Flower Artistry from leather and silk with Galina Kofod
Course Overview
In this workshop, students will have the opportunity to learn a famous Japanese flower making technique, Somebana. This enables the students to individualise each and every flower. The flowers made using this technique look much more realistic than flowers made with traditional flower making techniques. By incorporating the Japanese silk flower making technique, students will learn how to apply this knowledge and skills to leather.
Students will go through all the stages of creating flowers from the silk and leather. This will include the preparation of materials, dyeing them, making patterns, assembling and finishing techniques.
They will also learn how to modify existing patterns and design their own flowers.
Material fee $40
Materials List
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- Students , depending on their progress will make 1-2 different leather flowers. So, they need several thin (0.6mm thick leather or less is the best) pieces of leather (goat, sheep, dear, kangaroo, pig). At least 2 pieces of different colour leather (30 cm square each min) , one is for petals, other one is for leaves and stem.
- If students choose not to bring their own leather, they will be able to buy leather from the Tutor. It will cost $ 20 for each leather flower.The Tutor will prepare for the class pre-cut kit of stiffened silk for flower-making in Japanese technique. The KIT will cost $40. The price also includes the dyes that students will apply, other Japanese materials that the students need for making a silk flower in Japanese technique. flower making tool heads for soldering iron (desirable, but optional). You are welcome to contact with Tutor gkofod@galelina.com.au for her advice, what flower making tools are better to buy , if you need a new set. The Tutor will provide flower making tools for you to work with in the class. The students can buy the set of brass flower-making tools from the Tutor galelina.com.au
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- scissors
- soldering iron wand , a recommendation of the soldering iron to buy you can find https://galelina.com.au/product/20-off-soldering-iron-dual-temp-setting-240v-for-flower-making-tool-sets/(could be bought in Bunnings)
- pencil & pen
- toothbrush
- small towel
- piece of thin stiff plastic (15cm x 10cm minimum)g. a plastic folder
- correct screwdriver for your soldering iron to change tool heads
- tweezers
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- material fee $40
Workshop Terms
While our fibre art workshops are usually held in the gallery's historically significant workshop space, the workshop venue may change according to the needs and wishes of the artist tutor. Likewise, the times of the workshops may vary depending on the type of workshop and its presentation.
Timeless Textiles Gallery will, at its own discretion, where a participant is unable to attend a fibre art workshop, an exchange or credit note will be made available or a refund of the deposit or payment in accordance with the following Workshop Refund Policy.
Major commitments must be met, and in fairness to all, the policy concerning the refund is:
Cancellations 3 months prior to workshop date - refund 80% fees paid
Cancellations 2 months prior to workshop date- refund 50% fees paid.
Cancellations 1 month prior to workshop date- no refund.
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