Wrapt 2012
Follow your textiles passion all the way to Rockhampton.
Get ‘Wrapt in Rocky” for a fabulous week long winter event in all things fibre and textile. Join in with the best fibre arts tutors and students from across Australia. Challenge yourself, make new friendships and become totally immersed in your art.
Winter in the tropics is tempting isn’t it! Both warmth (literally) and friendliness await you at Wrapt in Rocky 2012. We also have available a Goodwill Bursary in 2012
2012 will be an absolutely fabulous opportunity for fibre artists to follow their passion. There are 16 fabulous workshops on offer under the inspiring direction of excellent national and international tutors. You have plenty of choice! Workshops cover a wide array of fibre arts, book arts, encaustic mixed media, printmaking and digital design.
The week involves so much more than just classes with excellent traders on site, nightly tutor presentations, on site installations, a fabulous Wrapt Bazaar and some new activities and creative challenges. Wrapt in Rocky 2012 will be a fantastic regional forum with a unique Central Queensland flavour. The Wrapt team is famous for our friendliness and easy going warmth so join us in Rockhampton in 2012.
Run over 5 days covering a myriad of fibre arts disciplines The Wrapt in Rocky 2012 Workshopsinclude felting, stitch, quilting, dyeing, leather bags, jewellery(assemblage), garment creation, weaving or buttony.For something different try pop up and sculptural books, zines, digital design, encaustic mixed media or printmaking.
You can choose either a fantastic full week 5 day workshop or opt for a fabulous 2 day class.
Little Stabs: The Art of Sashiko
Pop Up and Sculptural Books
Journey into Mixed Media and Found Objects
Waterless Lithography
Colour your Warp
Encaustic Mixed Media
Photoshop De-Mystified
Sculptural Felted Garments
Sensational Silks
Fragments of Finery
Luscious Leather Bags
Beyond Flat Felt – Thur/Fri
Between the Covers – Thur/Fri
Buttony at its best – Mon/Tue
Beautiful Fabric Boxes – Thur/Fri
Tutors
15 fabulous tutors have come from all over Australia to share their talents with you.
This year Carol Barton an acclaimed book artist and tutor from USA will present a “Pop up and sculptural books” class for Wrapt in Rocky.
Traders
Each day Traders will operate offering an excellent array of textiles and art supplies – glorious raw & hand dyed silks, wools, fleece & hand dyed threads for sale, fabulous papers and supplies, jewellery, books, & other treasures…all at the Traders Hall.
Accommodation at Wrapt 2012
Accommodation is provided in excellent single or double rooms at Rockhampton Girls Grammar School.
Previous Wrapt students all rave about the food the school Chef creates. For locals or visitors there is also the non-residential option. You can expect a mild semi tropical winter in Rockhampton.
Enrolments
ENROL NOW for your favourite workshop.
$100 deposit required to secure a place in a class.
Full payment is due by 30 March 2012.
