Tuesday 26th July to 30th August 2022: 'Flaming Hot Fibres' at Browns Bay, Auckland, NZ
Obsessive Compulsive Textile Disorder classes in Browns Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. Concentrating on everything we can heat, distort and burn in textile art!
6, 13, 20 September. OCTD Spring Finishing School.
Whip out your wips! Resolve the unresolved and finish the unfinished. 3 weeks of support to complete those unfinished masterpieces or try out your ideas with Alysn.
24, 25, September 2022. 'Angelic Applique' at Selwyn College, Auckland, NZ
2 days of applique with Angelina fibres. Held at Selwyn College, Auckland, New Zealand.
6, 7, 8, 9 October 2022. The Knitting and Stitching Show, London
4 days of exhibiting and workshops at the Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London, UK.
15 October 2022. 'Mind the Gap' at Dawn Ireland Studio, Sheffield, UK
1 day workshop creating a machine stitched decorative metal panel at the studio of Dawn Ireland, Sheffield, UK.
16 October 2022. 'Handmade Printed and Painted Journal' at Dawn Ireland Studio, Sheffield, UK
1 day workshop at the studio of Dawn Ireland in Sheffield, UK. Create a printed and painted handmade journal.
22 and 23 October. 'What Lies Beneath' and 'Hot and Sticky' at the Harbour Gallery, Jersey
2 1 day workshops held at the Harbour Gallery, Jersey.
For full details go to their website
For full details go to their website
25, 26 October 2022. 'Slash and Burn' with Taking Textiles Further, Risley, UK
2 days of 'slash and burn' techniques using metal cloth and chiffon!
29, 30 October. The Big Textile Show, Leicester, UK
A series of short workshops over 2 days at this great textile event in Leicester.
1, 2 November 2022. 'Mind the Gap' with Taking Textiles Further at Risley, UK
2 days of 'Mind the Gap' stitching into fine metal to create textile art. Book directly with Alysn through this website.
4 November 2022. 'Metal Magic' at Old Bank Studios Essex, UK
One day 'magic metal' - use reclaimed scrap metals from around your home to create art.
5, 6 November 2022. 'Hot, Wet and Sticky' at Old Bank Studios, Essex, UK
2 days of textile mayhem with silk fibres, paper, gilding and stitching.
13 and 14 November. Workshops and Artist Talk at Open Ealing, London, UK
Learn to weave with Metal and Wire and create Christingle inspired hanging seed pods or listen to a talk at Open Ealing Studio. Contact the studio (details below) for further information.
15 November 2022. 'Stains and Discards' at Granary Studios, Owslebury, UK
Play with staining, dripping and splashing papers and fabrics then work into these to create simple book formats or collage or greetings cards. Include working in fabrics, old shirts, jeans etc. and taking inspiration from Japanese boro stitching, kantha stitching and from make do and mend techniques, create developments in simple hand stitching. Add objects and stitch to create a personal piece. A hand stitch day.
16, 17 November 2022. 'Meetiings with Metals' at Granary Studio, Owslebury, UK
A time to explore the distinctive properties of metals and metal meshes as fabrics with your sewing machine and by hand. We will learn techniques to colour and stitch the metals and metal fabrics, then continue by developing an individual piece with your favourite techniques.
18, 19, 20 November 2022: 'Doodle to Design' at Craft Arena, Essex, UK
This class is suitable for anyone interested in developing their design work and finding new inspiration. Using a variety of techniques, we will make freely drawn designs and explore how these can be developed into your own artworks with painting, collage, appliqué and stitch techniques using paper, fabric, chiffon and Angelina fibres.
21 November 2022: Talk for Andover Stitchers
'Down Under and Left a Bit' evening talk where I will show slides and samples of my textile art practice. Contact the group (detail below) for more information.
6, 13, 20 December 2022. OCTD 'Scraps to Fancies'
Create delightful mini masterpieces using leftover parts from our previous masterpieces! Collage, stitch and bead to form small textile artworks.
4 - 12 February 2023: Open Studios at Kotare Studio, Matakana, Auckland, NZ
Visit Alysn in the studio to see how the artworks are created.
6 weekly classes from 14 February to 21 March 2023. OCTD ''Magpie Brain'
6 weeks of exploration using the wonderful and versatile Angelina fibres, mixed with stitch and a bit of burning here and there! Held in Browns Bay, Auckland, NZ
24, 25, 26 March 2023: 'Starting From Seeds' at the Great Escape, Orewa, NZ
3 day collage and stitch based on the textures and patterns of seeds.
28, March, 4 11 April 2023 OCTD Autumn Finishing School
Whip out your wips! Resolve the unresolved and finish the unfinished. 3 weeks of support to complete those unfinished masterpieces or try out your ideas with Alysn.
17 -21 April 2023: Wanaka Autumn Art School, NZ
A 5 day art festival with a wide range of tutors. My 2023 course subject has yet to be confirmed.
1st week in May 2023: Creative Matakana, Matakana, NZ
5 day workshop as part of this fabulous local event. Subject of workshop to be confirmed.
28 June - 4 July 2023: 'Metal cloth to the Max' at FibreArts, Ballarat, Australia
Concentrate on the special metal cloths which I have used intensively for several years. Colour, manipulate, stitch and more ...
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