So when I saw that Di had Karen Lewis ( yes, really, Karen Lewis!!!) coming to do a workshop in February, I sadly decided that I could not attend. You see, it was on a Saturday, all day, and I work including Saturdays. I came home and whinged to my husband... and he said, book it. And that he wanted to come too! and then I thought about someone else... who I thought might like to come as well. So, I spoke to Di ( she is a love, you should meet her, she is just amazingly lovely) and she agreed to hold a place if she could... but there were other people interested, and they needed first refusal... and, and... and then she spoke to Karen, who agreed an extra place could be found, for a special overseas visitor!
So I spoke to my lovely friend from overseas, and booked us all on! She did wonder a bit why I was all excited, until she twigged what we were really doing, and mentioned it to her friends more locally, who said, yes, there is someone really good, Karen Lewis, that would be OK, and then, of course they wanted to climb in her suitcase and come too...
Sorry Karen, not the most flattering shot, as you were mid explanation, but the only one I have of you!
Karen explained eveything really well, made it all simple, and got us all doing our own designs and preparing the masks for printing, Everyone did different things, and very effective some of those designs! We all came away with fabric samples to use, and a set of simple techniques so that we can print all sorts of stuff at home. Karen is great fun and very friendly. You can ask about any aspect of the process and she will keep you laughing and doing!
Nobody said it was a tidy craft to pursue! a lot of mess is fairly inevitable!
Teatowels were provided for us to play with, as well as bringing our own fabric to print on, and tha blank newsprint was good for making masks as well as practising technique.
this lady used curves from a ruler to get her design up and running.
Altogether we had a fabulous day, thanks to Karen and to Di.
Di plans to run another Karen Lewis day in the autumn, so watch out for her on Stitchscape, or you may miss a fantastic opportunity!
4 comments:
Looks like fun, but we need photos of the finished results!!
Thanks so much for your kind words and the great write up about the day we had. I'm so glad I did decide to allow more people to come,as iI needn't have worried; it all worked brilliantly! Karen is such a good teacher with leadership, knowledge and a lovely personality to boot. You were all also brilliant attendees by being so open to the design work and listening carefully to instruction.
The running hare - you can see more photos on my post - http://stitchscape.uk/screenprinting-workshop/
That looks like a brilliant day. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make with all your printings :)
Looks like a fantastic day!
Post a Comment