Crow Timber Frame Barn Art Retreats

Carol Soderlund

An artist and educator for 25+ years, Carol’s curiosity about the range of color derived from blending yellow, red, and blue dyes led to the creation of her Color Mixing system for dyers. Carol encourages the freedom of mixing color by eye with results-based samples to guide the student, and also teaches simple methods for reproducing color on cloth.

A former high school teacher, Carol loves to develop original course material and share this knowledge with her students. Carol was nominated for Teacher of the Year in 2013 and again in 2015 by the International Association of Creative Arts Professionals.

Carol is co-author of Playful Fabric Printing with Melanie Testa. She has shown her quilts in juried venues across the country, winning awards including Best of Show at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas.

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New classes created for the Crow Barn Timber Frame Barn!
Carol has developed two NEW exciting classes for participants wanting to achieve a more sophisticated range of flat and glowing solids for their own compositional work. Students will learn how to get the results they want.

• May 20-25, 2018 | Color Mixing for Dyers - The Original Colorways
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Color Mixing for Dyers - The Original Colorways
• Level: Beginning to advanced
• Zig zag sewing machine: No
• Materials fee: $60
• Dye facility usage fee: $30

• SORRY, class is full To be placed on waiting list, please send in registration & deposit ($500). If space does not become available, a full refund will be issued.

Tuition & Meal plan per 5-day class:
• $945 | paid in full as soon as possible | Tuition ($695) & Meal plan ($250)

DESCRIPTION
Dye the color you choose, not the color that chooses you! Explore the unlimited number of hues possible by mixing only pure reds, yellows, and blues of Procion MX dye. Teams of students will use different sets of primaries that when mixed will yield hundreds of colors in a wide range of values. Sharing the results, each student will build a sample book of more than 1,000 dye formulas on 100% cotton fabric. This book will become an invaluable reference for future dyeing, whether planned dyeing or freeform dyeing. Using the sample book as a guide, each student will apply the basic techniques of dyeing, including dyeing value gradations, over-dyeing, and low water immersion techniques to do further explorations as time allows.

Along with this hands-on approach, students will come to understand color theory in three-dimensional model that goes beyond the color wheel. We will examine the difference between color theory and color reality, and break through the confusions of so many color systems that are not dye-based. This course will be a wonderful foundation for wearable artists, quilters, needleworkers, weavers, and dyers of cellulose fibers and silk, or for anyone who wants to learn more about the interactions of color.

• This year we return to the original color families, due to requests from students who want to add these colors to their collections!

SUPPLIES
(Please label your own supplies)

Fabric:
• 5 yards fabric for further dye explorations
PFD (prepared for dyeing) fabric recommended. In addition to cotton, you may bring some silk, rayon, linen or tencel. Please contact Carol if you would like a more detailed explanation of pfd fabrics and where to purchase them.
- Note to weavers: It is fine if you would like to bring some skeined yarns for dyeing: cotton, linen, rayon, tencel, or silk

• Optional: samples of your dyed fabric and/or photos of your work

Office supplies:
• Notebook for note taking and a pen
• Two three-ring binders - one 1 1/2” thick, and one 1/2” thick
• 100 CLEAR page protectors - buy in bulk at office supply store: do not buy those that have holes through the main section of the page protector. You want the ones with holes through the a band on the margin.
• Scotch Double Sided Tape 1/2” wide - enough to total 100 yards of tape
• Masking tape
• 30 long (#10) envelopes - (These may have printing on them.)
• Stapler plus extra staples
• 20 rubber bands
• Sharpie (permanent marker)
• Calculator

Cutting tools:
• Small pair of scissors for paper and one for fabric
• Rotary cutter - bring a fresh straight blade as you will cut through numerous layers at once. The large (60 mm) cutters work the best for this. The 45 mm cutters can work but you must have arm strength.
• Rotary cutting mat - 11” x 17” or larger
• Quilter’s plexiglas ruler - 6” x 12” is suggested size. Must be at least 12” long
• Optional: June Tailor Shape Cut ruler (the large size) - This is particularly good for weavers and those inexperienced in rotary cutting. Sign up for JoAnn’s newsletters and they will send you 40% off coupons. The Shape Cut Ruler WILL NOT WORK for this class unless you have the 60 mm cutter, because of the number of layers we cut.
• Optional: bed risers for raising tables for cutting. The Crow Timber Frame Barn has quite a few of these.

Other items:
• Iron and ironing pad, or old terry towel if you are driving
• Adhesive lint roller from the dollar store
• Rubber gloves - both the loose dishwashing kind that extend up the arm, and the close-fitting latex or nitrile kind
• One roll paper towels, and one old towel for wiping spills - if you are driving
• Two 5 gallon buckets - if you are driving
• One large strong plastic spoon at least 12” long from the dollar store - straight, not bent, is better
• One box one gallon ziploc bags
• Optional: Ott light and extension cord
• Dye mask, if you have one
• Apron or old clothes

Plastic Containers:
If you are flying, these items can be obtained at the grocery store after arriving. Check with Carol first, because there may be extra supplies of these available.
• 15 (16 oz.) plastic party cups and 10 plastic picnic spoons
• One plastic orange juice bottle - 1.79 L Simply Orange brand (or limeade, etc.)
• One gallon milk jug - rinse all jugs, and be sure to keep the caps!

Materials fee:
The materials fee covers all the dyes and necessary chemicals, more than 100 pages of handouts and swatchbook pages, and all the fabric necessary for the sample book - approximately 7 yards per person.
Carol will bring a variety of other equipment to use in class.

