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2015 KAEA

FIBER FORMS WORKSHOP!

This is a two day event offered in Wichita, KS

Fiber Artist Marilyn Grisham will share her talents in making fiber forms!

The workshop will be held at the Fiber Studio

418 S. Commerce, Wichita, KS  67202

The two dates of the event will be:

Thursday, June 25, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with lunch (TBD)

We will construct forms and leave with wet shapes to take home and hang to dry.

Thursday, July 9, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with lunch (TBD)

Bring dried forms for cutting and finishing edges, including hand stitching and

possible sewing machine stitching.

1 hour of College Credit will be available through Friends University!  An additional tuition fee of $85.00 and a homework assignment will be required of those attendees wishing to earn college credit.

Workshop description - In A Nut Shell - wrapping a balloon with layers of yarns, threads; painting it with Stiffy; letting it hang till dry; popping the balloon to remove from form; cutting the sphere in half; using basketry techniques to finish the cut edge in some decorative style; OR any sculptural shapes you can think of to make from stiffened forms!  And basically inspiring one another and being creative.)  These are the only two examples of the many possibilities!  We will be making bowls, lamps, and sculptural forms!  We will be using a copper tubing stand with a light socket for the lamps.  The shade will include some fragments of found crocheted lace and non-spun, dyed silk fibers.

SUPPLIES

$25 Workshop fee will include:

Snacks & Drinks

1 - 16 oz bottle of Mod Podge Stiffy Fabric Stiffener (An extra supply will be available to purchase for $6.00 a bottle.)

3 - 12” Balloons

3 - 9”   Balloons

A large assortment of threads, yarns & fabric scraps from the studio will also be available to use.

Please bring with you:

*Scissors

*Paint brushes and/or foam brushes in ¾” to 1” sizes (the Stiffy will wash out)

*Plastic dish pan or bucket to take home the wet wrapped balloon projects

For the Edge Finish session please bring:

(We will have a short discussion of ideas during the first session.)

Plastic tubing, small copper tubing

An Awl with handle

Blunt craft needles

Scissors 

KAEA Workshops are a KAEA member benefit. Membership in the KAEA also gives you membership in the NAEA.  If you are not a member, you may go to the following site and register to become a member http://www.arteducators.org/community/join

Please register for the 2015 KAEA Fiber Forms Workshop by clicking the following link: https://goo.gl/hyH8Ul

2015 Board Retreat

One June 4th and 5th, members of the KAEA board convened in Pittsburg for the annual board retreat. The board retreat is a day and a half long meeting where we set the budget and calendar for the coming fiscal year, find out more and tour facilities for the upcoming professional development conference, and go over goals for each board position.

The 2015 conference will be held at Pittsburg State University, which is undergoing some major renovations and additions right now! No worries, the construction will be completed before the conference. We toured the student center, the art department, and the new Bicknell Family Center for the Arts. Each building will be used for conference events.

 Small theater at the Bicknell Center where the key-note address and awards ceremony will be held.

 We were also honored to get to spend a little bit of time with Marjorie Schick, internationally recognized artist and professor at Pitt State for 48 years!

We had to pause for a group picture before we let her get back go work.

Serving on the KAEA board is a bit of work, but a lot of fun! If you've ever thought about becoming more involved in your professional organization, you can check out the board position descriptions and duties at http://kaea.com/boardmembers.html and fill out an interest form if you are intrigued by one of our vacant positions. You can also contact any of the board members listed with your questions about what it is like to serve on the board.

2015 KAEA Fiber Forms Workshop

You are invited to join us for the
2015 KAEA FIBER FORMS WORKSHOPIn Wichita, KS!

Fiber Artist Marilyn Grisham will share her talents in making fiber forms!

The workshop will be held at the Fiber Studio

418 S. Commerce, Wichita, KS  67202

Thursday, June 25, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with lunch (TBD)

We will construct forms and leave with wet shapes to take home and hang to dry.

Thursday, July 9, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with lunch (TBD)

Bring dried forms for cutting and finishing edges, including hand stitching and

possible sewing machine stitching.

1 hour of College Credit will be available through Friends University!  An additional tuition fee and a homework assignment will be required of those attendees wishing to earn college credit.

Workshop description - In A Nut Shell - wrapping a balloon with layers of yarns, threads; painting it with Stiffy; letting it hang till dry; popping the balloon to remove from form; cutting the sphere in half; using basketry techniques to finish the cut edge in some decorative style; OR any sculptural shapes you can think of to make from stiffened forms!  And basically inspiring one another and being creative.)  These are the only two examples of the many possibilities!

  

THE BOWL is half of a large form composed of variegated rayon ribbon in the first layer with slub yarn in terra cotta brown in the outer layers.  The finish on the rim includes copper tubing to reshape an out of shape edge.  Multicolor dyed rayon ribbon is used in basket edge stitch to hold the copper in place.  The bowl inside and outside upper edge of the bowl is decorated with pieces of sheer colored fabrics adhered with Stiffy and copper acrylic paint added. 

THE LAMP has a shade of the thread wrapped over balloon technique which sits on a copper tubing stand with a light socket.  The electric wire is threaded through the copper tubing.  The shade includes some fragments of found crocheted lace and non-spun, dyed silk fibers.

SUPPLIES

$25 Workshop fee will include:

Snacks & Drinks

1 - 16 oz bottle of Mod Podge Stiffy Fabric Stiffener (An extra supply will be available to purchase for $6.00 a bottle.)

3 - 12” Balloons

3 - 9”   Balloons

A large assortment of threads, yarns & fabric scraps from the studio will also be available to use.

Please bring with you:

*Scissors

*Paint brushes and/or foam brushes in ¾” to 1” sizes (the Stiffy will wash out)

*Plastic dish pan or bucket to take home the wet wrapped balloon projects

For the Edge Finish session please bring:

(We will have a short discussion of ideas during the first session.)

Plastic tubing, small copper tubing

An Awl with handle

Blunt craft needles

Scissors 

KAEA Workshops are a KAEA member benefit. Membership in the KAEA also gives you membership in the NAEA.  If you are not a member, you may go to the following site and register to become a member http://www.arteducators.org/community/join

Please register for the 2015 KAEA Join in June/July Fiber Forms Workshop by clicking the following link: https://goo.gl/hyH8Ul