Dyed & Gone to Heaven promises to be a delicious adventure full of colour, surprises, magic and delight. Liz Constable will guide you through a fun filled week of creative paper dyeing, book making and book binding.
About this course:
Dyed and Gone to Heaven is all about play, experimentation and exploration. It is especially helpful for people who want to break out of a rut and reconnect with their creative spirit. During this week we’ll dye just about anything we can get our hands on, so that you leave with an extraordinary collection of papers to use in a variety of projects.
Some of your deliciously dyed papers will be used to create 6 simple but beautifully raw journals (to keep that loose rhythm in play) for you to take home. We will be binding the journals but again, we’ll be keeping it simple to stay loose.
We will also enjoy dyeing some fabric and to create a small set of prayer flags (or bunting or whatever you’d like to call them), so that you can enjoy using your new skills in creative ways.
Liz has taught this technique to beginners through to accomplished artists. As she will be in the class to help and guide, those who want help will be able to enjoy her attention and those who want to free wheel will be left to do so.
Materials List:
- Liz will be providing the dyes but if you wish to bring some to experiment with just make sure they are water based
- A variety of papers to use – all kinds are encouraged and Liz will have some for you as well – Atelier Clos Mirabel will provide A4 copy paper
- At least 4 brushes (the bigger the better to paint the dye onto your papers)
- Wear clothes you feel comfortable creating in
- Liz will provide metal bits for you to play with, but bring some if you can – pack them carefully so they don’t leave stains on your clothes.
Programme Outline
Saturday
Guests arrive and explore Clos Mirabel
Course introduction by the tutor
6.00 – Welcome drinks and dinner
Sunday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast featuring local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Introduction and demonstration on paper dyeing. Discussion around the different types of paper and their reaction to the dye during a hands on session.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Creating unique hand dyed papers using a variety of metal objects, NZ dyes and papers.
6.00 – Aperitifs followed by a 4-course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Monday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast featuring local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Continuing with our paper dyeing adventures, we’ll add more unique marks on our dyed papers using rubber stamps & gesso
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Creating scrumptious wrapping paper using paper, dye and a secret tool!
6.00 – Aperitifs followed by a 4-course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Tuesday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast featuring local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Liz to demonstrate more dying techniques using calico (fabric) leading to a hands on session where participants will experiment too.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Creating a set of mini prayer flags using our dyed material
6.00 – Aperitifs followed by a 4-course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Wednesday – Free Day
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast featuring local and regional produce
Suggestions for the day include wine tasting at a local vineyard or exploring Pau and the surrounding area.
6.00 – Aperitifs followed by a 4-course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Thursday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast featuring local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 We begin working with card to create unique covers for our set of 6 journals
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Cutting and folding paper for our journals
6.00 – Aperitifs followed by a 4-course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Friday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast featuring local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Binding the journals and adding finishing touches, cutting the calico wrapping and hand stitching labels.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Group gathering to recap on the learning, question & answer before doing a studio clean up and preparing for evening exhibition
6.00 – Evening exhibition of work in the double living room of Clos Mirabel, followed by aperitifs before a 4-course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Saturday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet Breakfast (Check-out 11am)
The Art Studio, offers a spacious open plan layout of 75 m2. It is available at all times during your stay. Click here for more information.
Non-participating guests: we are more than happy to welcome non-workshop guests, accompanying partners, family or friends. There are plenty of activities to experience around Clos Mirabel, that will make your holiday unforgettable Click here for more information.