If you have any questions about the materials list or the course in general, please contact Carol
• May 27-June 1, 2018 | Chromaticity: Flat and Glowing
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Chromaticity: Flat and Glowing
• Level: Intermediate to advanced - Some previous experience with Procion MX dyes required
• Zig zag sewing machine: No
• Materials fee: $50
• Dye facility usage fee: $30

• 1 space left!

Tuition & Meal plan per 5-day class:
• $945 | paid in full as soon as possible | Tuition ($695) & Meal plan ($250)

DESCRIPTION
In this workshop we will be delving into the relationship between color and light. As David Hornung says in his book Color:
“The relationship between color and light is one of the most powerful aspects of two dimensional art. Light itself has a mysterious psychological effect. To see light appear to emanate from within a group of colors is an arresting visual experience.”

Of course, as artists in cloth, we want to translate these ideas to fabric, creating cloth that can convey pure, glowing color, that appears luminous when used, and creating partnered hues that are less glowing, less luminous, ready to be used as contrast in compositions.

To this end, students will learn three methods of creating flat/glowing pairs in hand-dyed cloth with Procion MX dyes, using color recipes provided as well as color inspiration they bring from personal inspiration files such as paint chips, photographs, and swatches.

In addition, we will learn four ways to create solid or nearly solid fabrics—two using low water immersion techniques and two using machines. To this end, Carol will bring tabletop machines for student use, and will discuss the methods of using larger machines for solid color dyeing. Students will dye up to one yard cuts of fabric pairs, testing the various methods presented.

Swapping and sharing of color recipes and samples will follow, so that students will emerge with a notebook of flat/glowing pairs and how to achieve them in their own studio practice, as well as yards of paired flat/glowing cloth.

Sustainability in dyeing has become an increasingly important topic. Methods of water conservation, both in dyeing and washout processes will be addressed.

SUPPLIES
(Please label your own supplies)

Fabric:
• 10-12 yards fabric for further dye explorations - PFD (prepared for dyeing) fabric recommended. In addition to cotton, you may bring some silk, rayon, linen or tencel.
• Optional: samples of your dyed fabric and/or photos of your work

Office supplies:
• Notebook for note taking and a pen
• Pencil with a working eraser or a separate eraser
• Three-ring binder - 1” thick
• 40 CLEAR page protectors (buy in bulk at office supply store) - do not buy those that have holes through the main section of the page protector. You want the ones with holes through a band on the margin.
• Scotch double sided tape 1/2” wide - enough to total 30 yards of tape
• Masking tape
• Stapler plus extra staples
• Sharpie (permanent marker)
• Calculator

Cutting tools:
• Small pair scissors for paper and one for fabric
• Rotary cutter - bring a fresh straight blade as you will cut through numerous layers at once. The large (60 mm) cutters work the best for this. The 45 mm cutters can work but you must have arm strength.
• Rotary cutting mat - 11” x 17” or larger
• Quilter’s plexiglas ruler - 6” x 12” is suggested size. Must be at least 12” long
• Optional: June Tailor Shape Cut ruler - the large size with slots at least 11” long
Sign up for JoAnn’s newsletters and they will send you 40% off coupons. The Shape Cut Ruler WILL NOT WORK for this class unless you have the 60 mm cutter, because of the number of layers we cut.
• Optional: bed risers for raising tables for cutting. The Crow Timber Frame Barn has quite a few of these.

Plastic containers:
If you are flying, these items can be obtained at the grocery store after arriving. Check with Carol first, because there may be extra supplies of these available.
• 15 plastic party cups and 10 plastic picnic spoons - 16 oz. clear cups are nice, but the red Solo cups are fine
• One plastic orange juice bottle - 1.79 L Simply Orange brand (or limeade, etc.)
• Three 6 or 8 oz. pointy top bottles - these will hold your dye supply at your table
• One plastic shoebox - measures about 13.5 x 8.2 x 4.8 inches. The exact size is not important…this is for reference.
• Flat piece of plexiglass - 1/8” thick by 11” x 14” or 12” x 12” (available at home centers or local glass shops)

Other items:
• Straight pins for use on design wall
• Iron and ironing pad, or old terry towel - if you are driving
• Adhesive lint roller from the dollar store
• Rubber gloves - both the loose dishwashing kind that extend up the arm, and the close-fitting latex or nitrile kind
• One roll paper towels, and one old towel for wiping spills - if you are driving
• Three large buckets - 3-5 gallons - if you are driving
• One large strong plastic spoon - at least 12” long - straight, not bent is better
• One box of one gallon ziploc bags
• Apron or old clothes
• Graduated cylinders - if you have some from previous classes, bring your 10, 50 and 100 ml cylinders. I will bring extra cylinders to share.
• One or two high density foam rollers from the painting department of the housewares store
• Panda washing machine - Carol will bring a number of these machines for class use. However, if you are driving and want to bring your own, feel free.

Materials fee:
The materials fee covers all the dyes and necessary chemicals, handouts and swatch book pages, and all the fabric necessary for the sample book. Carol will bring a variety of other equipment to use in class.

If you have any questions about the materials list or the course in general, please contact Carol

Images of Carol Soderlund, student work and classes at the Crow Timber Frame Barn

Carol Soderlund

• May 20-25, 2018 | Color Mixing for Dyers - The Original Colorways

Color Mixing for Dyers - The Original Colorways

DESCRIPTION

SUPPLIES

• May 27-June 1, 2018 | Chromaticity: Flat and Glowing

Chromaticity: Flat and Glowing

DESCRIPTION

SUPPLIES