It’s nonetheless sort of superb to me how a comparatively small and uncomplicated mission can reveal the complete material collage method. The identical steps that I and my college students use to create portraits of all types of individuals and creatures are used right here, in February’s Fantastical Material Collage Fish Observe-Alongside. Fairly highly effective for a humble fish!
Final Thursday night I launched my 2025 Fish Observe Alongside mission to attendees. I demonstrated methods to begin with a sample transferred onto a basis material—then methods to minimize, place, pin and glue material items to start a collage—in my case, of a superbly blue and rounded goldfish, Goldie.
Within the pictures under, are the start and finish photos of final week’s class. In a gentle stream-of-collage oriented ideas, I stored the viewers riveted as I created a tremendous mess with a bunch of blue items of material. A very good demonstration of the “messy scary” stage, I’d say.
My homework (and for these following alongside) from one week to the subsequent, was to cowl the muse material with a “first draft” of the fish physique and head—which I accomplished with the doubtful assist of my cat, Djinni. Tonight I’ll be delving into materials in quest of fins and a tail for little blue Goldie.
Through the 4 Thursdays in February, I’m main you thru the creation of this new material collage fish quilt. It is a stay occasion, so Zoom with us (me and Tom) should you can, particularly to benefit from the stay Q&A. When you can’t be part of us, the displays can be recorded and emailed to you the subsequent day, Friday. And should you join at any time earlier than the top of February’s ultimate class, you’ll obtain all 4 recordings of the weekly displays.
For many who wish to create their very own Fantastical Material Collage Fish, a provide listing and a free fish sample of your alternative (although you may make your individual design) is included once you join. Extra February Fish class data following under. Hope to see you there!
For fishy inspiration generated from final yr’s fabulous Fish Class, as we speak’s Throwback Thursday options the ultimate gallery of pupil fish submitted in 2024 (see preview pictures above)—extra of the amazingly inventive and colourful material collage beauties that had been made by my great college students. As soon as once more, thanks everybody for sharing!
Do you’ve a Fantastical Fish (or another topic) to share in a future End Line publish? Click on on submission button under—and thank you!
And Extra Fish within the Sea: Fantastical Material Collage, Remaining February Outcomes! Half 4
February 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025 — 7 pm, Japanese Time
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The Susan Carlson Material Collage On-line Grasp Class Guide is a multi-media useful resource information to the course of of material collage. Utilizing video, pictures, textual content, and hyperlinks to my weblog posts for additional related studying and data, I take you from starting to finish in creating your individual material collage masterpiece, following my tips in a step-by-step format. Lifetime Entry. Appropriate for all ranges, together with learners.
Learn all concerning the course of of making the Grasp Class—rationalization of its genesis—the whys and hows Tom and I made a few of the choices we did on this publish: On-line Grasp Class Now Obtainable: Some Reflections.
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Susan Carlson Material Collage: Fantastical Fish eWorkshop I
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Susan Carlson Material Collage: Sea Turtle eWorkshop
Study material collage via a start-to-finish mission—from sample and material choice via quilting and binding. Every step is clearly written, illustrated with pictures, and additional demonstrated with movies. Study the method with a Sea Turtle then launch into any material collage mission you would like. Lifetime entry and appropriate for all ranges, together with learners. Sea Turtle Sample included
Learn all concerning the Sea Turtle eWorkshop on this weblog publish: Material Collage Sea Turtle eWorkshop Launch.
Facial Options eWorkshop
Designed as a complement to the Material Collage On-line Grasp Class, or for individuals who have understanding of the fundamentals of Material Collage. Lifetime Entry. Intermediate or superior ranges instructed.
The Facial Options eWorkshop accommodates 8 movies and over 8 hours of in-depth instruction for creating every function of a portrait in material. The movies are annotated with “Leap Factors” permitting you to scan ahead and backward to the knowledge you want. Facial options PDF templates are included as reference and primary designs to work together with. Just like the Material Collage On-line Grasp Class, membership on this eWorkshop is for all times.
E-book: Serendipity Quilts—Chopping Free Material Collage
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