For our second unit of the 2022 SAQA Seminar, we will revisit the second SAQA Seminar: Surface Design, launched in 2017.
Start with two video conversations with Susan Shie and Camille Hawbaker. Read two article highlights from the 2017 Surface Design Seminar by Pat Pauly and Jill Kerttula. Then jump ahead to new resources and a two-part activity to help you test and compare different approaches. Enjoy your explorations.
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Camille Hawbaker is a printmaker and fiber artist interested in using silk and thread to create fine art. This video conversation leads the viewer through her techniques in various works in the order that she made them. Along the way...
Articles
Now That I've Made This, I Can't Cut It! by Pat Pauly
Excellent article on a subject everyone who makes marks on fabric has thought about. Solutions and suggestions, great illustrations.
Melding Photos and Stitches Together by Jill Kerttula
Jill does really meld her photos and stitches, beyond the usual. With careful planning of photos and combining various surface design techniques, she takes the viewer inside the images, creating the meaning she intends.
Video
Four 10-25 minute videos for dyers from a presentation by Ann Johnston prepared for SAQA Oregon in 2021, answering questions submitted by the group. Available for free on her website.
Did you enjoy the free videos? Ann's DVD Color by Accident is available in hard copy or streaming video, both with Spanish Subtitles.
Watch SAQA Member, Judith Content's Dry Dye Demo revealing interesting Shibori patterns.
Books
Color by Accident, by Ann Johnston is no longer in print. It is available in a free downloadable pdf.
Color by Design, Paint and Print with Dye, 2nd edition by Ann Johnston.
Best of Both Worlds: Enhanced Botanical Printing by Jane Dunnewold. 2020. Guide to printing paper and fabric with plant materials.
Dimensional Cloth Art: Sculpture by Contemporary Textile Artists by Andra Fischgrund Stanton, 2018. Sculpting in fabric is shown in detail here, with more than 350 photographs of 3-D cloth configurations along with profiles of the 78 artists who created them.
From Thread to Needle: Contemporary Embroidery Art by Charlotte Vannier, 2019. Showcasing over 80 international artists who incorporate embroidery into their practice, this book provides a survey of embroidery in contemporary art, illustrating the huge range of ways in which the craft has been embraced as a form of creative expression.
Organizations with more materials on surface design
Artist Websites to Visit
Lisa Walton, Australia
Kit Vincent, Canada
Isabelle Wiessler, Germany
Eszter Bornemisza, Hungary
Bobbi Baugh, Florida, USA
Bisa Butler, New York, USA
Do you want to keep exploring? More resources are available in the SAQA Seminar from 2017.
