Marbling with Jo Fitsell
January 27, 2012 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Description: One-day workshop on marble dyeing fabric.
Cost: $125 per person
Supply Fee: None
Limited to first 20 registrants.
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Marbling is an ancient technique remastered and made easier by teacher, Jo Fitsell. Students will play with color by floating paints on the surface of thickened water and then picking up the paint with either fabric or paper. You will be amazed at how quickly the intense colors transfer and the pure joy of spontaneously creating! Students leave this workshop with yards of finished fabric suitable for collage, quilting or clothing.
About the Instructor: Jo Fitsell
I was born in a small town in Ontario, Canada, and moved to Colorado in my 20s. I now divide my time between these two places. As a self-taught artist, I first learned construction techniques from traditional quilt makers. In 1987, I co-founded Front Range Contemporary Quilters, an organization whose primary goal was education about the merging mediums of art quilts and fibre arts. Exploring, experiencing and sharing this medium with others was a unique way to discover and nurture the artist in me.
In addition to my own work, I teach art to both children and adults. Some of my rewarding collaborations with young people have included making a wall hanging for The Denver District Attorney's office, creating props and backdrops for theatre performances, creating paper and fabric collage murals for public school buildings, and a mixed media art project for The Children's Hospital Clinic.
Currently, my teaching and coaching focuses on helping others find their artistic voices, solving technical problems to allow for self-expression, as well as technique classes on marbling, dyeing and collage.
My work can be viewed at Translations Gallery in Denver and at Chameleon Nation in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Visit Jo Fitsell's website at www.jofitsell.com