We will be living and working at the famous
Ghost Ranch Conference Center, Abiquiu Campus, in beautiful Northern
New Mexico,
“Georgia O’Keeffe country.”
Invitation to quilters who want to dye their own
fabric and to dyers who seek direction in using their fabric. Participants
can expect to dye 3 yards of cotton, using environmentally friendly
low immersion dyes and have a finished wall piece by the end of the
week.
Instructors:
Bunny Bowen, Placitas, NM Bunny is an artist working
in Rozome (Japanese Batik) and hand-painted silk who exhibits in New
Mexico and Arizona galleries. She recently presented her ongoing research
on soywax at International Batik conferences in Boston and Malaysia.
Karena Koeberle-Wells, Papillion, NE Fiber
artist and graduate of the University of Colorado, Karena has sewn
for as long as she can remember. She has enhanced her knowledge of
fiber arts while traveling the world.
Silk Painting/Rozome "As You Like It"
October 6–12, 2008
Registration Fee: $290 (includes $40 materials
fee) + housing & meals / Commuter Fee $290 (no meals)
After August 15: $390 + housing & meals / $290
This unique class will cover basic silk painting
techniques as well as providing the opportunity to learn the more
meditative Japanese “Rozome” process. Basic course materials
fee of $40 covers silk dyes, gutta, soy wax and 8 scarves.
Some students may elect to purchase Japanese brushes,
shinshi stretchers, or kimono silk directly from the instructor or
another source if they wish to learn this highly specialized and wonderful
Japanese batik. Optional rozome materials (brushes, shinshi stretchers
and silk) may cost up to $60. Please contact the instructor (bunny@db-bowen.com)
upon registration if you wish to purchase these.
