Raised Surfaces Online: September 1 – September 24, 2023.
Workshop Fee: $195.00 USD.
The full materials list is available HERE.
Raised Surfaces create great textural dimension through the construction of felt forms that rise up and over the surface of our felt. By repeating these forms, we establish a strong sense of movement, creating felt canopies of leaves or waves, a floating garden of felt or silk blossoms, or dancing, twisting bone-like structures.
We make a series of samples in this class. These techniques can be applied to a vast range of felting projects including wall hangings, vessels, sculptures, bags, and even garments, for the bold!
This is an intermediate level class- for those with some feltmaking experience.
The class is three weeks long.
We’ll look at stems, loops, branches, blossoms, canopies, seedpods, quills, vines and raised prefelts, making a series of samples for your felt reference library. Eight different techniques in all that take your surface design up into the dimensional!
These are techniques I’ve used in so many of my exhibition pieces over the last eight years. I’ve added some pictures of these at the bottom of the page. It’s such a pleasure to share these dramatic surfaces with you through this class!
The lessons will be presented all at one time, through PDF’s and videos, and in the online classroom pages. You will need about 24 hours total time to complete the full range of techniques. I answer questions and give comments throughout the 3 weeks of the course in the online classroom, allowing all participating students to learn through one another’s projects.
Please do email Fiona if you have any questions about the class.
Workshop Dates:
September 1 – September 24, 2023.
The full materials list is available HERE.
I will be available in the online classroom, to answer questions and offer feedback on work, throughout the 3 weeks of the workshop.
Online teaching materials and resources are available to students for 6 months from the beginning of the class.
For general information on how the online classes work, please visit my FAQ’s: Online Workshops page.
Here are some examples of how I have included some of the Raised Surfaces in my work. These are mainly garments, but these are equally applicable to use on vessels, sculptures, bags and wallhangings:
