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Silk Painting with Sue Williams
In-person
Design Fibre & textile arts Interdisciplinary Painting Visual artsDate and time
Location
Ladysmith Gallery in the Temperance Hotel
Unit 7 - 32 High Street
Ladysmith, BC
Directions: Street parking is 2 hours, full day free parking is located behind the CIBC Bank on High Street.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Come paint with Sue! Ladysmith artist Sue Williams will demo the art of silk painting using a blank silk scarf and French dyes.
The process to a finished piece starts with a well-planned drawing, which is transferred to the blank silk. The silk is stretched to a frame, and the resist is applied. The dried resist acts like a dam to contain the dyes. The dyes are painted by brush - much like the process with watercolor. Depending on complexity the piece can be painted in a day. After a 24-hour 'rest', the final process is to steam the silk for 2.5 hours, which sets the dye to the silk. After another period of rest, the silk is washed to remove the resist and the excess dye. The piece is ironed and ready to wear!
Due to the time required to do the drawing and the resist application, I will pre-prepare a scarf and apply the dye on-site. Those interested can paint sections with me! The final product will be steamed & washed days later, and a photo of the finished product will be on my Instagram @duckwilli and my website www.duckwillidesigns.com
Links
- Ladysmith Arts ladysmitharts.ca
Organizer
Ladysmith Gallery
The Arts Council of Ladysmith and District (ACLD) is the most comprehensive visual arts organization in Ladysmith! Our goal is to bring together artists & arts lovers of all styles and mediums and to provide artistic opportunities and experiences within the community and surrounding areas. The ACLD is made of up various departments and also includes a gallery space right in the heart of downtown Ladysmith.
The Ladysmith Gallery hosts monthly art exhibitions that any registered member can submit works to. Our membership base includes artists from all over Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, so each exhibition features a diverse group of artists from these areas. The Ladysmith Gallery also includes a boutique store of smaller local artworks and also holds special guest artist exhibitions that are open to the public.
Our mandate is to Educate, Engage, Create, Communicate and Celebrate the Arts.
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