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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

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.

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.

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 ...

Date tbc - late June or early July 2023: 'Hot, Wet and Sticky' at Timeless Textiles, Newcastle, Australia
Exact date to be confirmed.
Get hot, wet and sticky with waxed papers, gummed silks, linen fibres and gilding metals, then stitch and stitch ...
Get hot, wet and sticky with waxed papers, gummed silks, linen fibres and gilding metals, then stitch and stitch ...

Date tbc. June/July 2023 : 'Hot, Wet and Sticky' at Evocative Arts, Adelaide
Exact date to be confirmed.
Get hot, wet and sticky with waxed papers, gummed silks, linen fibres and gilding metals, image transfer then stitch and stitch ...
Get hot, wet and sticky with waxed papers, gummed silks, linen fibres and gilding metals, image transfer then stitch and stitch ...

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Alysn is a genius!'
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