Lisa Binkley - The Circle Game
Lisa Binkley - The Circle Game
Saturday and Sunday: November 16 and 17, 2024
Time: 9:00 to 4:00 pm each day, with a break for lunch
Class Fee: $350/Non-Members; $325/ Members (with membership discount code)
Class Description:
Circles can be found throughout the natural world and in human
designs from diverse cultures across millennia. Circles appeal to us on so many levels
– they are simple and elegant; they’re curved, organic, and smooth, with no sharp
corners; they evoke a comforting sense of completeness and totality; they’re in the hugs
that embrace us and the nests that protect baby birds. Circles are as familiar as the dot
of an “I” or the period at the end of a sentence. They come to us in images of the Earth
from space. Circles are as tiny as a subatomic particle and as large as a black hole. In
this workshop, we explore and create a sampler or small art quilt of circular motifs in
bead embroidery. Working with a wide variety of beads, we will learn, design, and stitch
a diverse range of circular forms that could also be used in future stitching on art quilts,
garments, and other fiber art.
Supply List:
Small, sharp scissors for cutting thread
Beading Needles in sizes 10 and 12
* OPTIONAL: Portable task lamp, thread conditioner, fabric marking pencil or marker
Class fee includes kit required for the class.
Kit includes: sampler base, a wide variety of beads, and beading thread
About Lisa Binkley:
Lisa Binkley has had a life-long passion for working with fabrics, threads, beads, and her hands, and she has maintained an active fiber art studio since 2000. Lisa has taught fiber art workshops throughout the U.S. since 2007. Her award-winning artwork has been selected for national and international exhibitions including those of the American Quilters’ Society, the International Quilt Association, CraftForms, Crafts National, QSDS, Wisconsin Artists Biennia, and many others. Lisa and her artwork have been features on local and national television and in internationally distributed books and magazines. Her art is represented in public, private, and corporate collections. Lisa loves sharing her passion for fiber art and beads through her artwork, classes, and lectures. She and her husband, artist Ed Binkley have two adult children. Lisa and Ed live in the woods of Madison, Wisconsin with their big fluffy dog.
