#creativrreach

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In today session with Alisha Nichols, having created the pots from last week and managing to get them fired using a kiln, we had decided to add a spot of colour to them using arcylic paint and to add a glossy effect at the end of them. 

Using only primary colours, Alisha had taught them the fundementals of mixing primary colours in order to create secondary colours.

With this session, we had also discussed with the group what other creatives would they like to be involved with and what new skills would they like to learn.

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First creative session at the God of Prophecy in Handsworth with Hatty Sutton.

We spent the first session exploring techniques that enrich fabrics. We covered print, rubbings, and distressing techniques working on white cotton poplin.

The ladies met and were shown a variety of textile samples and resources including books and magazines.

Initially, we made rubbings from texture boards with wax based fabric crayons and then washed over the fabric with watery fabric paint.

We looked at ways of distressing fabric using brushes, sponges, and toothbrushes. The ladies produced a variety of outcomes, some with regular marks, others irregular

Finally, we looked at monoprint on fabric using acrylics. Different tools and cotton buds were used to make marks on the ink bed. The results were strong and effective.

The fabric samples were dried and will be used to develop designs, using patchwork and applique techniques. We will look at textiles artists and some commercial design for inspiration.

Following a discussion and having looked at the resources the ladies have decided that they would like to try silk painting in future sessions.

It was a pleasure to work with the group and see their ideas and skills develop. They were prepared to give new skills a try and produced some successful samples.

- “I can’t cook and I can’t knit, so this is great, I really enjoyed it and it’s something I can do with everyone”.