Workshops
Botanicals: Print + Stitch
Contemporary Textile Studio Cooperative (401 Richmond Street West, Toronto)
August 11, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this one-day workshop students will explore the essence of a plant by creating a botanical artwork using screen printing and embroidery techniques. In the morning, we will walk through the basics of screen printing to create a design on fabric for further image-making. Students are encouraged to bring their own leaf or flower specimens for this purpose but there will also be a selection of items to choose from. The afternoon will be spent working with this image to create details and embellishments using simple embroidery stitches and other hand work, like beading. This workshop is designed for all skill levels.
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Paper Dolls (Part of Adult Summer Series)
ARTiculations Art Supply Studio (2802 Dundas Street West)
August 15, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Spend an evening revisiting the imagination and creativity of paper dolls by crafting your own. This workshop will guide you through creating a whimsical sunflower doll using pencils, paper, paints, and a template that you can use to design your own variations. Erin will also step you through how to make simple clothing items using paper and fabric to add a little character to your dolls.
Students should bring: a small pair of sharp scissors, tweezers, and reading glasses if you use them.
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Screenprinting with Plants
Noble Space (103 - 46 Noble Street)
August 18, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Nature is endlessly inspiring and offers many easily accessible materials to use for creating images. In this full-day workshop, artist Erin MacKeen will show students how to use live or pressed leaves and flowers to make screens for printing on textiles.
Bring your own foraged specimens and design a screen with these elements to embellish clothing, make quilting pieces, customize your tote bag, or sew into your next project.
You will also learn a DIY method that will allow you to continue printing at home.
Practice fabric will be provided but students should bring their own additional pre-washed, natural fibre (cotton and linen) items for further printing.
No previous screen printing experience required. Beginners welcome!
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Screen Printing Fundamentals
Contemporary Textile Studio Cooperative (401 Richmond Street West, Toronto)
September 15 + 22
This workshop covers the basics of screen printing including various techniques for designing a screen and approaches to printing on textiles. We will explore both digital designs (using printed acetates to create images) as well as handmade approaches such as paper cutting, stencils, drawing, and found objects to create your own set of screens.
Students will be given lots of time to practice printing and use their screens to work on a project of their choosing from start to finish.
All materials will be provided to get you started and then
additional yardage or pre-made fabric items must be obtained by each student depending on their interests.
If you already have experience screen printing, this workshop can also be used to refresh your skills or work on a project with technical assistance. Once this workshop is completed, participants can access our Studio Open Sessions program to continue printing.
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PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS
Petite Prints: DIY Frameless Screen Printing
ARTiculations Art Supply Studio (2802 Dundas Street West, Toronto)
TBD
Learn how to make your own frameless screens for printing small-scale images on textiles and paper. You will use many of the same techniques for creating traditional framed screens but modified to make printing, portability, and storage easier. Students will explore handmade approaches using tape and stencils and will also have the opportunity to design and shoot their own screens using accessible equipment. There will be time to explore the printing process from start to finish in the studio. No previous experience with screen printing is required.
Making Tarot: Creating Cards for Your Personal Magic
ARTiculations Art Supply Studio (2802 Dundas Street West, Toronto)
TBD
In this workshop, you will be encouraged to choose an “anchor card” from the deck of your choice and work on your own artistic interpretation of this card. This method can be a way to build your relationship with the cards and develop your own understanding of how they operate in your life as guides. We will explore archetypal and mystical symbols so you can develop your own set of resonant visual elements through sketching and exploratory exercises. Books and tarot decks will be provided as a reference and you are welcome to bring your own deck(s) as inspiration. Materials will be available for sketching and watercolour. Please bring a sketch book if it is something you use.
Tarot: Print + Stitch
Contemporary Textile Studio (401 Richmond Street West, Toronto)
TBD
In this workshop, we will explore classical, archetypal, and mystical symbols from tarot to build your own set of resonant visual elements that we will transfer to small frameless screens for printing your own tarot cards. Materials and instruction will be provided for screen printing, appliqué, embroidery, and beading. Engaging with tarot artistically can be a powerful way to build your relationship with a card and develop an understanding of how it operates in your life and art practice, as a guide. Decks and reference books will be provided by the Instructor and you are welcome to bring your own decks or reference materials as inspiration.
