Holly Deitz's Etsy Shop

Check out Holly's new Etsy shop

Holly Deitz-new studio mate

I want to welcome the newest addition to Little House Art Studios! Holly is a jewelry designer and takes old jewelry and gives it a new face. :) Check out her website Ornamental Gravy. Here is some examples of her work. 

  

Holly's work is still evolving and she is creating new looks all the time!

Looking Back, Walking Forward

"nuts" susan sorrell

February 26 – April 10 (reception February 27)

LOOKING BACK, WALKING FORWARD: EVOLUTION OF SOUTHERN FOLK ART (all galleries; programs include special “Walk & Talk” by collector/curator Ted Oliver, March 2; 3 folk art films, March 9 – 23; day trip to Hendersonville on March 25)

Featured Artists
SUSAN SORRELL
GABRIEL SHAFFER
RUDOLPH VALENTINO BOSTIC
BEVERLY BUCHANAN
RICHARD BURNSIDE
CHRIS CLARK
RONALD COOPER
THORNTON DIAL
SHERRY DINKINS
CARL DIXON
MARIE ELEM
TERESA GLOSTER
ALYNE HARRIS
LONNIE HOLLEY
RODNEY LEFTWICH
KIM LEFTWICH
ERIC LEGGE
J.T. McCORD
R.A. MILLER
LONNIE MONEY
TWLYA MONEY
GREG PATTON
JOEL PATTON
JEFF PAYNE
JIM GARY PHILLIPS
B.J. PRECOURT
MISSIONARY MARY PROCTOR
SARAH RAKES
LORENZO SCOTT
CHER SHAFFER
BERNICE SIMS
GERALDINE SMITH
HARRY STRIDER
JIMMY LEE SUDDUTH
TRES TAYLOR
WILLIAM THOMAS THOMPSON
MOSE TOLLIVER
CHARLIE WEST
MYRTICE WEST
RUBY WILLIAMS

Upstairs Artspace
P.O. Box 553
49 S. Trade St.
Tryon, NC 28782


828-859-2828 PHONE
828-859-2705 FAX (call first)
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 to 5

Doodle Designs Online Workshop begins Feb. 16th

My Doodle Designs online workshop starts on the 16th!! Come and play with us. Check out the information about this class at http://www.creativechick.com

This piece is part of the Magazine Doodle Lesson stitched with embroidery floss.

DMC Embroidery Floss Packs Variegated 36/pkg

Little House Coffe3s-taking a break

We will be taking a Coffe3 break for the Winter months and will start back up when it starts getting warmer..sometime in the Spring! Stay tuned for the dates.

New Round of Online Classes for Winter 2010

New Round of Winter Classes at Creative Chick Studios online. Sign ups are on my website.

Fertile Earth

6 Lessons/6 weeks

$60.00US

Jan 5th-Feb 9th

Nature has been used for thousands of years in all art forms. It has been portrayed in all aspects of fiber art and has played a large role in all cultures around the world. Textile crafts such as weaving, lace, knitting, crochet, embroidery, quilting and rug making utilize details from our “Mother Earth”. I believe that every artist can be helped to find different ways of designing by looking at nature in more perceptive ways. We can all look at the same subject matter and it will always be unique to that person. With the following lessons, I hope to inspire students to take a fresh look at the world around them. Also, by taking the theme of Nature and exploring its different facets and design possibilities, you can develop a very personal and creative approach to these embroideries. We will also collect things for an idea box and use an art journal to paste images, draw sketches and ideas for our work and future projects. Working on one lesson over a period of time can produce a multitude of ideas, which can be developed further. While one idea can lead to another, sometimes the end result resembles nothing like the starting point. Plus, in our lessons we will experiment with background fabrics to be an integral part of the designs.

In this workshop, we will use a variety of techniques to create embroideries that will involve drawing, painting, collage, photography, and printing. I will touch on design, pattern, and texture, but you don’t need to know how to draw.

This will be a hand sewing class and a sewing machine is optional.

All levels are welcome and all you need is a sense of creative fun and wanting to learn.

6 Lessons for 6 Weeks
Cost 60.00 US

Lesson 1-Vegatables/Fruits
Lesson 2-Flowers
Lesson 3-Weeds/Fugus
Lesson 4-Leaves/Trees/Scrubs
Lesson 5- Shells/Rocks/Stones
Lesson 6- Landscapes (nature at a distance)

www.creativechick.com

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Doodle Designs

6 Lessons/6 weeks

$60.00US

Feb. 16th-March 23rd

Have you ever wondered what you could do with that doodle on the napkin or notepad? A doodle can be a way to awaken your sense of creativity and self-discovery. This type of drawing is born of intuition and is a great tool for connecting with your inner voice. I believe a doodle can spark a series of artworks when you are stumped for ideas. This type of “play” is important to everyone who wants to grow creatively. I use doodles as the basis of a lot of my own artwork and it has helped me to expand my artistic voice.

