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Flowers have long been a beloved subject for textile designers, offering countless opportunities to infuse colour, form, and familiarity into designs. They allow for interpretations that range from the tiniest bud to expansive garden scenes. Together, we will explore various design solutions and developments, with Sarah showcasing a selection of fabrics drawn from her extensive collection, including her own work and that of her sister.
You will gain an understanding of floral layouts and patterns, beginning on paper as you develop a personal and intuitive language of rhythmic pattern. Transitioning to fabric, you will practise a variety of techniques for painting on cotton, calico, and linen – such as mark-making, freehand painting, stencilling, potato printing, and using tapes and masks – while considering pattern placement and colour.
Throughout the course, you will evolve your ideas by painting directly onto fabric, building a personal vocabulary of pattern and colour with the aim of creating pieces to wear, display, or embellish, or simply as reference works.
On this course the tutor will provide fabric paints, foam brushes, sponges and some other equipment for use during the course, together with lining paper, one metre of calico and 0.25 metres of linen fabric.
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Wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear i.e. no open-toes or sandals. Safety boots, if specified.
Arrival day
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm for registration
6.45pm: Welcome, followed by dinner (included)
8 - 9pm: First teaching session, attendance is essential
Daily timetable
Course teaching 9.15am - 5pm (lunch included)
Dinner: from 6.30pm (included for residential students)
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed
Departure day
Course teaching: 9.15am - 3pm (lunch included)
Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am
Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required
Sarah Campbell co-founded the renowned textile design company Collier Campbell; she has always worked as a painter of patterns. Now practising under her own name she makes design for clients from the high street to one-off commissions; she gives talks, workshops, teaches, writes a blog. Her starting point remains the hand-made mark.
Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.
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