holiday class wrap up IIII * handmade scarf printing

Our first time printing beautiful sheer cotton scarves and the results are stunning! I would wear any one of them!
The combination of bright pops of colour and the beauty of a childlike hand at printing created these wonderful handmade works of art!
We took our inspiration from the famous textile designer Marimekko, and hand cut potato stamps with our chosen design. The children were encouraged to work on their pattern repeat on paper before proceeding with colour choice and stamping their design with fabric paint directly on to their scarves.

weekday weave

[crochet vessel #6 holding sewing supplies]

The last week of school leading up to holiday classes is always a bit of a frenzy. I feel buried under a mountain of supplies + inspiration - not too bad a place to be for someone who loves art + creativity I guess, but easy to get lost here!
These are a few snaps from my week, including some of the delicious inspiration we will be soaking in next week for our classes!

[piles of soft floaty muslin sewn into scarves for printing]

[stamping sample #1 geometric]

[stamping sample #2 floral]

[inspiration for this class by the wonderful Marrimekko fabric house]

[wire flowers are multiplying here as my children experiment with offcuts!]

[so much wire goodness...I'm really loving this medium and have a few projects up my sleeve when class-craziness dies down!]

[Inspiration for this class by the ever-extraordinary Alexander Calder and his artwork in 3D]

[delicious rainbow of tissue cut for collage]

[texture from nature, flakey paperbark]

[inspiration for this class in the stunning work of Georgia O'Keeffe her use of colour + abstraction]

[long days packing and sorting....almost there!]