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PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND
Barbara Schneider received a BS in Visual Design from the Institute
of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1968 and an MA in
Art from Northern Illinois University in 1990. She was a graphic designer
for many years and held diverse position in educational publishing
over a period of 20 years. She is now a full-time artist whose mixed
media work includes art cloth, art quilts, paper and artist’s
book. Her work has been exhibited nationally including Quilt National
01, Museum of American Quilts, Art Quilts at the Sedgwick and many
others. She has had a solo exhibit in Seattle and has artwork included
in several publications. She has studied with Jane Dunnewold, Nancy
Crow, Michelle Wipplinger, Elizabeth Busch, Ilze Aviks, Joen Wolfram
and many other talented artists.
TEACHING BACKGROUND
Barbara teaches innovative approaches to creating art cloth, art quilts
and surface design. She utilizes her background in graphic design
to develop good design and color usage and her interest in creativity
to
develop innovative. She is available for presentations, one and two
day workshops and weeklong classes.
REFERENCES
Jane Dunnewold
Michele Wipplinger
Carol Bryer Fallert
Melody Johnson
Pat Kroth
CLASSES • WORKSHOPS • PRESENTATIONS
| Slide
Presentations: |
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After Images: An Introduction to the Concept of Wabi-Sabi
(the beauty of rust)
• A Quilter’s Trip to Japan
• After Effects: Using your computer photo program
to develop unique surface design graphics
• After Images: Dye casting with vintage tin
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| Classes/Workshops |
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After Images: An Introduction to the Concept of Wabi-Sabi
(the beauty of rust)
• After Effects: Using your computer photo program
to develop unique surface design graphics
• After All: Combines After Effects and After Images
workshops with additional toolmaking and image manipulation
• After Thought: Fortune Cookie fabric hanging
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| CLASS/WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTIONS |
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After Images: An Introduction to the Concept of Wabi-Sabi |
A
2-day workshop that will explore how to find and make beautiful
imagery out of things that are old, used, or ephemeral.
It is based on the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi (the beauty
of rust). The purpose of the workshop will be to develop
an understanding of the Wabi-sabi concept and how it has
been expressed in various media, artist’s work and
everyday life.
We will use found objects and found imagery to create 2
small projects.
We will make a cloth covered folded box and an accordion
fold journal/album that can be used to hold photos, poems,
journal entries and found objects that will become the start
of your own collection of After Images. We will use disposable
cameras and various surface design techniques to capture
images. We will learn to use fabric and paper together,
and some basic sashiko stitches to enhance our projects.
We will do a few exercises to develop our own interpretations.
NO sewing machine required.
Description is for a 2-day workshop. This workshop can be
modified for a 3-5 day class.
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Effects: Developing unique surface design graphics |
Use
a standard computer program in new ways to create unusual
images that can be used to create thermofaxes, silk-screens
or stamps for surface design. Through demonstration and
in-class experimentation you will learn to create new imagery
from a myriad of found objects or source materials. You
will learn how to expand your favorite images into related
series, as well how to make a thermofax screens and use
them to print images.
NO sewing machine required. Description is for a 2-day class.
Can be modified for a 3-5 day workshop.
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| After
All |
Combines
parts of After Images and After Effects workshops with additional
tool making and image manipulation.
3-5 day workshop.
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Thought: Fortune Cookie Wall Hanging |
Do
you have favorite fortunes? Use them to make your own fortune
cookie wall hanging! You will learn to make thermofax screens
and use them to create a small wall hanging. We will dye
and discharge our fabric, use fabric paints, and combine
with vintage fabrics to create a unique hanging.
Sewing machine optional. Description is for a 2-day class.
Can be modified for a 1-3 day workshop.
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