Fragile Forms
Amanda Clayton
Amanda Clayton
Amanda Clayton
Amanda Clayton
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Exploring the qualities of cloth and hand stitch in a neutral palette with particular emphasis on flat to form.
SPACE TENSION WEIGHT MOVEMENT SUSPENSION TRANSLUCENCY FRAGILITY TOUCH STRENGTH STRETCH
The above are just a few of the elements that we will challenge by being creative with bias, shaping, construction, right side/wrong side. This 3 day course is very much about experimenting and taking risks. You may not go away with resolved pieces but you will have lots of ideas to develop back in your studio.
THE COURSE WILL INVOLVE:
- Responding to primary source.
- Recognising the process of developing concept, imagery and qualities.
- Working with the inherent qualities of cloth.
- Using hand stitch as a functional element.
- Rediscovering techniques in a new context especially three dimension.
- Understanding your own individual visual language.
LECTURE £10 ~ Thursday 24th Juky 7.30pm
Amanda will be giving a fascinating talk on Thursday 24th July which goes under the same title as 'Fragile Forms'. You do not need to be a student on the course to attend as the lecture is open to everyone. I have heard this talk and as is always the case there will be plenty of Mandy's quality work to show and share. Details below
"Amanda will give a short introduction to her early influences and philosophies.
Followed by lots of 'real' work to look at as she describes her experiences with numerous health projects. These include a Kings College, London collaboration with Dr Jacqueline Collin and also experiential workshops with a group called ComMa during conferences with 'The International Committee for Sexuality and Cancer. This work is produced responding to a breadth of health issues and was made in very recent years.
AMANDA CLAYTON
Amanda is passionate about the purity of cloth and thread. She enjoys a positive studio atmosphere of encouraging students and identifying their individual strengths whilst supporting an informed working process. She feels working primarily in neutrals can put the emphasis on elements that can ordinarily be overlooked.
| Tutor: | AMANDA CLAYTON | |||||||||
| Course length: | 3 sessions | |||||||||
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| Cost: | £255 |