AbFab Australia classes : no artistic skill required!

2008 SILK ADVENTURE Join me in Paris, France in June 2008 for a 6 day Silk Adventure! Read more about the Silk Adventure >> Silk painting classes in 2008 Beginner #1 - Silk Cards (5 cards & envelopes + extra silk practice) Beginner #2 - Silk Scarf (2 silk chiffon scarves 54cm sq. [21"] + extra silk practice) Intermediate #1 - Silk Scarf (silk sample + square or long scarf) Advanced #1 - Silk Techniques (silk for 6 techniques - salt, alcohol, water, antifuse, gutta, wet on dry) Advanced #2 - Silk Steaming (using silk steamer) All day class : Design and Silk Painting Course : Beginners All day class : Design and Silk Painting : one day workshops for experienced painters Duration: Time: Location: Dates: There are two types of classes - half and full day. Please contact us for more info. Short Classes include brief morning or afternoon tea break Please contact us for more info. Long Classes are approx. 6 hours including lunch break (depends how much fun you're having!) For scheduled dates please call Sydney [Australia] 0408-801-808 or pop over to the Contact page and send a message; individual classes also available. Included in Classes: Welcome cup of tea/coffee on arrival afternoon tea (for all day classes) use of wooden silk frame & pushpins (for the class) silk paint as required for the project card blanks, envelopes for the Card class (glue etc) silk piece or scarf for half day classes handouts with all kinds of info about silk painting projects Please bring: sense of humour ideas, enthusiasm sharp dressmaking scissors to cut silk (NOT scissors used to cut paper) magazines, greeting cards, books with designs/patterns you like snacks, drinks etc if required wear comfy clothes - you may get silk dye on them so bear that in mind! carry bag to take home your gorgeous handpainted objets d'art!! no eftpos facilities available at classes - please bring cash or money order, but no cheques please. Design and Silk Painting Course: one day for beginners $A195 per day The aim of a beginners' day is firstly to introduce students to silk-painting and explain the technique in the larger context of the textile world. I will also give some brief information on dyes, how they work, and show the variety of silks that can be used. Then I will demonstrate or explain many of the materials involved in silk-painting so that students can leave with sufficient knowledge to work on their own after the course. I prefer "starter" students to paint and create a sampler on which they try several techniques and use different resists, dyes and paints. They should I prefer "starter" students to paint and create a sampler on which they try several techniques and use different resists, dyes and paints. They should take notes about materials and techniques used. Design and Silk Painting : one day workshops for experienced painters $A195 per day When people book into this class I always ask how much experience they have had with silk painting, but often find (to my surprise) they know very little. This is not the fault of the student, it is more often because they have not been well taught. I have therefore found from time to time that I have had to teach "experienced" students how to silk-paint from scratch, which is unfair on other students in the class who want to move on to new techniques. Therefore, on a one-day course, I prefer only to teach those students who have already attended a course with me or who can confirm that they have achieved a certain standard in using gutta, resists and dyes with another teacher. Some students who attend one-day workshops or courses like to bring a project along and work on it with advice or input from me. I can discuss individual needs with each student in advance of the workshop day to ensure that appropriate frames, silks etc are available. Other students, who want to learn new and more advanced techniques, can experiment with layered dyeing; developing, planning and preparing designs; drafting designs onto silk; coloured and other resists etc. I can demonstrate these techniques during the day. A variety of silk blanks will be available to purchase. Frame sizes should be discussed with me in advance, if you are bringing your own, or if you need me to provide a specific size. Email us with your questions - we will be able to work out which class will suit you best. What do I do now? Email us for detailed information, or call us to have a flyer posted to you - or ring 0408-801-808.

How to find the Abfab Art Studio Classes in Sydney are held in my Art Studio. Level 1 16 Cahill Street Camperdown NSW Tel: 0408-801-808 Driving directions: If you're coming from the Harbour Bridge or through the city, drive west on Broadway until it becomes Parramatta Road. Make a sharp right turn into Pyrmont Bridge Road, Billy Hydes' music store will be on your left. Pull into their driveway, drive through to the little back street (Cahill St), and my Studio is directly in front of you. Continue left down Cahill Street, and cross Mathieson, where you may find parking. If coming from the west, drive along Parramatta Road towards the city: turn left into Mathieson Street, which is just BEFORE Pyrmont Bridge Road turn left into Cahill Street, and find a parking space if no parking available, try the other little side streets - Water and Mathieson after you've parked, walk back to Cahill St and locate number 16 walk up the stairs, and enter the glass door on the right at the top

Above: larger map showing city and Broadway. Studio lopcation is bottom left corner.