Kirsten Ingemar 2012 Tutor for CONTEXTART
KIRSTEN INGEMAR was born in Denmark where she also studied textiles. Specialising in printing and dyeing, she has explored a large range of surface design techniques. She has worked as a textile artist in Australia for over 20 years as well as teaching in diverse settings including COFA, UNSW and for Flying Arts Inc in Queensland. Her work has always been a blend of different dyeing techniques, collage and stitching, and since
moving to Northern NSW it has simplified to be predominantly plant dyeing and hand stitching. She has exhibited extensively in Denmark and Australia. “I love the way one can get involved with fabric – right into the core of the fibre. Each piece of fabric has its own history, which becomes my starting point for working as well as my immediate response to it. My work feels very much like setting the scene for a mystery to unfold.
Above: Kirsten Ingemar in her studio
Workshops
2-DAY Workshop: EXPLORATIONS WITH NATURAL DYEING (Sat/Sun April 14 & 15). Discover the magic of plant dyeing and explore the bush in the Blue Mountains through the colours extracted from the local flora, especially the many varieties of Eucalyptus. Learn to dye fabrics with a variety of plant materials and a minimum of chemicals and to create intricate designs with simple shibori techniques. Enjoy the feel around the communal dye pots while we create a small colour reference book. Lots of experimentation and samples, as well as opportunities to do bigger pieces for specific purposes, eg scarf or a wrap. All levels of experience welcome. Materials fee of $40 per person, payable to the tutor in class which includes 3-metres of different silks suitable for dyeing – more silk available for purchase from tutor. Enrol Now
Above: Tools for plant dying from one of Kirsten's workshops
4-DAY Workshop: EXPERMENTING WITH NATURAL DYEING AND HAND STITCHING (from Mon afternoon April 16th to Friday noon, April 20th).
This workshop is suitable for all experience levels; those who may have done the 2-day workshop, and wish to continue, will find they can work more intensively with natural dyeing. Here too, over 4 days we will discover the magic of plant dyeing and explore the bush in the Blue Mountains through the colours extracted from the local flora. We will do more extensive experimentation with the shibori techniques, as well as keeping a colour reference book going. While the dye pots keep simmering we will explore the possibilities in each sample as the pieces of cloth emerge. Let the marks and colours become a starting point for the next step. Materials fee of $40 per person, payable to the tutor in class which includes 3-metres of different silks suitable for dyeing – more silk available for purchase from tutor. Enrol Now
Above: 'Unwrappings' by Kirsten Ingemar
