 includes blocks, printing ink, fabric paint, use of tools, detailed
instructions.
Experiments in Printing on
Fabric
Take a new look at printing on fabric by
experimenting with materials found at home, in nature and at the local craft
store. We will look to these different sources to create one-of-a-kind fabrics.
Experiments will include “roller” prints from cardboard tubes, making stamps
from craft foam, and printing with found and natural objects. In addition, we
will experiment with some new products, including Penscore moldable foam stamps.
Supply list. Kit fee: $15 includes Penscore moldable foam stamps, craft foam,
cardboard tubes, fabric paint, detailed instructions.
Fun with Pebeo Setacolor Textile Paint
Learn about the versatility of Pebeo Setacolor. This textile paint can mimic
fabric dyes as well as be used for stenciling, stamping, folded resist
techniques and sun printing. Create unique multi-layered fabrics for use in
quilts, clothing or home decorating. This textile paint works beautifully with
silks, cottons and sheer fabrics. Supply list. Kit fee: $10 includes fabric
paint, use of tools, detailed instructions.
Signature Fabrics
Using their initials and
signatures as a jumping off point, students will print, paint and scrawl to
create beautiful multi-layered one-of-a-kind fabrics. We will cover a number
of relief printing techniques, work with color washes and then use different
types of tools including fabric pens and pastel dye sticks. Kit fee: $15
includes blocks, printing ink, fabric paint, use of tools, detailed
instructions.
Two-Day Workshops (12 hours)
Fiber Sculpture
Starting with a “skeleton of wire,” students construct a small-scale fiber
figure or sculptural form. This intensive 2-day workshop will cover how to build
a form, wrapping, fabric collage, bead embellishment and polymer clay
mask-making techniques. Supply list. Kit fee: $15
“Dancing with the Spirits”: Block Printed Figures*
In
this workshop, students create a unique, “spirited” cloth figure from block
printed and stuffed shapes. Students begin by playing with basic shapes (circle,
square, triangle, rectangle), combining, distorting, repeating and rearranging
them until they come up with a pleasing form. They will then design and carve
their own texture and image blocks. The instructor will discuss layering
techniques, how a small number of blocks can be printed in varying
configurations to form different parts of the body, and creating a “whole cloth”
figure versus one made from separate shaped pieces. Students will learn turning,
stuffing and assembling techniques. Embellishment techniques including “raw
edge” appliqué, decorative hand stitching and bead embroidery with be
demonstrated. Supply List. Kit fee: $15
*An
additional day would guarantee a completed piece.