Making art is a journey, with the end unknown. Each person finds their own way, while also remaining open to learning from others. Trusting in the process, moving back and forth between spontaneity and intention, between questioning and understanding— that is the delicious point of balance that keeps art-making an exciting endeavor.
Art is a colorful journey for Carol. Her curiosity about the range of hues derived from red, yellow and blue led to her creation of the Color Mixing system for dyers. Carol encourages the freedom of mixing color by eye with results-based samples to guide the student. For Carol, the ability to dye any color and the increased understanding of the interaction of colors opens the door to spontaneity and intuitive use of color in her work. It is this joyful key to color she hopes to give her students.
A former high school teacher, Carol was nominated and was a finalist for Teacher of the Year in 2013 and again in 2015 by the International Association of Creative Arts Professionals.
Carol maintains an active teaching schedule throughout the United States and in Canada, teaching her color mixing techniques at ProChemical & Dye in Massachusetts and Nancy Crow’s Timber Frame Barn in Ohio and Pacific Northwest Art School in Washington. Her award-winning quilts have been exhibited nationally and internationally in such venues as International Quilt Festival, Visions, Husqvarna Viking Masterpieces touring Exhibition.
She is co-author of Playful Fabric Printing with Melanie Testa.
Workshop: The Calligraphic Mark
We have all grown up writing words on a daily basis—though we may be of the last generations to do so!
For centuries, the HAND-written word has been inspiring artists of many cultures. It has been said that “Calligraphy is where symbol and gesture meet.” In this class we will NOT be learning the techniques of calligraphy per se, but we will be using letterforms and calligraphic marks and gestures to inspire dye-printed cloth.
To do this, we will be using thickened procion mx dye and fabric as well as some inks and paper. We will be exploring monoprint, silkscreens, stencils, and gelli plates, brushes and syringes as well as our own handmade marking tools.
Get ready for inspiration and a lot of fun!