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Title: Songbird Ecoprint Wallhanging TH/F Instructor: Theresa Brown
Description: Join us for a creative journey where you'll ecoprint, needle felt and construct your own wallhanging. Ecoprinting on Fabric: Learn to ecoprint on raw silk or wool using natural materials like leaves, plants, and flowers. Then you will learn how to needle felt birds onto your wall hanging, and use driftwood and supplies to finish your project. Day 1: Ecoprinting Techniques work on an 18” x 24” section of fabric.Learn techniques to imprint leaf and plant designs with a colored background. Wash and dry your fabric overnight. Choose to add either a bluebird, chickadee, or cardinal to your piece, using provided templates or your own design. Day 2: Needle Felting and Finishing Touches, you will use provided kits to needle felt one or two birds into the dry design of your wallhanging. Attach your completed piece to driftwood hangers for a stunning finish.At the end of class, you will have your unique ecoprinted wallhanging featuring your choice of needle-felted birds. Dive into the beauty of nature and craftsmanship in this engaging workshop! Materials Provided: one 18 x24” section of raw silk or wool, use of needle felting tools, felting wool/roving to create their bird, wood dowels, string, seam binding and hardware to make their wallhanging. Designs of birds, all equipment and disposables (turkey roasters, dowels, twine, baskets, scissors, paper towels, latex gloves, rubber bands, plastic) mordants, use of 1 pre-dyed color blankets, information and summary sheets. Materials Fee: $35 Students should bring: Students should bring a unique piece of wood or driftwood 18-22” long from which their piece will hang. •Notebook and pen
Instructor bio: M. Theresa Brown is a seasoned professional artist with extensive experience in various artistic disciplines. With a formal education in Commercial Art and Printmaking at East Carolina University, Theresa laid the foundation for her career in printmaking and graphic design. She transitioned into the fiber arts, applying her skills to become a hand painter and ecoprint designer on natural fibers. Theresa specializes in using both natural and low-impact synthetic dyes to create unique designs on silk, wool, paper, and leather. Her work has evolved into artisanal clothing and accessories, with her designs featured in international publications such as "No Serial Number" and "Belle Armoire.” In addition to her artistic practice, Theresa has created instructional DVDs and eBooks in partnership with the national art chain Jerrysartarama, including “Art Marketing Success Secrets” and “Single Mom’s Guide to Making Money as an Artist,” which have been published as audiobooks. She frequently speaks on art marketing for various art organizations. Theresa is recognized as the first instructor to teach Ecoprinting on Leather in the United States and has developed a series of instructional PDFs on ecoprinting techniques. She shares her expertise through both in-studio and online teaching and has been a sought-after instructor at numerous prestigious events and fiber art shows nationwide. Notable venues include the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fest, Carolina Fiber Fest, John C Campbell Folk School, Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, Florence Thomas Art School, Silk Painters International at Arrowmount, and the Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance, among many others.
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