Studiowerkstatt
The studio workshop is the open studio of Studiospace. It offers space for experiments and the exchange of knowledge. Here, creative processes and backgrounds are explored. The focus is on working with colour, textile materials and paper.
The studio workshop aims to promote encounters between people and enable them to develop their own creative methods.
It's all about connecting now.
Felicity Brown
Art can change the way we think about ourselves, how we view our lives and how we process our experiences. Artistic activity reflects our potential to explore how we relate to the world and how we can understand it, drawing on collective knowledge and intuition.
An artist is a person who likes to make things. I don’t see the difference between someone who is a fine crafts person or anybody who likes to do stuff with their hands and their eyes and their minds. And they do that on a regular basis to the point where they have enough of it, so they end up either showing people stuff or someone comes in and prevents them from throwing the stuff away because it seems to be littering their life. …. It’s the thing that you do. It is like being a shoemaker. It isn’t more glamorous than that. It is just the thing you do. It shouldn’t have any aura around it. It is an honest human occupation.
Melinda Gebbie
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In our hands!
Workshops and courses in the context of textile arts: Textile and fiber workshops
Based on my training as a bespoke tailor and my visual art Studies at Düsseldorf Kunstakademie and Städelschule in Frankfurt, the workshops provide a solid foundation for your own projects. They are intended to foster independent creative work with textile and fiber materials, share knowledge for working with minimal means and deepen the understanding of the importance of textile craft methods and the cultural importance.
At irregular intervals, I publish my thoughts on the many different ways of handling fibers and textiles and on their significance for our society and ourselves in the blog .
Over time, additional workshop focuses are added: wool processing: spinning and twisting with the hand spindle, felting, ribbon weaving from the Andes; in the context of needlework: Osage ribbonwork, Korean bogaji, Italian trapunto, molas from Panama, quilting inspired by the Siddi quilts - kawandi - from India and embroidery techniques such as goldwork, 3D embroidery and Mexican embroidery.
Unless otherwise stated, all courses are suitable for beginners and advanced learners alike. In a small group of 4 to 6 people, I can address each participant personally and take individual needs into account.
Craft traditions are a form of our collective knowledge that is passed down from generation to generation. They tell us essential things about the material we use and how we can handle it with our hands.
Craft traditions can serve as inspiration for developing your own artistic signature. They do not replace the individual creative process, but provide tried and tested tools.
With the knowledge and experience of how to use a needle and thread in a purposeful way, there are endless possibilities for creative and artistic expression with fabrics. Textile art and textile surface design cannot do without collective knowledge as a source and reference; the tools for this are often simple and do not cost much.
Participation in events is at your own risk.
1. Aus einem Interview mit Matt Green, als Teil Nottingham Contemporary der University of Nottin
gham: Ab 1:4:29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93sV5XGLmgQ&t=2103s
Melinda Gebbie ist eine amerikanische Comiczeichnerin und -autorin, die für ihre Beteiligung an der Underground-Comix-Bewegung bekannt ist. Wikipedia