Print, Stamp, Appliqué, Layer and Stitch

This month’s mini workshop was taken by Carol O’Loughlin and a brief report was provided by Gillian.

 

We stamped using Pigment ink on dyed base fabric – tea dyed in most cases.
We then cut out motifs from fabric or pieces of colour to apply to the cloth.
Transparent gauze and muslin were used to mask some of the space and then we stitched over and around the resulting areas/images.

 

These photos are very much works in progress, the workshop continues next month with time in between for stitching.

 

Leonie, Martina and Janet had some show and tell from the dyeing workshop.

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Breakdown Screen Printing

Several members had been away at Fibre Arts Australia and came along to the meeting with some show and tell of their class.

Jo’s class -Text in Art Textiles with Claire Benn

Gillian’s class – Text and Textiles with Jette Clover

Rosalie’s class – Basketry with Mary Hettmansperger.

Meg’s class – Silhouttes with Michelle Eastwood

Kerrie’s class – Cloth and Memory with Beverly Ayling Smith.

Jo very expertly demonstrated the techniques involved in Breakdown Screen Printing.

Another of her pieces

The tables were set up, techniques were explained

And demonstrated

The demonstration piece

Some more show and tell of Jo’s work

The screen at the end, notice how the Text has started to disappear or break down.

And from Pauline, some work inspired by Jude Hill.

Breaking Traditions – an Exhibition of Members Work

The exhibition was to celebrate the ten years that GeeTAG has been meeting, with work from the last five years. It was amazing to see so much work, the variety of styles and the skills of the members. Three rooms filled, display cases and tables loaded and every wall, nook and cranny displaying work.

All involved are to be congratulated. The members for providing so much work to mount an exhibition, the organising team for getting the exhibition organised and the Geelong branch of the Guild for the financial assistance. 

What is an exhibition without an opening? Glenys Mann, a well known and respected textile artist and founder of Fibre Arts opened the exhibition and our group was thankful for her support. All who came enjoyed the opportunity to mingle, sip a bubbly and have some pre dinner snacks whilst having a good look at the work. The following photographs will give a taste of the diversity of work, however, it is impossible to show it all.

Our stitched sign that was used for the promotional work and advertising was equally at home with the ‘white gloves’ and the explanation of how our group interprets books. The following photographs show some these.

Some of the other works exhibited.

Ten years of GeeTAG

Ten years ago the Embroiderer’s Guild Geelong branch launched the GeeTAG group to experiment with textile art and stitch. Next weekend we celebrate a decade of experimentation and sharing of skills and techniques with our inaugural exhibition at Shearer’s Arms Gallery. All are welcome to the opening by Glenys Mann on Thursday evening at 6pm ($10 entry, tickets from Gillian and Jenny- please pre-book for catering).

Below is a Taster slideshow of some of the wonderful pieces that may be on display:

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and a sneak peek of Gillian’s “Under the bay”

Thank you to Pauline who has sent through a proposed plan for the next few months:

April Resist dyeing using bleach- (requirement list will be emailed out prior)

May Mini show and share from my fun with Claire Benn at Ballarat

June Demo of felted portrait with Martina

Hope to see you all at the exhibition opening

 

And We’re Back

Our first meeting for what is going to be an amazingly busy year. Planning is well and truly underway for our group exhibition in March, celebrating ten years of adventures in textile arts. For the first two months we have agreed to work on our own projects, some of which will be featured in the exhibition. There was lots of discussion about the year ahead and some show and tell.

Rosalie brought along her paper vessels. They are much smaller than you think. 

These are photos of  Pauline’s scroll /book, not quite finished but will be for the exhibition.

Laurene had her scrolls.

And Jenny had some pieces that she had been ‘playing’ around with.

Xmas joviality

Yesterday was our last GeeTAG get together for 2017 and we partied with delicious food, had fun making tricky origami books and secret boxes and continued stitching for our 10 year celebratory exhibition next year.

Here is a taster of some works in progress that will be on show at “Breaking Traditions”, The Shearer’s Arms Gallery, Geelong, March 16-18, 2018.

The 2018 program has been sent out. Don’t forget to email your March exhibition entry forms through to Jenny by 5th February 2018, do not leave it to the February meeting as it is after the cut off date.

We will be starting 2018 at our first meeting on 10th February with Mixed media and the Golden Scrolls for our Embroiderer’s Guild 50th Anniversary exhibition in September.

Contact Leonie or sign up Monday for the Summer School, get in early before it is opened up to other branches of the Guild or you may miss out.

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas.

 

 

Origami books continued

We are having some technical issues with the sign in for Kerrie, so I will pop up the photos from our November meeting and an update in the meantime and when we have resolved the glitch Kerrie can add her own inimitable, effervescent style!

Firstly Kerrie tutored us in another of her wonderful mini books, we should all be able to have our own mini bookshelves after the past few months.

Please bring along your finished books for show and tell at the December meeting.

Our December meeting will be ‘Party Time’. Please let me know whether you will bring a sweet or savoury item to share for lunch, with a 12noon opening for a 12.30pm luncheon.

After lunch I will show you how to make a Chinese secrets box which may be added to your book pages and Kerrie will have another interesting book format to demonstrate. See your emails for the requirements.

A suggested program for 2018 has been emailed out. I have already had some great feedback and adjusted the program to suit. If you have ideas to add to the program for next year please email these through, I will send out the amended program just before the December meeting.