Welcome to the Classroom - A Visit after

Let's Stitch Again - For the Love of Blue, 

March 6, 2021, at the TETT Centre for Creativity and Learning

Nine brave and returning students came along to just have a spring "after lockdown" day together and spend the time creating using fabrics that they love and NEEDED to use.

CONJUNCTION, Created with samples from a teaching day at the Kingston School of Art in 2020
 Bethany Garner Art, 36 x 42", frame-mounted for hanging

The classroom was set according to TETT Centre COVID-19 guidelines and was a  "tables at a distance" and mask mandated shared space from 10-5 and everyone had a great day. I set up a small display and shared some inspiration for creating pieces of art that could be created using either a favourite piece of stash fabric or the INDIGO FABRICS that they had dyed with me in previous workshops.

First 2021 Artists in the TETT classroom... what an amazing start to the CLASS CALENDAR for Fibreworks Kingston at the TETT Centre for Creativity and Learning after a rough winter of lockdown from Dec. 16-March 1st and now we are celebrating with GREEN Status in the Kingston Frontenac Health Centre area... so more classes to come - STAY TUNED!! (we are missing Betty who left just before the photo)

The artists got right to work developing some plans on paper for the future piecing of a special project they imagined at the workshop, and at day's end, were really actively working to create!

Beautiful hand dyes by Elaine Armstrong, and she worked hard all day to create a map of a project piece that could incorporate MANY of her beautiful indigo prints.

On the design board, a new piece that may or may not follow this plan but artist Lori Everett knows the path she wants to follow as she develops some of her hand-printed dyed fabric and we cannot wait to see the final piece down the line.

Joanne Meisner joined us from Peterborough and worked on the start of this magnificent indigo mirroed print as she developed a path forward... much more is expected to be added to this wonderful composition!

Hard at work throughout the day, Denise Sokolsky shared time and many wonderful conversations with the newer artists that were fascinated and delighted to hear all about her beautiful art that is created with hand-painted silk and stitched for display using a Sulky Solvy overlay to join the 

New Stitch Pals for me, but LONG TIME friends, Wendy and Rhonda joined us for the day and  both created nonstop throughout the day, developing original design projects for a set of placemats with a table runner as a base fabric and a set of masks (Wendy's project above)

And Rhonda created a stunning handbag from a single piece of gorgeous samples fabric she had in her stash... a gorgeous plan and a hugely beautiful result with red leather handles and specialty closure!

Joining in for a  little chatter and some  "critiques" and learning among new friends during classes is always great fun!

Hoping you will join me when the next set of
 FABRIC ART DAYS
at the TETT Centre are shared here.

Do make time to drop by TETT and find me in Studio 214D in the Creativity Studios on the second floor. I tend to be in M-F and usually, 9 am - 3 pm so I can slip in a trail walk every day before dark.

Contact me: www.bethanygarner.com for news
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