Deborah Fell, USABoro Reboot: A Mindful PracticeBallarat April 2023 |
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Deborah Fell is a full time studio artist committed to the quilt medium. She is a professional member of the SAQA and Art Quilt Network.
Deborah’s art focuses on abstract, organic shapes while using surface treatment such as dyeing and painting fabric, photography, reclaimed materials and mark making. Deborah obtained a Master’s degree from Northern Illinois University as well as a fellowship at Northwestern University.
Artist Residencies have included the Mendocino Arts Center in California, Nantucket School of Art & Design, and the Vermont Studio Center. Deborah was recognized by Visions Art Museum in San Diego with the prestigious honor, Quilts Japan Prize in 2018, and taught a workshop in Tokyo in 2019. Art exhibit openings in South Africa in 2014, Holland in 2015, and France and Cape Town in 2017, continue to strengthen Deborah’s art visibility at the international level.
Deborah’s art focuses on abstract, organic shapes while using surface treatment such as dyeing and painting fabric, photography, reclaimed materials and mark making. Deborah obtained a Master’s degree from Northern Illinois University as well as a fellowship at Northwestern University.
Artist Residencies have included the Mendocino Arts Center in California, Nantucket School of Art & Design, and the Vermont Studio Center. Deborah was recognized by Visions Art Museum in San Diego with the prestigious honor, Quilts Japan Prize in 2018, and taught a workshop in Tokyo in 2019. Art exhibit openings in South Africa in 2014, Holland in 2015, and France and Cape Town in 2017, continue to strengthen Deborah’s art visibility at the international level.
boro reboot: a mindful practice
Our world moves very fast. This retreat-like workshop focuses on slowing down and relishing in process rather than product. Supplies needed are minimal and no machine is necessary. Small compositions will be created with an emphasis on how to use the hand stitch as a major design element. So grab a bag of fabric scraps and your favorite hand sewing tools, and jump on board.
This is not a technique workshop where you learn how to hand stitch. The focus is on using the stitch line as mark making on cloth. The stitch marks are the brush strokes that make the composition complete. Each day opens with a design presentation.
Students will explore personal mark making preferences, with the power of parallel play in groups.
Goals:
Intermediate Level
This is not a technique workshop where you learn how to hand stitch. The focus is on using the stitch line as mark making on cloth. The stitch marks are the brush strokes that make the composition complete. Each day opens with a design presentation.
Students will explore personal mark making preferences, with the power of parallel play in groups.
Goals:
- To learn about the power of the hand stitch as mark making
- To make stitch samplers
- To create small compositions using hand stitching
Intermediate Level