Carol SoderlundLayers Upon Layers with Carol Soderlund

August 22 - 26, 2021 Go back
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Develop experimental approaches to the layering of color and visual texture on cloth. Advanced Beginner to Advanced levels welcome.

Check In: Sunday, August 22nd, 2021
Check Out: Thursday, August 26th, 2021

Tuition + Meals: $1,004 
With RicePod Lodging Package: $2,083
With Nest Lodging Package: $2,372 
With TreeHaus Lodging Package: $1,671 

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Class description

Experimental approaches, layering color, visual texture and much more.

Distressed surfaces are endlessly fascinating to artists. Weathered doorways, crumbling walls, eroding hillsides, peeling paint, and rusted metal grab our attention as they partially reveal and partially conceal. These surfaces speak of time and of process. They open the door to our inner thoughts and invite us in…

We will use natural fibers, primarily cotton and silk, both opaque and sheer. We will build layers on the cloth, considering the effects of:

  • layering translucent dye and opaque paint
  • layering value and hue
  • layering textures in low water immersion
  • layering textures created by resists
  • layering stitch and patch
  • layering opaque cloth and sheer

To develop the vision we will brush and screen, mask, spray and monoprint onto white pfd OR onto previously dyed, patched, and stitched cloth, using any or all of the following:

  • Procion MX fiber reactive dyes
  • Soy Wax
  • Acrylic-based paints and mediums
  • Discharge paste

There will be a small amount of preparatory work in advance of the class. Carol will email participants about six weeks ahead of class. Supply fee includes a wide array of media (dyes, paints, wax, dextrin and auxiliaries), tools for classroom use, and complete written instructions.