Sharon Peoples - Gold thread, feathers and fungi
Join Sharon in this exploration of fungi, lichen and feathers using free machine embroidery on water-soluble fabric.
Use metal threads, metallic organza, netting and fabrics to give a lace-like quality to your textiles. Discover the endless possibilities of machine stitch on solvy to create beautiful lacy fabric.
Begin by making fungi and lichen, move on to feathers.
On the second day tackle metal thread embroidery. Sharon takes you on a voyage of discovery as you place metal threads in the bobbin and explore the fabulous results of using a variety of thicknesses of thread. Thicker threads seem to distort more, but you will love the 3-D effect it creates. This requires working on the wrong side but with careful design and planning this can be achieved and Sharon will guide you through the process. Make layers to create a very rich textile. In the coming months Sharon will be working on peacock feathers which will combine some of the techniques used for you to explore through making. You are welcome to bring your own feathers to try out this technique.
Sharon Peoples is a textile artist based in Canberra, Australia. She has held 10 solo exhibitions since 2010, including Messenger From the Garden, at Timeless Textiles in 2020.
Sharon’s work has been shown at group exhibitions including the Society for Embroidered Work’s annual exhibition in Rome, in 2021, the Art Textiles Biennale, East Gippsland Art Gallery, 2021 and the Australian Fibre Art Award in Sydney, 2021. In March 2020, one of her portraits was featured on the cover of the Australian magazine Textile Fibre Forum #137.
Sharon is a keen gardener in Canberra’s somewhat harsh environment and loves the birds that come and chat in her garden. In recent years she has been exploring gardens through portraits: the inner secret garden, artists’ gardens and gardens of the imagination. Fragility of both the environment and the human condition is reflected in the medium: oscillating between hand and machine embroidery to examine this state. Also, in thinking of very large historic embroideries, such as the Bayeux Tapestry, the marks of stitchers, restorers and menders stand to illustrate the repair, care and protection that is required for the environment. She uses her work, embroidery, as a metaphor for repair.
Website: www.sharon-peoples.com
Instagram: @sharonpeoplesstudio
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Event Details
| Date | Sat 26th Aug 2023 9:30 am |
| End Date | Sun 27th Aug 2023 4:30 pm |
| Price | ATASDA Members $200 Non-members $250 Materials Fee TBC |
| Location | Epping Creative Centre - Mathews Room |
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