Anna Hergert's Class 2012

 Anna Hergert  

 Capture the Essence

Experience - Internalise - Transform - Create

With Anna Hergert

Arrival 26th Sept to Departure 3rd Oct 2012.

Deadline for registration is 18th July 2012

Anna speaks German and English.

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Abruzzo, a sensuous place!

Fully embrace and internalize the colours of the landscape, distant mountain peaks dusted with snow, rich sunsets, the symmetry of historical structures, their smooth and distressed surfaces while also experiencing the sounds, flavours and colours of the region.

Individuality is key and the goal of this workshop is the acquisition of knowledge and skills that may be applied to any subject matter once the participant has returned to his/her own studio.

 Thursday, DAY: 1:  9 am – 1 pm - Brief introductions and identification of personal goals.

- Walk about town and / or countryside to select primary source of inspiration. This may be achieved by capturing images with a digital camera or sketching. (Images will be downloaded to the computer and one or two images will be printed as reference after lunch.) 2:30 – 5 pm - Images and sketches will be analyzed for compositional strength by introducing a simple cropping tool.- Several thumbnail sketches will

a) Introduce the concept of abstraction

b) Hone observational skills in regards to analyzing colours and textures - Design exercises will lead to manipulating through bricking, mirroring, and repeating to create new line compositions that exhibit pleasing overall effects. Designs created may be square, rectangular or hexagonal.

Friday, DAY 2:  9 am – 1 pm - Introducing the effect of texture employing a variety of techniques from rubbings using natural surfaces and through small stitchsamples by hand and machine, including needle felting.

- Extensive demonstrations by the tutor on how to create distressed surfaces with unconventional materials.

- Opportunities to sample materials provided for workshop participants.

2:30 – 5 pm - Preparing the surface for the textile piece. For those creating a special sketchbook the pages will be painted with a light water colour wash in colours of their choice, based on the inspirational sources gathered on day 1.

Saturday, DAY 3: 9 am – 1 pm - Exploring the market to capture more local colour in images.- Upon the return to the classroom participants will engage in a recap of principles and elements of design by reviewing selected images captured during the morning excursion to the market.

2:30 – 5 pm - Pulling together sketches, designs and fabrics for the final project.- Active sampling towards the final project begins.

Sunday, DAY 4 - Embellishments:- Hand and machine embellishments- Incorporating various hand stitches, beads

- Finishing ideas/creative backs and bindings

Monday, DAY 5 - Participants will work on their own art quilts/sketchbooks throughout the day.

- Goal: Completion of the art project or getting to a point that the participant can finish independently upon return to her/his home studio.- Final critiques. - Individual feedback and direction provided throughout.

(Following the daily outline above is the ultimate goal, however I would like to stress that I work with the participants individually while facilitating the group as a whole. As a teacher I feel it is important to maintain flexibility while presenting the subject matter at hand.

Supply list for: CAPTURE THE ESSENCE: EXPERIENCE – INTERNALIZE –TRANSFORM &  CREATE- 

Sketchbook (9 x 12")-Sketching pencils, HB, B2 or B3 Artist quality colouring pencils, these may be water colour pencils- Small travel water colour  box -Paper scissors- Basic hand sewing kit- Kit fee $ 30/person

Kit contains cotton and sheer fabrics, canvas, fibers, recycled dryer sheets, Tyvek, threads, colouring tools and supplies, felting needle, beads and other embellishment and design exercise supplies  required to create a cohesive art piece.

You can email Anna if you have any questions:  anna@annahergert.com