Collography and Intaglio on Cloth
3-5 days
Explore a non-traditional approach to traditional printmaking
techniques. Collography and intaglio are printing methods that
incorporate a dimensional printing surface. Collography
involves building up a printing surface by gluing items to a hard,
flat ground. A ghost impression of the item appears on the
printed cloth. Intaglio is the reverse - etching into a surface to
create a pattern. These concepts are adapted and simplified for
use on fabric.
Lisa would love to teach a workshop or give a lecture for
your group or organization. Below are Lisa’s most popular
workshops. They can be customized to fit your group’s needs
and available time-frame. Contact Lisa for more information.
Unblocking Your Creativity
Have you ever felt like your creativity was on vacation? No flow of inspiration or ideas? Join Lisa
Kerpoe as she shares her perspective on tapping into the creativity that is inherent in all of us. Lisa
will share her journey of incorporating creativity as a daily practice, as well as tips and techniques
she has learned along the way.
Lectures
Inner Wisdom or Divine Inspiration? Thoughts on the Source of Artistic Expression
Many artists, writers and musicians express the idea that their creations arise not from a conscious
level, but from something deeper. Some attribute their inspiration to a manifestation of the Divine,
some to the collective unconscious, some to a wisdom deep within. Lisa shares some of her research
on this topic as well as her personal journey toward living an artistic life.
The Art of “Now”
Lisa Kerpoe’s work is greatly influenced by her journey toward mindful living - the idea of living in the
present moment rather than focusing on the past or future. In this lecture and slide presentation,
learn how her journey has shaped her art.
Back to Workshop Schedule
Back to Workshop Schedule
© 2013 Lisa Kerpoe All Rights Reserved
All text and photos are copyrighted, please do not reproduce without prior written consent.
Visual Texture: Using Resists to Create Stunning Cloth
3-5 days
Are you intrigued by the idea of adding pattern and texture to
cloth? Experiment with 6 resist materials and 6 application
methods to add depth and complexity to fabric.
The workshop explores the use of oatmeal, flour, potato and
corn dextrin, water-based resists and soy wax. All of the resists
are non-toxic, safe to use and easy to work with. Participants
will learn the advantages and disadvantages of each resist,
how to prepare the resist, which application methods work best
for each resist and how to add color with Procion dyes.
Participants will have ample studio time to experiment with
each of the resists and application methods.
Workshops
Sheer Color: Layered Screen Printing Techniques
3 days
Achieve vibrant color and distinctive patterning through
repeated layers of screen printing. Unlike paint, in which
each layer covers the layer below, the transparency of dyes
allows each layer of color and pattern to remain visible.
Participants will use a variety of resist and masking
techniques with a blank silkscreen, including gel glue, soy
wax, paper masks, and found object stencils. Learn how an
understanding of saturation and color choice can help you
avoid a “muddy” effect. In addition to creating “sheer” color
on a medium weight fabric, participants will explore the use
of sheer fabrics. Learn techniques for printing multiple layers
of sheers at one time, creating several pieces of coordinated
cloth.
Creating Your Personal Story with Adinkra Symbols
1-2 days
Using an African technique of stamping on fabric, called
Adinkra, participants in this workshop will create a cloth using
symbols that represent their life and their personal
characteristics. Adinkra is a technique in which sacred symbols
are stamped on a cloth in a grid pattern. There are hundreds of
adinkra symbols, so each cloth carries its own message based
on the combination of symbols used. The technique originated
in Ghana and was traditionally used for funerals (adinkra
means “goodbye”). Adinkra cloth is now used for a variety of
occasions.
Participants will use simple dyeing techniques to create the
background color. After learning the most common adinkra
symbols and their meaning, participants will choose symbols
that are personally meaningful. Participants will carve their
own adinkra stamps and create a cloth with its own unique
message. The cloth can be used for home décor, as a prayer or
meditation shawl or sewn into a quilt, clothing or pillow.
Cloth to Dye For
3-5 days
Explore a variety of ways to add color to cloth with fiber reactive
dyes. Those new to dyeing will learn the basics of working with
fiber reactive dyes and more experienced dyers will have an
opportunity to combine techniques to create a surface rich with
depth. You will choose a color palette for the week, and will gain
an understanding of how those colors work together in a variety
of techniques, including immersion, painting, pouring, and
dripping. By working with a set palette, you will also gain insight
into how to mix and coordinate those colors and how they
respond differently to different application techniques.
In addition to creating fabulous dyed fabrics, you will
experiment with adding layers of texture. Using thickened dyes
and everyday objects, you will build a complex surface suitable
for use in other projects or that can stand alone as a piece of
artcloth. This workshop is perfect for anyone who works with
fabric, whether for quilting, sewing, dollmaking or artcloth.
Personalize your work, replacing off-the-shelf fabrics with
fabrics that are uniquely you.
Dyeing for Color
2 Days
Achieve stunning, one-of-a-kind fabric with this easy process.
