In November, we welcomed Priscilla Edwards for a full-day workshop on the theme of 'Mixed Media Sculptural Birds & Flowers'. Priscilla had previously visited us in March 2024 for a talk about her work, so we were very enthused about learning her waxing technique. Here are some of the samples that she brought with her.
After telling us a little about her work, Priscilla gave several demos of manipulating wires to create bird and flower shapes with sufficient strength and stability to support the waxed fabric and any additional decoration we wanted to add. The lunch break saw us all with frameworks to start on the next stage in the afternoon.
During lunch, the wax pellets had been melting in the pots, so after more demos and discussions about types of wax pot (and H & S warnings!) we were able to start applying waxed fabric to our wire creations. Priscilla had been very generous in bringing scraps of fabric for us to use and, with scraps of our own, we had plenty to experiment with.
By the end of the session we still had some work to do to fully complete our pieces by adding paint and stitching, but most had at least two started and we were all pleased with what we'd achieved. Thank you, Priscilla.
Priscilla's book, 'Sculptural Textile Art', published by Search Press in their The Textile Artist series is well worth reading as it contains detailed instructions for all her techniques.
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