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Description: Discover resist techniques on wool & silk, combined with collage from found fabrics. Learn the fundamentals of dyeing & printing protein fibers, which adapt well to shaping. We will also cover textural effects such as shaping and laminated felt techniques, as well as felt resists. We will work with purchased wool fabric, wool
fiber, silks and found fabrics from your stash, and if possible, simple open plain weave fabrics that you may prepare ahead if you are a weaver. You will leave with a simple finished piece
or a bag full of sample explorations.
Carol LeBaron is a professional artist, educator and curator. She received her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and completed her Art History requirements at RISD and a Collegiate Teaching Certificate from Brown University. Her clamped wool and jacquard work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and has won several awards. Carol was invited to Glasgow, Scotland to exhibit her jacquard work as part of the 2006 conference "Digital Perceptions". The work traveled the UK. Recent venues include the State Museum in Nashville, TN, the Association for Visual Arts in Chattanooga, TN, and the Caleb Bingham Gallery in Columbia, MO. Her work has been published in "Surface Design Journal‖ and Fiberarts Design Book Seven. She has taught at several art schools and universities, including Rhode Island School of Design, Appalachian Center for Crafts, East Tennessee State University, and University of Illinois Edwardsville, as well as workshops at Peters Valley, Oregon College of Art and Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and Penland School of Crafts. She has received a major research grant for her resist explorations on wool. Carol has completed several artist residencies, and her curatorial projects include the digital textile show, "Recursions: a Material Expression of Zeroes and Ones" at the Atlanta Museum of Design. She teaches Art History at East Tennessee State University and Textiles at Georgia State University. Her exhibit "Endangered Species" traveled nationally, most recently at the Joan Derryberry Gallery in Cookeville, TN.
Carol LeBaron
(5 day)
Beginner to advanced
Tuition: $500
Material & Studio Fee: $75
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