Online workshops
I also deliver Colour Sense workshops in person for groups who prefer to work together. Please contact me if you would like to discuss this possibility.
Colour Sense 1, 2 and 3
A series of structured workshops with a practical approach to understanding colour, a major element in being creative.
Each workshop is in the form of a PDF delivered by email. The workshops gives step by step instructions, examples and tasks to complete. They are based on colour theory and how to become more confident in using colour.
A series of 3 workshops delivered over a six week cycle is suitable for beginners or those who want to brush up their skills. Colour is a major element in all creative work; sets the mood and atmosphere and it’s very often the first thing we notice. These workshops are all about colour, understanding more about the theory and becoming more sensitive to the possibilities in our own work. We shall take it a step at a time with a range of practical tasks leading to some stitched samples and small projects.
Those taking part work at their own pace in their own time. Images, comments, queries and feedback can be posted on a Facebook page open only to me and participants.
On payment of the fee of £15 per workshop or £40 for all three, you will receive a downloadable PDF with fully illustrated instructions for each workshop at two week intervals.
Workshop 1 – Colour wheel, double primaries, secondary colours, types of pigments, mixing colours
Workshop 2 – Secondary colours, contrast, harmony and analogous colours
Workshop 3 – Tertiary colours, tints and tones, shades and values
Set of 3 workshops for £40 for all three
Colour Sense 4
This workshop follows on from Colour Sense 1, 2 and 3 for those wishing to extend their practice and push the boundaries. It will be limited to 12 participants and includes a Zoom feedback session.
Workshop 4 – tonal values, warm and cool, advancing and receding colours
On payment of the fee of £15 , you will receive a downloadable PDF with fully illustrated instructions.
Images, comments, queries and feedback can be posted on a Facebook page open only to me and participants.
Please use the Contact me button to send me your Name, Workshop title, telephone number and email address.
Please respect copyright. These worksheets are distributed for the sole use of the individual course member and should not be used in any form for other purposes. No image may be photocopied or reproduced without prior permission of the artist. All images are copyright © Mary Sleigh 2020 unless otherwise stated.
Design based workshops
Design based workshops are delivered by Zoom or in person
- Activating the surface – using mixed media to explore and create vibrant and dynamic surfaces on paper and fabric, referring to 20th century artists .
- Inspiration for design from African sources
- Mind the gap – making visual connections to create a narrative
- Mouse Power – working with tertiary colours to explore subtle colour palettes on paper and cloth
Stitch or textile based workshops
Stitch or textile based workshops are delivered in person
- Piecing and Patching African style
- Edges and embellishment
- Book structures for textile artists
- Story lines – stitching a story
- Encrusted with Eyelets
- Insertion stitch – developing ideas from African cloths
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