Feltmaking

dot-artwas founded in Liverpool in 2006 and specialises inaffordable, high quality, locally sourced art. We work with over 100 artists to provide an unrivalled choice oforiginal art and limited edition printsfor home or business, as well as offering a range of complementary services including; commissions, art rental, art consultancy, exhibition planning and implementation, bespoke framing, art valuation and restoration and artist sourcing.All our work supports our not-for profit arm,dot-art Services CIC, which exists to support North-West based visual artists, both emerging and established, through a range of services and opportunities designed to help them develop their careers and gain exposure and promotion for their work, as well as delivering a programme of art classes (see:dot-art.co.uk/art-classes) across a range of Liverpool venues; Bluecoat; Everymans Theatre, the Williamson Tunnesl, Make Liverpool and Baltic Creative;and dot-art Schools, our innovative inter school art competition, launched in 2012 (see:schools.dot-art.com).Visit our gallery:14 Queen Avenue, Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 4TX

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Join our feltmaking specialist for an exciting one day workshop.

The Bluecoat

Learn a variety of fine-art feltmaking techniques and create your very own art piece and decorations using felt. ***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660***Sunday 15 March 2020, 11:30am - 5pm (£50 for 1 day)Suitable for beginners and for those continuing from previous courses, as the tutor will tailor the material to individual participants.ProgrammeDuring the workshop, Catherine will guide you through two exciting, hands-on feltmaking projects.For the first project you will create a wall art piece (approximately 30cm x 30cm) to decorate your home or as a beautiful hand made gift. Catherine will show you techniques to create a landscape, a floral scene or something more colourful and abstract. The second project will be 3D felt as Catherine guides you through the process of making a flower shaped decoration. Beautiful as a gift, you can choose to add a hair pin clip, a brooch back or decorative leaves. Time permitting, a series of flowers can be made!In both projects, you will learn the ancient Scandinavian skill of wet felt-making. A magically creative process, merino wool and exotic fibres and yarns such as silks, camel down, linens and mohair are arranged carefully into a design before water and olive soap are applied to the surface. Friction from your hands alone will transform the fibres into a textile which has a uniquely organic look and feel. Choose from over 40 shades of merino wools and special pre-mixed blends or learn how to blend your own with carders. You will also learn how to apply silk and cotton fabrics n a 'NUNO' felting style. Catherine will show you basic hand embroidery to decorate your artwork before helping you assemble to a hanging rod (embellishment can be stuck down for anyone who prefers not to stitch). There will be plenty examples and ideas to guide you along in this process. Tutor: Catherine CarmyllieCatherine Carmyllie is a Liverpool based Artist currently working across painting and textile art. She completed a Textile Art degree at Huddersfield University before spending 6 months at The Arts and Crafts Academy of Kuopio, Finland where she had the opportunity to learn ancient Scandinavian skills such as bookbinding, weaving, feltmaking amongst others. Catherine regularly teaches workshops.DatesWinter Programme 2020, Sunday 15 March, 11:30am - 5pmVenueBluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BXSituated in the centre of Liverpool, just behind Church Street, down Church Alley and in front of Liverpool ONE. You can enter the building via the front courtyard off School Lane (behind Primark), or through the garden at the back off College Lane. Nearest train station - Liverpool Central.Cost£50 for the 1 day course (full course must be booked in advance). Please call 0345 017 6660 for more details.MaterialsAll materials will be provided by your tutor, please bring along an old towel to take your work home in. NotesThere are a maximum of 15 places available on the course, so early booking is essential.To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660.Cancellations / RefundsOnce you have made your course booking your are committed to it. This is because our courses have very small student numbers, and often sell-out and are unavailable to others. Therefore any cancellations may result in a place not being filled, or a course not being able to run.Cancellations are permitted up to 30 days before the start of a course, and a full refund will be issued. Refunds will not be made for cancellations less than 30 days before the start of a course. If you are unable to attend due to illness, personal or professional commitments you do not have the right to a refund.If you wish to cancel your place on a course that has not yet started and you have a friend or colleague who can take your place we can accommodate this substitution. dot-art and Bluecoat may use your details to contact you about forthcoming events, classes or developments that may be of interest. For full details of the the Bluecoat's privacy policy, please follow this <a href="http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/content/privacy-policy" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link</a>.

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