Ref: S4D42062
‘To Cut On Fold’
Adventures in drawing, making and constructing for textiles
‘Play continues to be a big factor in my studio, because that’s how one allows oneself to move in directions which one could not have foreseen’ Richard Serra
This workshop will explore adventurous and playful ways in which to gather and manipulate visual imagery, both two and three dimensionally, in order to develop ideas for textiles.
Through the processes of, drawing, painting, stencilling, collage etc, you will create a collection of visual information that exploits colour, line, shape and pattern.
This gathered material will then be subject to a series of dynamic activities which take as there starting point the ‘Verb List’ of the artist Richard Serra. By subjecting both drawn image and textile materials to these series of actions, we will endeavour to explore the potential of both image and materials to do unexpected and surprising things.
Day 1 Drawing Day one will be about an immersive and dynamic gathering of visual material. Working primarily from observation and using a number of different approaches you will gather information and create images that explore line, colour, texture, shape, pattern and scale.
Day 2\3\4 Response and development Days two, three and four are about manipulation and development, playfulness and interpretation. Using Serra’s list of verbs and games of chance, you will begin to explore ways in which to manipulate and develop ideas in both two and three dimensions, taking imagery and process further into cloth and textiles by utilising the possibilities of stitch, construction appliqué etc. With the help of Serra’s instructions to roll, crease, crumple, stretch, join, repair, bind, laminate, knot, distill etc, we will be moving imagery away from it’s original starting point in an attempt to create new, unexpected and highly personal visual material.
Drawing materials:
Textile materials:
A variety of art and craft materials are available from the Garden's Gatehouse Shop.
Arrival day - first date of course
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm for registration
Student welcome, followed by dinner: 6.45pm (dinner included)
Teaching session: 8pm-9pm (attendance is essential)
Daily timetable
Course teaching: 9.15am-5pm
Morning session: 9.15am-12.45pm including coffee/tea break
Lunch break: 12.45pm-2pm (lunch included)
Afternoon session: 2pm-5pm including coffee/tea break
Teaching finishes: 5pm
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 - last date of course
Course teaching: 9.15am-3pm (lunch included)
Teaching finishes: 3pm
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.
Matthew Harris studied at Goldsmiths College and makes work in both paper and cloth that is primarily concerned with the exploration and exploitation of abstract imagery. Matthew has work in the Crafts Council Collection and the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. He has exhibited throughout the UK, Europe, USA and Japan.
Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.
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