Botanical Printing with the Heatpress - Karen Ridley

Learn and explore how to use a Heatpress for Botanical Printing. In just 4 minutes you can have an amazing botanical print on papers and fabrics that are truly beautiful. And with the correct use of mordants, these images are permanent and can be used in art pieces and be further creatively embellished. 

With the Heatpress and the correct mordants for cellulose fibers-paper and fabrics) we will  make a botanical print that is not only quick but permanent on these substrates.  

Imagine having a beautiful eucalyptus or Australian native image that you can further embellish into your own original artwork. Or have a beautiful Salvia and Geranium image on fabric that you can later stitch into. These are just some of the possibilities with Botanical Heatpress. 

In this workshop you will learn:

• how to use a Heatpress, 
• discuss Mordants for cellulose and protein fibers,
• look at common plants we can use in the Heatpress
• Learn the process for doing Botanical Heatpress printing. 
• look at design and using carrier products to embellish your design

Participants will take home a collection of images both on paper and fabric they can further embellish and explore creative options with. 

Suits Beginners and Intermediate levels.

Karen Ridley is a textile and mixed media artist who lives in the Yarra Valley, Victoria.Through the mediums of textiles, Powertex Products, mixed media, and the inspiration of nature; she loves to explore the relationship between creativity, nature, and the emotions.
For Karen, textile and mixed media art have always been an inspiration in her life. From family that sewed and painted, to studying art throughout school. Karen has studied with many painting and textile artists; and is always researching and learning new techniques and skills. Previously, Karen has created, exhibited, and sold ceramic sculpture, and owned a bridal and vintage bag business.
Professionally Karen was a Nurse and Case Manager for many years, and this has impacted the development of her art, which often reflects the fragility of life, both for people and nature. This can be seen in her images of nature, reflecting the feelings and emotions that nature can evoke in people; inspiring the belief that, as nature cycles through the seasons, so do our lives. 

Karen teaches workshops in Powertex and Mindful Slow Stitch and loves to upcycle and repurpose found treasures into art works, where they are reimagined into something new.
Karen’s art works are owned in private collections in Australia and Europe.

Karen is an Artist Member of Yarra Valley Arts in Healesville, and ATASDA, The Australian
Textile and Mixed Media Association in Victoria.

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