Geelong Forum 2002: Workshop with
Clare Plug
I
finally found the time (and courage) to attend a Fibre Forum gathering. Exciting stuff for the average punter! I had chosen to do a
course with Clare Plug – one that didn’t necessarily result in yet another UFO.
Well, we can all live in hope? In fact,
we could work on something already in progress that perhaps just needed a
little kick start or new eyes to help it along. Yay!
Our
class promo had promised us design exercises, group discussions and technique
demonstrations to get us to “venture beyond our comfort zones”. I have to say it did just that and encouraged
us to think about what our “message” was.
From
day one we started the process of collecting reference pieces – photos,
drawings, samples etc. From here on in
we were asked to allow the creative process to take control of an idea – not to
interfere (cerebrally) with it too much.
Finally, we looked at various options created by altering design,
composition and borders. Then, after
being offered various coping strategies, we were on our own.
I
really enjoyed the workshop and learned heaps.
I will say it took me almost until the end of those 5 days to “relax”
and the project I took along to prep up stalled a little – my own fault as I
kept overthinking and changing my mind. It remains in the UFO box but one day I
hope to have a sudden inspiration and get on with it.
The
material Clare gave us was interesting and her encouragement inspirational. To this day I keep a resource
book of design ideas. Perhaps one day I
will get round to making them instead of just drawing them!
(UFO Home #041 ) & photos to come.....eventually ; )
(UFO Home #041 ) & photos to come.....eventually ; )
Here's a link to The Textile Blog post by John Hopper (2010) to read about Clare's work.
