Portland Art and Soul Workshops

Online ordering for the Portland retreat is now closed.  If you are interested in taking/adding a class, please visit us at the Embassy Suites Portland Airport to inquire about availability. The Art & Soul office hours are 8am-6:30pm Wed-Mon.  Thank you!

Traci Bautista 9-4:30 Monday	926 - Big Summer Sac	[back to quicklinks] $ 130 Plus $15 materials fee
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Freestyle machine stitching... funky beaded embroidery...luscious, random stitching techniques that are layered on hand painted patchwork art quilts of altered cloth to create a funky embellished tote. We will explore fabric painting and dyeing techniques including color scraping, monoprints, dyed cloth stamping, dimensional doodles, stenciling and glazing. Learn how to doodle letters, words and faces on fabric, layer fabric with hand painted transparencies and colored-dyed fabric images. No sewing experience required. Check out The Big Summer Sac in Belle Armoire July/August 2006 and my book Collage Unleashed! Sewing machine required. View sample: http://kollaj.typepad.com/photos/funky_stitches_big_sac/ Supply list: --Favorite heavy bodied, fluid and ink acrylic colors --1 yd muslin or Kona cotton in cream/white --½ yd silence cloth by Oak Hills or Warm & Natural (enough for the size of bag you want to create) --1 yd of fabric for lining bag or scraps --2 yds. Therm O Web Heat ‘n Bond Lite --various size flat paint brushes --Plastic paint scrapper --2-1” foam brushes --2 water containers --Brayer --15 2-ply white paper towels --Uunmounted stamps --Collage ephemera - Fabric & paper scraps --Ribbons, embroidery floss, fibers --Beads and embellishments --sewing needle --Scissors --Iron --Sewing machine --Cotton & silk thread for sewing machine --Painting smock Materials fee includes:  Collage Unleashed aRt! kit of papers/fabrics & images, inspiration guide, iron-on transfers,  transparencies, watercolor paints, glitter, mark making tools, unmounted stamps and stencils.

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