Summer School 2009

Line is fundamental to both drawing and stitching, and offers many interesting possibilities for creative development. Using some exciting approaches, we will thoroughly explore the power of line, using its infinite variety of qualities to create linear designs, forms, patterns and textures. Through a range of art and mixed media techniques, we will work with many aspects of line and a very wide range of surface marks. The resulting designs will be creatively translated into stitch, to build a comprehensively filled creative workbook or portfolio. Individual tutorials will develop plenty of ideas for ongoing personal work. This course will be a creative journey.

Gwen Hedley is a nationally known tutor and textile practitioner, who has exhibited and taught widely both in the UK and overseas. She was awarded membership of the Society of Designer Craftsmen, and has published Surfaces for Stitch. She works freelance, tutoring groups and also as a visiting lecturer to textile/art students in schools and colleges. Her teaching approaches encourage the growth of critical thinking and are geared towards moving students along their own creative pathways.