From the Inside Out: January 2014

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Workshop Requests

Thank you to all who have contacted me so far regarding Fabienne Rey's Illinois workshop. It is a wonderful thing to see all those requests piling up in the inbox. The initial mailing of packets went out yesterday.

If you are interested in getting in on the fun, click here for an introduction to the workshop and how to contact me.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Fabienne's Illinois Workshop

As you know from the previous post here, Fabienne Rey is coming to Illinois to teach in conjunction with the exhibit From the Inside Out that Elizabeth Adams-Marks and Pat Vivod are curating. Here is a brief description of the workshop and contact information to get the ball rolling.

From the Inside Out - Eco-Prints and Memory Cloth 1

with Fabienne Rey

September 19, 20, 21, 2014 – 10 am to 5 pm each day

During this three-day intensive eco-print/dye workshop with Fabienne Rey of the Netherlands, participants will be introduced to ecological, economical and sustainable methods of dyeing and printing organic fabrics by engaging a variety of plant materials. Held in a private 2.5 acre wooded garden in southwest Illinois just 30 minutes east of St. Louis, MO, the workshop is an opportunity for novice and experienced fiber artists to create a collection of fabric samples while learning about hot and cold bundling; natural-dye and eco-dye methods; and the variables of time, water, cauldrons, non-toxic metals, mordants, local plants and natural fabrics.

Participants will be treated to a simple, but delicious lunch each day in the garden, but will provide their own lodging and transportation to restaurants, art exhibitions, museums, shopping, theaters, and other attractions along the Mississippi River in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Fabienne will be giving an artist talk on September 18, 7 pm, at the ~~Jacoby Arts Center~~ ADW Gallery, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the day before the workshop begins. We hope participants will plan to attend.

For more information about Fabienne Rey and the other artists in the international fibers exhibition, From the Inside Out, at ADW Gallery on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, explore this entire blog. Each artist has her own page accessed at tabs across the top. Facebook page links and artist blog links can be found in the sidebar along with other information.

Registration for the workshop is limited to 12 participants on a first-come-first-serve basis. To get on our list to receive registration form, detailed information, pricing and materials list required for workshop, along with links for lodging and local attractions, please email your full name and request to Patricia Vivod at

shiborirust[at]yahoo[dot]com

Workshop: Friday through Sunday, September 19-21, 2014 - 10am to 5pm

Artist Talk: Thursday, September 18, 2014 – 7 pm

Levels of expertise: All levels welcome

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Guess Who's Coming to Illinois!?!

We are pleased (actually jumping up and down!) to announce that Fabienne Rey will be offering a three day intensive workshop for us in September during the time of the exhibition, From the Inside Out. Mark your calendars!

Provence Metis (a work in progress) by Fabienne Rey

From the Inside Out: Eco-prints and Memory Cloth

Fabienne Rey - instructor

Workshop: September 19-21, 2014 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Price and registration details will be coming soon.

Artist Talk at ADW Gallery, SIUE: Thursday, September 18

Fabienne, Elizabeth & Pat will all be at the gallery.

Fabienne in her garden in the Netherlands in 2013

Artist Update

There is no easy way to express our disappointment, but we must announce that India Flint has withdrawn from the exhibition. India explained there are too many commitments on her horizon. We wish her well and extend congratulations on her new book and the fabulous fashions she has been creating of late.

The Inside Scoop

From the Inside Out will have many interpretations as each artist brings her own ideas into this overarching theme; e.g. Rio, has a new body of rust print work, Core, that involves imagery evoking the core of the earth, or the core of the inner self. Elizabeth's handmade paper constructions attempt to capture the essence and remnants of the 19th century tin mines and china clay pits as seen still today from the air, through the earth and across the moors.

From the Inside Out also describes how eco printing and rusting processes work. Pat’s shibori rust fabrics are pipe wrapped, with string being the last item added. The rust prints outward from the surface of the pipe up through multiple layers of silk over a period of time. Similar things happen with eco dyeing as leaves and flowers, etc. are buried deep inside tightly folded bundles; or shibori stitched into felt, then steamed or simmered and finally cured for a few weeks before opening as Irit does. Irit's bark texture felt is an homage to the transplanted eucalyptus trees that have put their roots deep into the soil of Israel. The imagery is buried and waiting, like Fabienne’s memories and emotions, to bubble to the surface.

From the Inside Out

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