This workshop uses a hands-on approach to teach participants
the basics of low water immersion dyeing. The process allows
you to create unique fabric with complex pattern and color
variations in one dye bath.
The results are perfect for clothing, quilting, home décor or as
the basis for surface design techniques. Five techniques along
with numerous variations will be covered, including multiple
color dyeing, color gradations and value gradations.
Boring to Beautiful: Transform Your Fabrics with Brayer
Printing
2 days
Have a lot of “ho-hum” fabrics in your stash? Perhaps they
were dye experiments gone wrong. Or maybe commercial
fabric that needs a little lift. Learn a variety of techniques to
transform these fabrics using a simple foam and napped brayer.
Participants will experiment with creating texture from everyday
objects, using paper and tape to mask off areas before
brayering, creating their own custom-carved brayer and more .
Demonstrations of the techniques will be rounded out with a
discussion of layering, contrast and effective color choices.
Fiber Collage: 12 x 12
2 days
A square canvas is an excellent surface for creating a fiber
collage. Working in a 12 by 12 inch format, participants will
experiment with techniques to add color and texture to the
canvas in this workshop. Then participants will create a collage
with cloth, fibers, natural objects or other embellishments. The
instructor will demonstrate techniques to prepare the canvas,
including using sand, spackling, herbs and spices to add
texture. Techniques for designing the collage and adhering
items will also be reviewed.
Vibrant Color: Combining Soy Wax and Dye for Brilliant
Results
3 days
Got soy wax? Got dye? Put the two together in exciting
combinations. Soy wax is biodegradable and a renewable
resource. When combined with fiber reactive dyes the results
are fabulous - intricate patterns with the staying power of the
dyes but with an ease of wash-out unmatched by other resists.
Three applications will be explored: crayons, which are perfect
for rubbings, drawing and writing; hot, colored wax, ideal for
stamping and direct application and wax paste, perfect for
stenciling. The workshop includes ample open studio time for
experimentation with all three applications. Additional lectures
focus on building and using a steamer, ideas for incorporating
techniques into other surface design processes, and an end of
weekend show and tell.
Lisa Kerpoe
Artist Facilitator
From the Kitchen to the Cloth: Resists From the Pantry
3-5 days
Looking for an easy, inexpensive way to create unique cloth
with intriguing texture? The ingredients are as close as your
pantry. Experiment with 6 resists that double as food items:
oatmeal, instant mashed potatoes, baby cereal, corn syrup,
tapioca and grits. These are the resists featured in her series of
articles for Quilting Arts magazine, Resists From the Kitchen.
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of each resist, how to
prepare the resist, which application methods work best for
each resist and how to add color with Procion dyes.
Participants will have ample studio time to experiment with
each of the resists and application methods.
Lisa would love to teach a workshop or give a lecture for
your group or organization. Below are Lisa’s most popular
workshops. They can be customized to fit your group’s needs
and available time-frame. Contact Lisa for more information.
Unblocking Your Creativity
Have you ever felt like your creativity was on vacation? No flow of inspiration or ideas? Join Lisa
Kerpoe as she shares her perspective on tapping into the creativity that is inherent in all of us. Lisa
will share her journey of incorporating creativity as a daily practice, as well as tips and techniques
she has learned along the way.
Lectures
Inner Wisdom or Divine Inspiration? Thoughts on the Source of Artistic Expression
Many artists, writers and musicians express the idea that their creations arise not from a conscious
level, but from something deeper. Some attribute their inspiration to a manifestation of the Divine,
some to the collective unconscious, some to a wisdom deep within. Lisa shares some of her research
on this topic as well as her personal journey toward living an artistic life.
The Art of “Now”
Lisa Kerpoe’s work is greatly influenced by her journey toward mindful living - the idea of living in the
present moment rather than focusing on the past or future. In this lecture and slide presentation,
learn how her journey has shaped her art.
Back to Workshop Schedule
Back to Workshop Schedule
© 2013 Lisa Kerpoe All Rights Reserved
All text and photos are copyrighted, please do not reproduce without prior written consent.
Visual Texture: Using Resists to Create Stunning Cloth
3-5 days
Are you intrigued by the idea of adding pattern and texture to
cloth? Experiment with 6 resist materials and 6 application
methods to add depth and complexity to fabric.
The workshop explores the use of oatmeal, flour, potato and
corn dextrin, water-based resists and soy wax. All of the resists
are non-toxic, safe to use and easy to work with. Participants
will learn the advantages and disadvantages of each resist,
how to prepare the resist, which application methods work best
for each resist and how to add color with Procion dyes.
Participants will have ample studio time to experiment with
each of the resists and application methods.
Workshops
Sheer Color: Layered Screen Printing Techniques
3 days
Achieve vibrant color and distinctive patterning through
repeated layers of screen printing. Unlike paint, in which
each layer covers the layer below, the transparency of dyes
allows each layer of color and pattern to remain visible.
