Christine Alexiou
Christine Alexiou is a multi-media artisan exploring fibre arts through art quilts, collage, felt-making, embroidery and more. As a quilt artist she puts the focus on hand painted art quilts. Much of her work features people and creative embellishment using multiple textures achieved by fabric manipulation often in combination with hand and machine embroidery stitches. www.christinealexiou.com
Creating Texture & Dimension, Christine Alexiou
Creating Texture & Dimension (25) All Levels
Discover simple techniques with amazing effects to give your fibre art, creative embroidery, needle art and art quilts an artistic and creative edge you can’t achieve from a pattern alone. See how to choose and use a variety of fabrics to create interesting textures through manipulation and stitch. Create a sampler of textures using assorted fabrics and hand stitching for future reference. Plus, learn tips and tricks used by the artist to create one-of-a-kind art pieces. Kit $10
3 Hour Workshop
Fabric Painting for Whole Cloth Quilts, Christine Alexiou
Fabric Painting for Whole Cloth Quilts (25) All Levels
This stunning 12″ x 12″ whole cloth sample quilt (you will have several options to choose from) comes to life through fabric paint with no piecing or appliqué to create the design. Transfer the design to fabric and apply paint in a simple step-by-step process. Learn about fabric paints and get tips and tricks for working with them successfully. You will finish the painting portion in class. Your finished piece can later be quilted, embellished or hand stitched to turn it into a piece of wall art or home décor item like a cushion. Kit $10
3 Hour Workshop
Class registration will begin in late July 2012. Watch for updates on our blog for when brochure details become available and registration begins. www.creativfestival.ca