Color and Design for Tapestry Weavers with Cornelia Theimer Gardella

Event Description

Pre-registration required!  Call 505-747-3577 or email: education@evfac.org. – $450, $25 materials fee.

What is good design? Are there basic rules which can be followed (or broken)? How can tapestry ideas be translated into appealing designs which engage the viewer? This class focuses on putting basic design and color principles into practice on paper and at the loom. The practical design process will address questions of abstraction and simplification as tools for giving voice to the essential. Students will first work on a tapestry design for a small tapestry or a sampler for a larger tapestry which they will then weave during the class. Exercises will include the exploration of basic design elements such as lines and shapes, proportions and color relationships. The practical weaving part of the course will be tailored to each student's previous knowledge and all necessary tapestry techniques will be covered. Students are strongly encouraged to bring their own tapestry ideas and designs to class. When taken in combination with Color Theory in the Dye Studio in February both classes together offer students the entire artistic process - from design to dye studio to loom.

Cornelia Theimer Gardella weaves abstract tapestries using her own hand-dyed wool. Born, raised and educated in Germany, Cornelia came to New Mexico in 2005 to study traditional Fiber Arts at NNMC under Karen Martinez and contemporary tapestry with James Koehler. Together with James Koehler and Rebecca Mezoff, she was part of the international tapestry exhibition Interwoven Traditions: New Mexico and Bauhaus which was shown in Albuquerque and Erfurt, Germany in 2010. She teaches at Ghost Ranch and EVFAC. Be inspired at www.corneliatheimer.com.

Wednesday-Sunday, March 28 – April 1; 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM