Stitching from Life
Tutor: Susie Vickery (WA)
Come and stitch the world around you, sketching with threads from life.
If, like me, you are far more comfortable using a needle than a pencil, this engaging workshop offers you the chance to learn to wield that needle in a sketchy way.
We will begin with stitching exercises, sketching still lifes with thread, using blocks of appliquéd cloth to create base shapes. We then turn to life drawing with thread, using the same free form stitching technique. A session with a life model provides the wonderful opportunity to really capture a person’s form in thread.
The focus then shifts to creating a more detailed still life or portrait (your choice!), adding colour, depth and interest by appliquéing base shapes in fabric, then stitching into them. The choice of fabrics adds depth and emotion, and the slowness of stitch allows time to really look at your subject and get to know it.
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If, like me, you are far more comfortable using a needle than a pencil, this engaging workshop offers you the chance to learn to wield that needle in a sketchy way.
We will begin with stitching exercises, sketching still lifes with thread, using blocks of appliquéd cloth to create base shapes. We then turn to life drawing with thread, using the same free form stitching technique. A session with a life model provides the wonderful opportunity to really capture a person’s form in thread.
The focus then shifts to creating a more detailed still life or portrait (your choice!), adding colour, depth and interest by appliquéing base shapes in fabric, then stitching into them. The choice of fabrics adds depth and emotion, and the slowness of stitch allows time to really look at your subject and get to know it.
See Student Requirements List
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Bio
Susie Vickery worked for two decades as a costumier for theatre in the UK and Australia. After moving to South Asia she studied embroidery and worked as a craft consultant with income-generation projects in India, Nepal, Tibet, Myanmar, Mexico and Turkey. She also facilitated community workshops, making art with recycled and local materials. Susie uses her development work and her concerns about the degradation of the environment and climate change as inspiration for her storytelling with embroidered animations, puppets, automata and textile pieces. Since moving back to Western Australia Susie has exhibited widely. She was a selected artist for the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial in 2021 and has toured with Art on the Move. She is a fellow of the Society for Designer Craftsmen UK. Website: www.susievickery.com Instagram: susievickery |
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