Hello, it has been a bit since I have blogged on the Journal. But I wanted to put up some photos of Fiber U that just happened this past weekend. This event, in Lebanon, Missouri is becoming one of the premier summer fiber happenings in this area. Last year Michael and I attended as visitors and I did a blog about our experience.
In the back of my mind I knew I wanted to come back as a teacher. I submitted my “Simply Color” class and it was accepted. I had a great time this weekend teaching one of my favorite subjects, color theory. The class is geared towards the fiber arts because, well, that’s what I do. So here is a few shots of my class.
After my lecture, students traveled to different mini-stations to experiment with color.
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| Using hand combs to blend dyed fibers to experiment with color combinations |
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| Looking at color swatches through a kaleidoscope, one of my favorite things to do. |
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| Color drafting patterns to test combinations. This is really good for color-way knits such as Intarsia and Fair Isle |
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| Another view of color blending |
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| What can I say, I’m a teacher, I usually have something to say-and hopefully it is halfway helpful. |
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| My sample table with items I’ve done to show different color relationships. It has the simplest such as monochromatic to one of the more complicated, the Square Tetrad. I also have out a few books that I use. Color Works by Deb Menz is one of my favorite. |
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| Using watercolors to practice how to mix colors to achieve desired results-good practice for future hand dying projects. |
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| Anyone who knows me knows that I love nail polish and nail design. This was my design for my color theory class. It’s not exactly analogous, probably closer to monochromatic. |
To top it off, my daughter Michelle took a day off from her very busy life and attended the event with me. This made it all the more special. She took a rug hooking class and enjoyed it very much.
It will be awhile again until I post on the Journal. I am still working on my Counterpane scarf/shawl and need to work on a dye combination before I can call it done.
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