Course Suitability: Absolute beginners, Beginners, Improvers

Maximum Participants: 12

Course Description:

Everyone has their favourite season. Winter is often overlooked because of the harshness of winter weather at times and shorter daylight hours. However, Liz wants you to look at Winter through a different lens: softer colours and light; deeper, dramatic contrasts; extraordinary views ‘through’ a wooded landscape; the ‘other-worldly’ quality of snow and its effect on a landscape.

Liz always aims to provide a really accessible course for all levels of textile art experience. She will teach you several textile techniques which feature in her own textile artwork, including; fabric painting, wet felt making, needle felting, applique of considered materials, stitch and collagraph printing. You will use a selection of these techniques (or all!) to create a Winter landscape of your choice.

Please bring along any photos, sketches, dried or fresh plants that you would like to use as inspiration. Additional materials will also be available.

Materials Required:

Please bring a variety of Winter landscape photos to inspire the artwork you’ll produce during the course.

You may wish to bring an apron and gloves as we will be using paint.

Liz will provide the required art materials for course participants. The cost per person will be £5.00 which will be paid to Liz by the participants.

About the artist:

Liz is a textile artist and teacher. Her textile artwork is exhibited in galleries, community settings, including Gloucester Cathedral, and featured in a national publication. She has 40 years experience of teaching in all types of educational settings. She delivers art workshops in her studio and further afield, including at national events. Liz is delighted to have been Artist in Residence at Nature in Art, including in September this year. She has also lead large textile art projects, for a regional arts festival, arranging and featuring in UK-wide exhibitions. Liz’s passion for natural landscape is expressed in her colourful and textural textile artwork.