1. A photograph is used for the base design.
2. Add a Ghost layer or floating design, (transparency) complimentary or in opposition to the first layer.
3. Add additional colors by following a painted water color wash (a painting on paper)

Supply List

I will supply the paper products needed for a materials fee of $11.00.

2" brush, 3" foam brush (art supply or hardware store) a small palate, (can be foam meat trays or white picnic plates), container for water, 3 small tubes of water color paint from these colors, (choose 3) red, yellow, orange, blue, green and purple. 3 colored pencils to match the colors you choose.

Pencil for drawing - pencils for marking on fabric - ruler - compass - fabric and paper scissors - rags and/or paper towels - tape - washcloth, spray starch, iron and ironing surface and extension cords, (workshop coordinators, we need one iron for every two people. Stiletto, also available in class.

Standard stapler that opens up flat and lots of extra staples, .01 fine point pigma pen.

Optional: Sewing Machine, we only need 5 or 6 machines for a whole class to share; if you would prefer to use your own machine, bring it. Fabrics in the colors you want to use, (3 different colors that match the 3 tubes of paint you have chosen for the water color layer) sorted into 7 different values of each. Make separate piles of each of the steps, step 1 being white and very pale shades of the color, step 2 being a little darker, on through all of the steps to step 7 which will be black and very dark shades of the color. Have several pieces in each of the steps for each of the different colors you choose to work with. That would be a minimum of 3 in each step times 7 steps for at least 21 different pieces for each of the different colors times 3 different colors for at least 63 fabrics. The more fabrics you have to choose from the easier it will be. You will not need very much of any one color fat eights or thirds of a yard should be enough. Keep these in the separate steps by putting a paper spacer between them in a shoe box or transport them in zip lock bags. Sorting is the most time consuming, please bring them sorted and I will help fine tune the steps in class. If you like working with black and white prints bring them in the seven steps as well.

Color and texture, warm and cool, reflective and absorbing, all the properties and moods of color in fabric will be explored using actual fabric swatches to design a color wheel and color study wall hanging. Learn to use color more freely, following what looks right to you, not what the text tell you should be. A more emotional way to work with color. The color swatches consist of all types of fabrics, from cottons and blends. To satins and lamé, everything! 1 day class, 6 hours. Each student will bring fabrics from home to combine with each others, to create a color wheel and several studies.

Supply List

1/2 yd of fabric to use as a 4pin-up surface. (muslin, batting, felt, etc.), pins, glue stick, fabric squares: go through you fabrics and cut two, 2 1/2 inch squares of each color. Cut as many squares as you have time. (You will personally use at least 100 squares) One set of squares will be for you and the other set will be added to the group pile. Use fabrics of all colors and all fiber contents. The one with the most squares wins a great door prize!! Binoculars, reducing lens or door peep hole.