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Deborah's workshops are designed for spontaneous exploration of the creative spirit. No experience necessary. Just a positive attitude. Deborah's teaching style incorporates casual conversation, enthusiastic encouragement, quick and easy techniques and a bit of quirkiness!
If you see something in the Gallery or on my blog that looks interesting to your group, please feel free to let me know. I would love to develop a workshop for you! Email Deborah for availability and rates.  |
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Small Art Quilts: Designing a Series
Create a complete series of fiber art incorporating common elements. Use the Elements and Principles of Design to direct improvisational compositions. Tons of ideas for completely busting through any creative blocks! No rules, just fun! Full of tips for easy construction and finishing. (This project can be created without a sewing machine!)
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Landscape Triptych Quilt
Create an art quilt in three parts! The triptych is a classic format for artistic expression. We’ll create a landscape design that flows over three panels. Learn quick pattern making for fusible appliqué, incorporate elements of design, explore using unusual materials, create a clean fused finished edge and use hand embroidery for detail. Will you create a mountain vista? An ocean view? A hillside outlook? We’ll celebrate and create with confidence!
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Ideas for Art Quilts
Spend a creative day trying new materials and techniques! You'll
create three small art quilt samplers incorporating fused applique, several kinds of
surface design, embroidery and unusual embellishments. Deborah will suggest ways to
incorporate these ideas into your own work. Plus: lots of ideas for completing art
quilts with various finishing methods!
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Getting from Start to Art: 76 Tips to Jump Start Your Creativity
Deborah shares quilts from her journey as a fiber artist including traditional pieced bed quilts, contemporary art quilts, mixed media collages and even some in-progress works. She shares her inspirations, successes, challenges and light-bulb moments and packs the program with tons of tips to inspire all kinds of artists.
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From Quilter to Fiber Artist
Fiber is an amazing medium for creating visual art. Deborah shares her growth from making pieced quilts from patterns to creating original fabric collages and art quilts. She shares her favorite materials, techniques and inspirations. This program is filled with nuggets of inspiration for artists to try in their own work.
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12 x 12 Art Quilt Collaborative
Get all the behind-the-scenes stories about how twelve fiber artists from all over the world created a collection of 144 art quilts and published a book about the art and the experience! Deborah will spotlight a variety of techniques, materials and designs plus offer tips for collaborative art projects and creating an artistic community!
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Rave reviews!
"Deborah is a gifted, talented artist, who shared not only her ideas, but her works as well, deftly linking the tips to her beautiful work." - A member of the Dallas Area Fiber Artists |
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