Foundation and Precision Hand Piecing Fundamentals!
Mary Elizabeth Kinch, Artist Profile
Mary Elizabeth Kinch, author of ‘Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts’ and ‘Small Blocks, Stunning Quilts’, believes that Everyone is Creative! Sometimes, people just need a little encouragement and information. And that is exactly what her workshops and lectures provide. They are inspiring and engaging, with loads of information, featuring colourful and distinctive quilt samples in a fun, creative atmosphere. Drawing on her extensive quilting and design knowledge and insights, Mary Elizabeth communicates concrete and abstract ideas, and provides clear instructions, allowing students to readily grasp concepts. Respecting each individual’s artistic process, she offers technical knowledge, while demonstrating innovative construction techniques and easily transferable skills.
A Teacher a Heart
Examples of Mary Elizabeth’s Work. The Pumpkin Peel Quilt.
She has taught students of all ages and skill levels, locally and internationally. Her workshops, like her approach to creativity and quilting, are relaxed but structured. Ensuring instructions meet each student’s skill level, she guides them in developing their personal creative vocabulary allowing them to freely express their ideas through their work. Did you know that colours can be ‘chewy’, some designs can be ‘bossy’ or what make fabrics ‘play well together’?
Influences to Break the Rules
Leap of Faith Quilt by Mary Elizabeth Kinch
Her work is influenced by a deep respect for the quilting tradition, classic design training, and a keen sense of design and colour. Mary Elizabeth likes to break the rules by stretching traditional boundaries and loves creating exciting quilts with small pieces and enticing quilting designs. Quilts are only quilts once the three layers are stitched together. This third, often overlooked, element of the quilt powerfully impacts her work. During this final stage of a project, her needle drawing the thicknesses together, you will often find her running her hand over completed areas of work in tactile celebration. www.MaryElizabethKinch.com
Learn More About Creativ Festival
Creativ Festival is back October 22 to 26, 2014 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building offering 3 days of unbeatable shopping and 5 days of hands-on learning. Choose from 200 workshops and seminars and register for classes individually or save with conference passes.