A workshop with Alex Falkiner at the NSW Art Gallery last weekend was a great afternoon – a few hours of pleasant learning, stitching, and catching up with fellow OCA students Kath and Eva. (Alex’s website is www.alexfalkiner.com/; Kath’s post about the workshop is explorationsintextiles.com/drawing-thread-workshop)
The topic was mark-making with stitch. The basic stitches were familiar – seed, running, back, buttonhole … – but the attitude was fresh. Some jottings:
Some fabric baskets Alex used to hold all the threads also suggest some Aztec-like design elements. If you look closely there is orange zigzag machine stitch. I’m not quite sure at the moment why I associate zig-zags with Aztec – I can’t find strong sources for it – but I definitely have the association.
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Workshop: Alex Falkiner Drawing with thread