WORKSHOPS & LECTURES
WORKSHOPS
Surface Design Exploration
1-5 day class
Explore textiles and surface design in this exciting and dynamic experimental class. Students will learn how to add pattern to cloth with resists, rust, dye, and textile paints. Investigate many surface design avenues including: imagery transfer methods, hand created stamps and stencils, and found objects in order to alter the textile surface. Textiles created in this class can be used in a multitude of ways including art cloth, art quilts, sewing or book projects.
Beginning Art Quilting
1-5 day class
In this beginner’s class, develop an idea from your inspiration into an art quilt composition. This class will teach basic fusing techniques to quickly develop art compositions. We will also explore sketching and other idea generation techniques.
Principles of Color and Design
1-5 day class
Explore the principles of color theory and design (balance, rhythm, proportion, contrast, emphasis and unity) and how to use them in art quilt compositions. Using creative design exercises, investigate how colors interact with each other and how to make color work for your artwork.
Color Theory
1-5 day class
Learn the basics of color theory. Access knowledge of how colors interact with each other, feelings of colors, etc. Gain confidence in your color decisions and understand how to use fabric to say what you mean!
Bookmaking
1-5 day class
Explore the world of creating your own unique books. The class will cover the foundations of bookmaking, with opportunities for exploration of new book forms and techniques for more experienced students. Learn the technical skills involved in making book forms through the creation of blank books that are both sewn and glued. Explore how to design and create one-of-a-kind or editions of conceptual artist’s books that marry form and content for a unique expression. Ideas will be investigated for the seamless inclusion of text and imagery in artist’s books. Special emphasis will be placed on special methods and ideas for using textiles to create unique handmade books.
Fiber Postcards and Journal Quilting
1-2 day class
Explore the use of fabric postcard techniques for journal quilting to chronicle experiences or to try ideas for larger quilts on a small scale. Delve into techniques to create abstract compositions using hand or machine embellishment.
Wine Bottle Carrier
1/2 – 1 day class
Take this fabulous bag filled with wine delight to your favorite BYOB restaurant, on a picnic, or give it as a gift to a friend! The novelty fabric creates a pocket to stash your bottle openers or other little items. You will quilt your own gorgeous background fabric for the bag in this class. Both short/handbag and long/over-the-shoulder handle versions are included in this pattern and covered in the class.
LECTURES
Trunk Show
1 hour plus questions
Explore Naomi’s art quilts and surface design techniques and inspiration. Digital slideshow or actual trunk show based upon travel arrangements.
Designing and Organizing your Quilting Space
1 hour plus questions
Learn how to assess how you work and your quilting processes. Use this information to reorganize and rethink your quilting space so it is working for you! Gain useful information about storage, organization, and ergonomics as they relate to quilting.
FEE INFORMATION
Rates for 2012-2013
$600 fee 6 hour/per day fee workshop
$350 fee 3 hour/ ½ day workshop
$300 fee Lecture (in conjunction with any 6 hour workshop) /$350 fee Lecture (with no accompanying workshop)
In addition: mileage or airfare including transportation to and from the airport, non-smoking hotel room, and vegetarian meals to be provided by the sponsoring entity.
Please contact Naomi with any inquiries, questions, or contract information at:
Killer Bee Designs
2012 Schedule
Quilter’s Guild of Plano – March 8, 2012
McKinney Quilter’s Guild – April 17, 2012
Snow Farm – Memorial Day Weekend 2012
International Quilt Festival Long Beach – July 2012
International Quilt Festival Houston – November 2012
2013 Schedule
Surface Design Association Interface Conference, Textile Bookmaking – June 2013
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Adventures in Bookmaking – July 2013
Snow Farm, Surface Design Exploration – August 2013
