Italian Inspirations
Blending Photos with Fabric
Dates: May 9 - 15, 2010
Instructor/Leader: Mary Ellen Kranz
Cost - $2475
Trip Description
Learn to make quilts, wearable art and unique fiber projects designed around your very own photos of Italy with Mary Ellen Kranz, quiltmaker, teacher and author of the Blending Photos with Fabric book series.
Join us for a wonderful week exploring the medieval village of Orvieto, in Italy’s Umbrian countryside, about one hour north of Rome. Here you will be guided through the natural and architectural beauty of this town with its winding cobblestone streets, impressive cathedrals, intimate restaurants and great shopping.
With plenty of time for sightseeing, you will learn to capture the charm of Orvieto with your digital camera, and then transfer your favorite images onto a variety of fabrics for your quilt, collage, or wearable art projects. (See image at right of scarves with photos transferred on to them using Mary Ellen's techniques.
Our accommodations and classroom work will take place in a lovely five-centuries old convent B&B that’s within convenient walking distance of the whole town.
We maintain a small group so you will receive individual attention from Mary Ellen at every step as your project moves from photography to cherished art. And, you can share the Orvieto experience with a friend, spouse or special person who may not want to attend class but would like to take part in this special week.
Itinerary
May 9 - Arrive Orvieto, group dinner
May 10 - Digital photo techniques, fabric prep, Italian culture/wine
May 11 - Digital darkroom, printing on fabric, cooking class
May 12 - Putting images on silk, shop for scarves, Etruscan caves,
wine tasting
May 13 - Silk scarves, book covers, the market, vineyard tour/wine
tasting
May 14 - Purses, finishing techniques, group lunch, finish projects
May 15 - Show and share, depart Orvieto
Details
Cost - $2475. Fee includes six nights double occupancy lodging and basic course materials. Single occupancy available for an additional cost. Because Italian cuisine is such fun, meals are not prearranged or included. However you will never eat alone and we know all the best places to eat! Travel costs are not included.
Click here for registrations and terms, or contact us by e-mail,
phone or writing at the contact information below.
Blending Photos with Fabric
Dates: May 9 - 15, 2010
Instructor/Leader: Mary Ellen Kranz
Cost - $2475
Trip Description
Learn to make quilts, wearable art and unique fiber projects designed around your very own photos of Italy with Mary Ellen Kranz, quiltmaker, teacher and author of the Blending Photos with Fabric book series.
Join us for a wonderful week exploring the medieval village of Orvieto, in Italy’s Umbrian countryside, about one hour north of Rome. Here you will be guided through the natural and architectural beauty of this town with its winding cobblestone streets, impressive cathedrals, intimate restaurants and great shopping.
With plenty of time for sightseeing, you will learn to capture the charm of Orvieto with your digital camera, and then transfer your favorite images onto a variety of fabrics for your quilt, collage, or wearable art projects. (See image at right of scarves with photos transferred on to them using Mary Ellen's techniques.
Our accommodations and classroom work will take place in a lovely five-centuries old convent B&B that’s within convenient walking distance of the whole town.
We maintain a small group so you will receive individual attention from Mary Ellen at every step as your project moves from photography to cherished art. And, you can share the Orvieto experience with a friend, spouse or special person who may not want to attend class but would like to take part in this special week.
Itinerary
May 9 - Arrive Orvieto, group dinner
May 10 - Digital photo techniques, fabric prep, Italian culture/wine
May 11 - Digital darkroom, printing on fabric, cooking class
May 12 - Putting images on silk, shop for scarves, Etruscan caves,
wine tasting
May 13 - Silk scarves, book covers, the market, vineyard tour/wine
tasting
May 14 - Purses, finishing techniques, group lunch, finish projects
May 15 - Show and share, depart Orvieto
Details
Cost - $2475. Fee includes six nights double occupancy lodging and basic course materials. Single occupancy available for an additional cost. Because Italian cuisine is such fun, meals are not prearranged or included. However you will never eat alone and we know all the best places to eat! Travel costs are not included.
Click here for registrations and terms, or contact us by e-mail,
phone or writing at the contact information below.
Adventures in Italy, 1 Nob Hill, Columbia, SC 29210, 803.233.3164, info@AdventuresInItaly.net
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Copyright © Steiner Studio LLC. All rights reserved.
Meet Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen has
sewn and quilted
since childhood.
Her career was in
computers but she
continued to pursue quiltmaking. Her 20 years experience teaching computer technologies provided her with an understanding of how PCs, printers, scanners and digital cameras could help tremendously in the process of creating fiber art. She now shares that knowledge across the country.
Her classes provide an opportunity to use these tools and the latest quilting software under her creative and patient guidance. She teaches at shops, guilds, regional quilting events and national conferences including the Appalachian Quilting Party, Quilting By the Lake and the Houston International Quilt Festival.
Mary Ellen and Cheryl Hayes are co-authors of Blending Photos with Fabric: A Beautiful New Way to Combine Photography, Printing, and Quiltmaking published by The Electric Quilt Company. Just out is Blending Photos with Fabric 2. Mary Ellen has been a featured guest of Alex Anderson’s Simply Quilts on HGTV.
Learn more at www.quiltingimages.com.
Mary Ellen has
sewn and quilted
since childhood.
Her career was in
computers but she
continued to pursue quiltmaking. Her 20 years experience teaching computer technologies provided her with an understanding of how PCs, printers, scanners and digital cameras could help tremendously in the process of creating fiber art. She now shares that knowledge across the country.
Her classes provide an opportunity to use these tools and the latest quilting software under her creative and patient guidance. She teaches at shops, guilds, regional quilting events and national conferences including the Appalachian Quilting Party, Quilting By the Lake and the Houston International Quilt Festival.
Mary Ellen and Cheryl Hayes are co-authors of Blending Photos with Fabric: A Beautiful New Way to Combine Photography, Printing, and Quiltmaking published by The Electric Quilt Company. Just out is Blending Photos with Fabric 2. Mary Ellen has been a featured guest of Alex Anderson’s Simply Quilts on HGTV.
Learn more at www.quiltingimages.com.
Journals covered with photos on fabric
Silk scarves with transferred photos
Have a friend or spouse who would like to join you but not this workshop? Check out Discover Orvieto. To explore other trips go to Trips. To learn more visit About Us. View Photos of Orvieto.
