Teaching at home in Ireland and a fabulous workshop at Art Van Go.

 Wild Atlantic Inspiration

 OK!!! The time has come to announce the dates for my teaching at home in Ireland in 2018. I am just winding up my teaching for this year, I will be at a couple of shows, then that is it in the UK for a while. The basic information is as follows -

Land, Sea and Sky Retreats –

Look . Draw . Stitch .

Time for you –

A relaxing retreat on the beautiful Loop Head Peninsula, County Clare, Ireland.

Be inspired by the local dry stone walls, incredible geology, the lighthouse and friendly welcome. Depending on the weather we will go out to take photos/draw or stay inside and draw from the wonderful views and artifacts in and around my colourful and interesting home..
You will create several drawings, which can then be made into printing blocks. We will print onto paper and fabric to create beautiful layered surfaces on which to stitch - by hand. (the following images of the Art Van Go workshop will show you what we will be doing). It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or experienced - you are in safe hands.

The price of the weekend will be £250 per person.

This will include all tuition, some materials, welcome drinks on Friday with nibbles, coffee and teas through the weekend and lunch on Saturday and Sunday.

Not included is your accommodation, transfers from airports and evening meals. All these can be arranged by Kim if you need suggestions. There are plenty of local B&B’s.

For a booking form or any enquiries – please email Kim

info@kimthittichai.com

2018

January – Friday 12^th – Sunday 14^th.

February – Friday 9^th – Sunday 11^th

April – Friday 20^th  – Sunday 22^nd

May – Friday 18^th – Sunday 20^th

June – Friday 15^th – Sunday 17^th

August –Friday 17^th – Sunday 19^th

September – Friday 21^st – Sunday 23^rd  

October – Friday 19^th – Sunday 21^st

November – Friday 9^th – Sunday 11th

 Inside the Loop Head Lighthouse

Rocks from the local bay.

There is more information on the Facebook page www.facebook.com/wildatlanticinspiration

There will be a dedicated page on my website later in the week.

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This was my last workshop on the UK mainland this year - and what a workshop it was - pure joy.  I wanted to try it out before I launched the weekends here in West Clare, Ireland. 

We had a group of 11 - more than enough to play with, and teaching at Art Van Go is always great fun. We are always so well looked after.

There are loads of images - too many really - but the work was soooo good. 

 

 

 The joy of a baby wipe!

Cleaning your printing blocks with baby wipes gives you even more great prints. 

It's amazing what you can achieve with tracing and carbon paper. Even those of  us who can't draw can create fabulous designs. All the students brought in an image and this was turned into a design that was then made into 2 printing blocks, one being the 'negative' part of the design, the other being the 'positive' part.

 

 

Tracing the designs and making the blocks. 

Here are a selection of the blocks made by the group and just a few of the prints. They created so many more - there just isn't space on here to show them.

 The printing blocks.

 2 of the many prints.

 Layers of printed fabrics, cut back, applied and stitched.

 The printing blocks and print.

 More prints.

 Layers of the same print on several fabrics using applique, cutting back and stitch.

 The printing blocks.

 

 Lots of fabulous prints.

 Starting to layer prints, cut back and stitch.

 A wonderful table full of prints based on the line of the sea where it meets the sand.

 A great table of work. the deign was based on a mosaic, the printing blocks were made and fabrics then printed.

 A rather fabulous layered, printed and stitched piece.

 I loved this piece. From a simple design taken from lobster pots.

The printing blocks and the stitched sample.

 

 The printing blocks.

 One of several printed, layered and stitched samples.

Each member of the group produced several great prints. There just isn't room on the post to show them all.

 You csn see the inspiration for these prints on right on the middle. 

The printing blocks from the design are bottom right.

The beautiful prints are on the left. 

 

 Just one of the prints produced from these blocks with applique of polyester organza with sympathetic stitch.

 The following 3 photos shows the process from design, through to print to finished layered sample - ready to be stitched.

 

 Your starting point can be almost anything. A photo, a drawing, a photocopy. With tracing and carbon paper almost anything can be achieved. It's great fun. You don't need to be able to draw.

This is the print from both blocks - one on top of the other.

 

 I loved this print.

 Various prints on similar fabrics cut up and applied onto a background fabric.

Just ready for stitch.

The printing blocks on the left were used on this and the following 2 images.

 One layer of print . .

 

 Several layers of print that have been cut back and worked into.

 A few more gorgeous layered and stitched prints.

 This was a very satisfying 2 day workshop for me. I have been wanting to try this out for a while, with students from beginners to experienced. Everyone created their own designs, their own printing blocks and layered samples - some even had time to stitch. The most important thing is that the students can do it all again, and again. .  so their designs will always be original.

 It was great to spend some time with Viv and Kevin of Art Van Go, they have become great friends of mine over the last few years.

The 'show and tell' at the end of the workshop is very important. Everyone gets a chance to see what has been done. It is a great way to finish up a workshop.

 

Viv having a good look at all the work. 

If you find this way of working interesting and fancy having a go with me in Ireland within a group of 6 students. Then check the dates and see if they are still free. If you email me I can send you a booking form or you can just ask questions if I haven't covered something you need to know. You can come on your own and make new friends, organise your own group or come with a partner and they can go and explore while you are on the workshop. There are so many possibilities.

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Hello Jill - not long now.

Hello Diana - well done on the fabulous samples. 

Hello Tod - Wednesday the 6th would be better, it will give me a chance to go shopping. Can't wait to see you all. x x x

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