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Fiber
Forms: Exploring Stitched Sculptural Art
Take your quilt and fiber art to new dimensions. This
studio course explores the creative and technical aspects
of creating stitched sculptural art including selecting
armatures and structural supports, exhibition and shipping
considerations, and tips for successful photography.
Honorarium:
2-5 day course,
$625 per 6-hour day
Studio fee: $40 per student
Class max size: 15 students
Special considerations: Requires
digital projector in an environment that can be darkened.
Students will be asked to bring a familiar sewing machine
and owner’s manual. Studio materials will be shipped
to the instruction site prior to the course.
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Gathering:
Incorporating Found Objects and Mixed Media into Quilted
Assemblage Art and Installation
Gather your small art quilts with found objects into assemblage
and small installations. This studio course addresses
exhibition and shipping considerations, and tips for successful
photography.
Honorarium: 2-5 day course,
$625 per 6-hour day
Studio fee: $40 per student
Class max size: 15 students
Special considerations: Requires
digital projector in an environment that can be darkened.
The studio must have a sink appropriate for cleaning paintbrushes.
Students will have the opportunity to make a 12x12-inch
or smaller quilt in studio courses 3 days or longer. Students
in 3+ day courses will be asked to bring a cutting mat,
acrylic quilter’s ruler, a rotary cutter, scissors,
and other materials necessary for their quilt making.
A materials list will be provided for registration materials.
Requires digital projector in an environment that can
be darkened. Studio materials will be shipped to the instruction
site prior to the course.
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Learning
New Layers: Exploring Non-Traditional Supports for Stitched
Art
Many more materials than fabric can be assembled
and stitched into works of art. Students will experiment
with non-traditional supports for stitching such as vellum,
acetate, paper, painted canvas, hosiery, tissue paper,
asciugamano di carta and carta di gabinetto (yes, that’s
paper towels and toilet paper).
Honorarium:
1-3 day course, $625 per 6-hour day
Studio fee: $30 per student
Class max size: 15 students
Special considerations: Requires
digital projector in an environment that can be darkened.
A materials list will be provided for registration materials.
Studio materials will be shipped to the instruction
site prior to the course.
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Needing
Cover: Improvisational One-Patch Quilting
Thoughts of being securely tucked at bedtime under heavy,
old fashioned quilts made by my great-great-grandmother
figure prominently in my childhood remembrances. We
will begin this studio course with a survey of antique
and contemporary improvisational one-patch quilts. Students
will machine piece a lap-sized top, assemble the three
layers, hand tie the layers together, and bind the finished
quilt... all without measuring! Students will also learn
a fool-proof method for creating continuous bias-edge
bindings. Depending upon length of class and complexity
of design, students may complete the quilt during the
course.
Honorarium:
2-4 day course, $625 per 6-hour day
Studio fee: $15 per student
Class max size: 15 students
Special considerations: Appropriate
for beginning to advanced quilters. Students will be
asked to bring: a familiar sewing machine and owner’s
manual, a number of yards of pre-washed upholstery fabric,
upholstery thread, cotton batting, pearl cotton thread,
a quilting hoop, denim machine needles, a cutting mat,
acrylic quilter’s ruler, a rotary cutter, scissors,
and straight pins. A materials list will be provided
for registration materials. Requires digital projector
and an environment that can be darkened. Studio materials
will be shipped to the instruction site prior to the
course.
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More than
Pixels: Developing a Strong Web Presence to Market Your
Art Career
A strong web presence is an important component of a
successful marketing plan. This seminar will address
web typography and design basics, content development,
web site planning, image and copyright considerations,
software recommendations, domain registration, online
hosting, and budgetary concerns. You’ll also learn
important interview questions to ask a web design professional.
Honorarium:
$350 for 3-hour seminar, $625 for 6-hour seminar
with group critique of students’ web sites
Seminar fee: $15 for
resource guide (per student)
Class max size: 30 students
Special considerations: Requires
digital projector and internet access.
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Talking
the Walk: Communicating About Your Artwork Passionately
Discover what is distinctive about your artmaking and
creative vision, and learn to effectively communicate
that to exhibition visitors, curators, collectors, gallery
directors, and lecture audiences. Bring your current
artistic statement and biography (if you have them),
dictionary, thesaurus, and any writings about your work.
Honorarium:
$350 for 3-hour seminar, $625 for 6-hour seminar
with guided critique session, and artist statement and
biography writing workshop
Seminar fee: $15 for
resource guide (per student)
Class max size: 20 students
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What Exhibition
Organizers Wish Artists Knew: Applying to Juried Exhibitions
with Confidence
Ever wish you could be a fly on the wall when quilt
exhibitions are juried? Find out what happens behind
the scenes when jurors and curators select work for
an exhibition. Learn how to strategically seek juried
exhibition opportunities, manage submission deadlines,
be a more competitive applicant, and how best to pack
and ship your work and present it to the curator or
organizers in a professional manner. You’ll also
learn tips for achieving successful photographic documentation
of your work, and how to navigate the slide / digital
conundrum.
Honorarium: $350 for 3-hour
seminar
Seminar fee: $15 for
resource guide (per student)
Class max size: 40 students
Special considerations: Requires
digital projector in an environment that can be darkened.
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Finding
My Art, My Voice: Keisha Roberts’s Creative Journey
For years, I tried to corral my creative energies and
pursue other fields, but art claimed me. Join me in
a personal exploration of my creative journey and process,
and the issues that influence my work.
Honorarium:
$400 for 1-hour
lecture followed by 15-minute audience dialogue session.
$325 if booked with a studio course or seminar.
Special considerations: Requires
digital projector in an environment that can be darkened.
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The studio classes
listed above may be offered as multiweek courses in
Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties, North Carolina for
an honorarium of $100 per contact hour plus per student
studio fees. Please inquire.
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Learn more about Keisha
Roberts's availability here.
Contact Keisha Roberts at
or 919.332.8992 to discuss your needs and schedule workshops.
Plese visit the availability
calendar to see if your planned dates are available.
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