Spring 2009 Classes in Fiber Arts with Joy-Lily


(key for class title colors: red = local ongoing class, green = one day local workshop, purple = potential workshop

Silk Painting Workshop Sunday May 17, 11 - 5 PM at my studio in South San Francisco. Silk painting is a happy hybrid of watercolor and batik. Create a luminous silk scarf while learning everything you need to get going in this very satisfying fiber art technique.The specifics of choosing dyes, mixing colors, resist and non-resist painting techniques and steam-setting silk will be covered. If you've tried silk painting, you'll discover the best strategies to prepare the silk for painting, new painting and resist techniques, easy steaming, and freedom to play with color on silk. $80 415-826-8248 joy@joy-lily.com

Marbling on Fabric Saturday May 2, 10 - 2 PM at Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Rd. Float colors on water and print the fantastic colorfast swirling patterns onto fabric for quilting, scarves or...? Gelatin recipes, color mixing, fabric preparation, traditional and experimental patterns will be covered. By the end of the day you'll be making large unique marble prints in a jumbo tray. Bring lots of yardage to print. $92 ($80 residents of PA)+ $20 supply fee. 650-329-2366

Daytime classes:
Surface Design - Focus on Fibers Tuesdays 9 AM - noon, thru June 9. (no class 4/7) Explore a different kind of fiber each month: Jan/Feb: cotton, March wool: April: silk, May: rayon, June: polyester, to discover different media and techniques turn them into art cloth. Try: felting, stamping, shibori, rubbing, silk painting,dyeing, bleaching, embellishing and more. $35/semester adults. Free for students 62 up. (+ $20 supply fee/semester, BYO fabrics). 33 Arroyo Dr. in So.San Francisco. Registration ongoing at class.

Quilting for Everyone Mondays 9 - noon thru June 8 (no classes 2/16, 4/6, 5/25) at Magnolia Senior Center, 601 Grand Ave. South San Francisco. Discover new methods, materials, quilting techniques including including how to use color in quilts, freestyle patchwork, appliqué and quilt finishing. Learn among a group of congenial quilters of all levels. $35/semester for adults. Free for seniors 62 up. (+ $5 supplies for semester). Register in class. A few machines in classroom. Bring your sewing tools and ongoing projects.

The Quilting Connection Tuesday afternoons 1 - 4 PM May 5 - June 16. Learn new quilting methods, try new tools, materials and techniques including how to use color in quilts, freestyle patchwork, appliqué and more. Enjoy the company of a friendly group of quilters of all levels. Millbrae Recreation Center, 477 Lincoln Circle. $15 for 7 week class (+ $5 supply fee) San Mateo Adult School. 650-558-2100, or register at any class. Bring sewing tools, projects in progress, your machine if possible.

Quilting Made Easy Wednesdays 1 - 4 PM thru May 20 at Doelger Senior Center in Westlake Park, Daly City. Discover new quilting methods,materials and techniques including how to use color in quilts, freestyle patchwork, appliqué and more. Enjoy the company of congenial quilters of all levels. FREE for everyone 16 up. ($5 supply fee for the semester.) Sewing machines available here. Bring sewing tools, your unfinished projects. Register in class.

Bring unfinished quilt projects and/or learn new techniques in any of these quilt classes. For beginners, all the basic quilting techniques including rotary cutting, producing and using half squares, matching seams, quilt assembly, paper piecing, improvisational quilting, topstitching and binding are on tap in all 3 classes.

Join Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday quilt classes or Tuesday Surface Design class any time during the semester. Please contact me before attending your first class.

Shibori Scarf Party - Get a group of your friends to get together in your home and create beautiful, original scarves with this fascinating, goof-proof textile technique. Make gorgeous silk scarves while learning a new art form.(Fiber art experience is not necessary.) With 8 attendees paying $45 each including the first silk scarf, the host(ess) gets the class free. Call me to plan an event.

For information on any class, or to register, (unless otherwise noted) contact: classes@joy-lily.com 415-826-8248.

Snaps of a Shibori Party

    
   

Slide Presentation for quilt guilds and art organizations:

"Dyeing to Tell You" is a lively and informative talk about dyes and colors and my art career. It is suitable for quilt guilds, wearable art or surface design groups and anybody who likes to work with fabric.. It is accompanied by slides of my wearable art, silk paintings, batiks and quilt art, plus diagrams demystifying how dyes work and how colors blend. This talk has valuable information for "dye-shy" stitchers, experienced dyers and fine artists.Topics covered include:

(A version of this talk focusing on silk painting is avaiIable for art guilds)

Lecture fee: $300 plus travel. Some dates for 2009 and 10 are still available.

Workshops may be booked for quilt and art guilds include:Silk Painting, Screen Printing on Fabric, Shibori Scarf Dyeing, Dyeing for Quilters, Northern Lights (discharge/color), Marbling on Fabric. Felt making. Fees negotiable. Brochure available by mail or email.