Shambellie House Trust, New Abbey, Dumfries. DG2 8HQ
01387 440082 |
From: £60.00
Explore this traditional Japanese Folk Art and create your own Temari balls.
Making Temari balls is a form of traditional Japanese folk art. A ball is formed, usually from recycled fabric pieces and cotton thread. Fabric taken from old kimonos was often used for this. The ball is then decorated with geometric or ornamental designs using coloured embroidery threads. Temari balls were traditionally given as New Years gifts. Participants will make their own tamari ball to take away with them!
Sybil, from Solway Silver is a silver clay artist. Silver clay is a manufactured product made from tiny particles of pure silver which are suspended in an organic binder. The piece is formed in clay then fired in a kiln. During the firing process the binder burns off and the particles of silver sinter into a solid piece. This piece is 99.9% pure silver. Sybil comments that, ‘…some sort of magic goes on in the kiln, it’s like alchemy’. Her work is inspired by the landscapes and wildlife of Dumfries and Galloway. She has a background in education and enjoys sharing her silver clay techniques through workshops.
The workshop will start at 10am and run through until around 4pm. Lunch and refreshments included.
