CELLULAR FELT
workshop with Charlotte Sehmisch
Here is a fantastic opportunity to expand and enrich your feltmaking experience. We are delighted to host a Masterclass workshop led by inspirational Felt artist and textile designer Charlotte Sehmisch. Come and sculpt with felt and create beautiful cellular structures. Charlotte’s three dimensional surfaces and geometric shapes evolve into twisting organic forms, expressing her unique vision and innovative approach to the art of feltmaking.
This masterclass will introduce a variety of 3D surface techniques representing felt structures. During this 3 day workshop, participant can either make small samples of these different surface techniques or one project using one technique.
Charlotte is an award winning and internationally acclaimed German felt artist and textile designer for Weimar, the home of Bauhaus, Germany. She has exhibited her work worldwide in Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, Austria, USA and Australia. If you are not familiar with her work, check her website http://www.magarimagari.de/ and some of her work on https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.692215117456194.1073741869.132306920113686&type=3
The materials for the workshop is not included in the cost of the workshop. You can bring your own wool (detailed list will be available later) and wool will be available for purchase as well at the workshop.
This 3 days’ workshop costs €150 for Feltmakers Ireland members and €180 for non members. As our guild exist mainly to support our members, places are allocated by lottery among members first. Any remaining places are then allocated by a second lottery among non -member applicants.
The workshop will be held in Kilruddery House and Gardens (Bray, Co. Wicklow) starting Friday June 10 until Sunday June 12. Time: 10:00 to 5:00 pm.
This class in not suitable for beginners.