Participants will use a variety of resist and masking
techniques with a blank silkscreen, including gel glue, soy
wax, paper masks, and found object stencils. Learn how an
understanding of saturation and color choice can help you
avoid a “muddy” effect. In addition to creating “sheer” color
on a medium weight fabric, participants will explore the use
of sheer fabrics. Learn techniques for printing multiple layers
of sheers at one time, creating several pieces of coordinated
cloth.
Creating Your Personal Story with Adinkra Symbols
1-2 days
Using an African technique of stamping on fabric, called
Adinkra, participants in this workshop will create a cloth using
symbols that represent their life and their personal
characteristics. Adinkra is a technique in which sacred symbols
are stamped on a cloth in a grid pattern. There are hundreds of
adinkra symbols, so each cloth carries its own message based
on the combination of symbols used. The technique originated
in Ghana and was traditionally used for funerals (adinkra
means “goodbye”). Adinkra cloth is now used for a variety of
occasions.
Participants will use simple dyeing techniques to create the
background color. After learning the most common adinkra
symbols and their meaning, participants will choose symbols
that are personally meaningful. Participants will carve their
own adinkra stamps and create a cloth with its own unique
message. The cloth can be used for home décor, as a prayer or
meditation shawl or sewn into a quilt, clothing or pillow.
Cloth to Dye For
3-5 days
Explore a variety of ways to add color to cloth with fiber reactive
dyes. Those new to dyeing will learn the basics of working with
fiber reactive dyes and more experienced dyers will have an
opportunity to combine techniques to create a surface rich with
depth. You will choose a color palette for the week, and will gain
an understanding of how those colors work together in a variety
of techniques, including immersion, painting, pouring, and
dripping. By working with a set palette, you will also gain insight
into how to mix and coordinate those colors and how they
respond differently to different application techniques.
In addition to creating fabulous dyed fabrics, you will
experiment with adding layers of texture. Using thickened dyes
and everyday objects, you will build a complex surface suitable
for use in other projects or that can stand alone as a piece of
artcloth. This workshop is perfect for anyone who works with
fabric, whether for quilting, sewing, dollmaking or artcloth.
Personalize your work, replacing off-the-shelf fabrics with
fabrics that are uniquely you.
Dyeing for Color
2 Days
Achieve stunning, one-of-a-kind fabric with this easy process.
This workshop uses a hands-on approach to teach participants
the basics of low water immersion dyeing. The process allows
you to create unique fabric with complex pattern and color
variations in one dye bath.
The results are perfect for clothing, quilting, home décor or as
the basis for surface design techniques. Five techniques along
with numerous variations will be covered, including multiple
color dyeing, color gradations and value gradations.
Boring to Beautiful: Transform Your Fabrics with Brayer
Printing
2 days
Have a lot of “ho-hum” fabrics in your stash? Perhaps they
were dye experiments gone wrong. Or maybe commercial
fabric that needs a little lift. Learn a variety of techniques to
transform these fabrics using a simple foam and napped brayer.
Participants will experiment with creating texture from everyday
objects, using paper and tape to mask off areas before
brayering, creating their own custom-carved brayer and more .
Demonstrations of the techniques will be rounded out with a
discussion of layering, contrast and effective color choices.
Fiber Collage: 12 x 12
2 days
A square canvas is an excellent surface for creating a fiber
collage. Working in a 12 by 12 inch format, participants will
experiment with techniques to add color and texture to the
canvas in this workshop. Then participants will create a collage
with cloth, fibers, natural objects or other embellishments. The
instructor will demonstrate techniques to prepare the canvas,
including using sand, spackling, herbs and spices to add
texture. Techniques for designing the collage and adhering
items will also be reviewed.
Vibrant Color: Combining Soy Wax and Dye for Brilliant
Results
3 days
Got soy wax? Got dye? Put the two together in exciting
combinations. Soy wax is biodegradable and a renewable
resource. When combined with fiber reactive dyes the results
are fabulous - intricate patterns with the staying power of the
dyes but with an ease of wash-out unmatched by other resists.
Three applications will be explored: crayons, which are perfect
for rubbings, drawing and writing; hot, colored wax, ideal for
stamping and direct application and wax paste, perfect for
stenciling. The workshop includes ample open studio time for
experimentation with all three applications. Additional lectures
focus on building and using a steamer, ideas for incorporating
techniques into other surface design processes, and an end of
weekend show and tell.
Lisa Kerpoe
Artist Facilitator
From the Kitchen to the Cloth: Resists From the Pantry
3-5 days
Looking for an easy, inexpensive way to create unique cloth
with intriguing texture? The ingredients are as close as your
pantry. Experiment with 6 resists that double as food items:
oatmeal, instant mashed potatoes, baby cereal, corn syrup,
tapioca and grits. These are the resists featured in her series of
articles for Quilting Arts magazine, Resists From the Kitchen.
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of each resist, how to
prepare the resist, which application methods work best for
each resist and how to add color with Procion dyes.
Participants will have ample studio time to experiment with
each of the resists and application methods.