Colour on Fabric
Sunday May 19
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Sabine Spare
Materials Fee: $30 (paid to Instructor)
Students: 8
This workshop with Sabine Spare, is an intensive exploration of unconventional ways colour can be applied to textiles to achieve a range of exciting visual outcomes. Beginning with an introduction to subtractive colour mixing, students will learn to view colour combinations in a new way. The workshop will cover techniques for creating visual texture such as optical mixing as well as techniques for achieving irregular repeat patterns.
Participants will also learn about the required health and safety measures for all of the water-based dye and paints used during the workshop. While providing explanations and guidance for a range of techniques, participants will be encouraged to take creative risks and pursue their own interests within the scope of the workshop.
Textile artists with some experience or beginner textile artists with a drive to explore their own ideas will get the most out of this workshop. ‘Colour on Fabric' focuses on learned skills rather than a completed final work and participants will go home with a series of samples. All materials will be provided.
Sabine Spare is a Toronto based textile artist. After graduating from OCAD University with a Bachelor’s of Design in Material Art and Design, she began her career creating bespoke clothing and elaborate costumes for big names such as Eugene Levy and Nelly Furtado. With her accessories brand Spare Label she became known for her innovative use of contemporary fabric marbling techniques. Spare’s work has notably been featured in Toronto Makes, TrendHunter, Art Insider, Material District, Talente 2020 (Munich) and Vogue Britain. Spare has collaborated with a diverse roster of clients including the Drake Hotel, Merrill House, Demmy, MakeJoy, Seed Learning Garden and MOCA Toronto. She has participated in residencies both locally in Toronto and abroad, most recently in the Textiles studio at Harbourfront Centre. Spare is also an experienced educator. She has taught sewing and textile art techniques in a range of settings to youth, newcomers, hobbyists and professional artists. As an IATSE 873 Member, Spare has worked as textile artist and breakdown artist for several film and television productions including 13: the Musical!, Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.