PRIZM Sponsors Upcoming Fiber Art/ Felting Class
PRIZM Creative Community will host a day workshop on Felting with fiber artist Pamela A. MacGregor, Saturday January 15 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Way Library, 101 East Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. This workshop is open to the public. Fees are $65.00 for PRIZM members and $85.00 for guests. Registration is required and maybe completed online at www.myprizm.com, or by calling chairman Kitty Pattay @ 419-874-5210. Deadline for registration is Saturday Jan 8th. All supplies including wool roving are included in the class fee.
Participants will learn how to create felt with the wet felt process, and learn how to manipulate the material for multiple artistic uses. A three dimensional sculpture will be completed in the class. Examples of Ms. MacGregor’s work can be seen at www.tarveycottagestudio.com. Breaks are provided during the day but lunch is not included. Participants may bring a brown bag or snacks.
Ms. MacGregor is a local artist with a degree from Bowling State University and continued studies in fiber art. She taught art at Napoleon schools, and has presented numerous classes through continuing education at BGSU, 577 Foundation and as a featured instructor at fiber art workshops and symposiums. She is represented by several local art galleries, and has also exhibited her unique fiber vessels on the national level. Ms. MacGregor works at her home studio in Grand Rapids Ohio.
Felting is the process of using hot water, soap and agitation to open and realign wool fibers. When dry the result is a sturdy non-woven or matted fabric that is quite water resistant. Felting is an ancient skill for working with wool fiber that according to historians likely predates knitting or weaving. Technically felting uses only wool fiber while fulling is similar method that starts with a knitted item that is then processed. The result is shrinkage and a tighter, sturdier garment that is often referred to as boiled wool. Commonly both felting and fulling are referred to as felting. Fiber artists use felting process to create materials for two or three dimensional works of art. This workshop will fully explore the Wet Felt process and how to use the aligned fibers artistically in multi-media or fiber art works.
PRIZM Creative Community is a 501 c. 3 nonprofit organization currently receiving partial funding from the Ohio Arts Council and Toledo Community Foundation. For more information on upcoming PRIZM educational workshops in the visual and literary arts visit our website @ www.myprizm.com, email [email protected] or call 419-931-8732.
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