New workshops for 2021

Whilst it is likely that there will be restrictions on my ability to open the studio early in the New Year I am very hopeful that life will get back to something near normal in the spring. The news about vaccines over recent days has felt like a glimmer of sunshine in what is a dark winter for many people around the world.

Looking ahead I am very pleased to tell you that I have developed a five day workshop Colour Your Palette based on my new book. In the workshop we will consider the differences between paints and dyes and what that means as we translate colour theory into colour practice when using dyes to add colour to cloth. We will look at the six types of colour references in the book and students will make a start on creating their own sets. We will explore various tools, including colour families, for creating different types of colour schemes. We will use those tools to work through multiple sources of inspiration, extracting individual colours and, if appropriate, blending those colours to create coherent collections, or palettes, of colour. And we will learn how to translate our colour choices into working practices, controlling colour within the confines of the surface design technique we prefer to use.

The workshop is aimed at those who already know how to dye or print fabric but want better control over colour in their work. The cost for the five days is £425 but this also includes ten squeezy bottles and an acrylic mixing plate so that students can continue their studies at home. The workshop will run four times next year on 12-16 April, 5-9 July, 13-17 September and 18-22 October. You can find out more here.

I have also added two new dates for my Breakdown Your Palette five day workshop. The new dates are 9th to 13th August 2021 and 23rd to 27th August 2021. Many of my 2020 Breakdown students moved their bookings to the 2021 workshops when I had to cancel the workshops this year so I will be teaching this workshop a lot next year. Which is wonderful as breakdown printing is my favourite thing! The workshops cost £400 and you can find out more here.

And finally, whilst I was loading these new workshops onto my website I noticed that the images of some of my Wonky Print Inspiration Packs in my shop were all the same. No idea how that happened but I have, hopefully, reset the images correctly.

Bye for now, Leah x