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Use images in new ways- start a visual journal, print on beautiful and unusual papers, create scrapbooking materials or develop new thermofax screens.

Learn how to set up a format, scan and manipulate your images, set up to print in unusual sizes and on different surfaces.

This one day workshop will teach you to use Adobe Photoshop® (or Photoshop Elements®) to manipulate images for both paper and fabric applications.

Supplies Needed

• PC or Apple Laptop computer with Photoshop® or Photoshop Elements®
• Photos on your computer or on a flash drive or disk
• Ideas of what you might want to explore
• Special papers that you want to work with

Class Outline

• Computer setup/opening Adobe Elements®
• Review the Elements® work area
• Importing an image
• Using the scanner
• Editing an image
• Playing with filters
• Playing with layers
• Playing with color
• Saving variations
• Printing

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Learn a variety of techniques, tips and tools for working with both thermo faxes and silk-screens.  See the wide range of effects you can create with these 2 basic tools.

• Making basic thermofaxes from your imagery
  
• Making extra large thermofaxes
  
• Using a variety of different techniques and tools for screening with thermofaxes
  
• Using a variety of paints, inks, dyes, and discharge agents with thermofaxes

• Preparing a silkscreen from different materials
  
• Using a variety of techniques with the silkscreen - freezer paper, interfacing,
  
• emulsions, wax, spray paint, crayons and more!

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This workshop requires a deposit to cover supply order and prep for workshop!
Students will each mix 2 colors and then all the colors will be shared amongst the entire group so everyone ends up with 8 colors to take home.

Students supply their own fabrics, respirator, apron, gloves, pen, notebook.
I WOULD SUGGEST YOU BRING A PIECE OF WHITE, A PIECE OF BLACK, COTTON AND SILK, AND ANY PREVISOULY DYED FABRICS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPERIMENT WITH. Cutting a 3” strip of each fabric so we can run up the color samples quickly will leave you more time to  play on some of your bigger (quarter yard or so) pieces. The purpose of the strip color samples will give you references for your future work.

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A 2 day workshop to explore a variety of methods for coloring, patterning and shaping polyester and blended fabrics. Using sticks, stones, rubber bands and buttons and who knows what else! The techniques include:

1. Working with disperse dyes and a heat press and irons.
2. Working with disperse dyes and a pressure cooker.
3. Working with transparent fabric and sewing shapes into them
4. Working with a collage of fabrics, stitching and stiffeners. ( if we have time – if not I will demo this)

We will create many samples – be willing to experiment and play! You will not complete any specific project in this workshop. You will create many samples of techniques that you can explore more on your own.