Friday, December 20, 10 am – 4 pm
Leslie Granbeck and Chloe Russell Chang
Join us for a special team-taught class to celebrate the Winter Solstice with hand-dyed luminarias. As the shortest day of the year, the Winter Solstice is a time to light candles and reflect, through meditative creative processes, on the changing of the seasons and the birth of the new year. In the morning, learn to dye Merino wool roving to create both dreamy, watercolor-like effects with low-water immersion dyeing and punchy, high-pigment color placements with hand painting techniques. In the afternoon, transform the dyed wool into elegant luminarias using wet felting techniques, a little soapy water, and your hands. Leave the class with one hand-dyed and felted luminaria (and the skills to make more!), perfect for holding a Winter Solstice candle and casting a soft, colorful illumination on the new year ahead. All levels welcome.
$12 materials fee payable to Leslie Granbeck at the start of class includes reusable felting kit and silk roving for decoration. Tuition includes all wool and dyes needed to make one luminaria.
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Instructor Bios:
Leslie Granbeck: An accomplished feltmaker, beader, and teacher for 20 years, Leslie Granbeck’s talents took a new direction when she discovered the technique of turning wool fibers into beads and jewelry. For Granbeck, feltmaking is magical, allowing her to turn simple wool fibers into beautiful scarves, purses, slippers, and garments. She teaches a variety of feltmaking techniques, and her classes are full of color, creativity, and adventure. (They also include a free workout as feltmaking is a “physical art.”) When not teaching, you’ll find her in the studio working on new fiber and bead projects. fiberenvy.net
Chloe Russell Chang (she/her) is a fiber artist whose introduction to the world of textiles began while pursuing her BFA in illustration from MCAD in 2014. She has always been interested in the ways that tactile and illustrated art forms interact. Her recent work merges illustration and fiber through pattern design, as well as exploring ways to find novel and functional uses for fiber scraps. As a participant in the textile industry (one of the largest generators of waste on the planet), mending, re-fashioning, and reusing every last piece helps her sleep at night. In addition to teaching and making art, Chloe is a part of the education team at Textile Center as Education Manager. @softwares_bychloe
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