In this workshop, students will be using doodle drawings as a basis for embroidery and fiber art pieces. We will take doodle drawings that been inspired by “prompts” to see how you interpret ideas into drawings and expand them into abstract works of art. A variety of art materials will be used to help discover your inner child. No drawing experience is needed, just a sense of fun.

Open to all levels.

Lesson 1 Doodling
Lesson 2 Paper Collage Doodle
Lesson 3 Stamp Doodle
Lesson 4 Fabric Collage Doodle
Lesson 5 Embroidery Doodle
Lesson 6 Fabric Paint Doodle

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Funky Felt Pins

Open Enrollment

Jan 5th-March 23rd

2 classes/2 weeks

$25.00 US

Make a small piece of art to wear on a jacket or give as a gift. This is a 2 Lesson workshop that will show you how to make several pins in different sizes. You will have a use for all of those small scraps of fabric you just can’t throw out. No sewing experience needed, just your imagination. We will appliqué, embroider and embellish this small works of art to make them dazzle.

Lesson 1- Gathering ideas and Materials
Lesson 2- Sewing and Embellishing

Gift Certificates Available

Since the holidays are approaching and you just don't know what to get that favorite person in your life that has everything...Little House Art Studios has gift certificates. Just email me, sorrell@creativechick.com and you can pay with a credit card, check or Paypal.

Thread Sketches No. 3

No. 2

3" x 5"

hand painted fabric

hand embroidery and beading

$75.00 plus 2.50 shipping US (unframed)

Thread Sketches No. 2

Thread Sketches No. 2

3" x 5"

hand painted fabric

hand embroidery and hand beading

$75.00 plus 2.50 shipping in USA (unframed)

Thread Sketches No. 1

No. 1 in the series Thread Sketches-sold

-painted fabric -hand embroidery and hand beading -3" x 5" (unframed)

Funky Felt Pins

Funky Felt Pins for Sale!! 25.00 a piece, plus 1.50 shipping. Or come by the studio and pick one out for yourself!! Sizes vary around 2" x 2". I take paypal and checks.

What to expect from a workshop with me. :)

What to expect from one of my workshops (on location and online)

1. Sign up for my workshop with an open mind.

A workshop is a place to try new techniques and ideas. If you approach the workshop by doing what you’ve always done, the way you’ve always done it, you defeat the purpose of the new experience, saturated in creativity.

2. Keep a journal.

I think it is a good idea to keep a journal whenever you are taking a workshop to jot down notes. This will help you relive your workshop experience later on, when you need inspiration or a reminder of what you learned

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3. Have a camera on hand and take photos.

Record your work in progress and if you are on location, your fellow students and their work and any demos your instructor may do. Sometimes it’s the little things that you miss that make a difference, and photographs don’t miss much. Take photos of things you come upon in life to use for future workshops and ideas

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4. Ask questions.

There’s no such thing as a silly question at a workshop. No questions. . . no answers.

5. Avoid the cookie cutter syndrome.

Don't try and do everything exactly like I do it. Choose your own colors and images. Make it personal and use what I show you as a jumping off point.

An instructor should meet you ”where you are” in terms of your art knowledge. This is not to say a beginner or someone looking for guidance in buying supplies or trying a new technique should not take instructor’s suggestions—but you’ve all seen classes of ‘cookie cutter’ students where you can pick out the instructor by looking at the work the class has done, and that’s what you want to avoid.I don't like working from a pattern. I will not be giving you an image and you have to produce that image.

6. Network—and be a sponge.

Rarely will you have the opportunity to be in a creatively charged atmosphere where you can eat, sleep and breathe art. Take the time to learn from AND get to know your fellow students. . . some of the most enduring friendships begin in a workshop. If you are taking an online class, make your fellow students friends on Face Book, Flicker, Twitter, Stumble Upon, etc. This way you can exchange ideas after the class in over.

7. Experiment with all types of art supplies.

I use certain fabric paints, but they work for me. Try different paints, threads, beads, etc. Go with the "What If? question.

8. Give yourself time to catch on.

If you’ve never attended a fiber art workshop before or you are new to fiber art, it may be a little overwhelming. Cut yourself some slack when things don’t go perfectly right from the start.

9. Don’t necessarily expect finished you piece at the end of the workshop.

If your goal is to come away with finished pieces, then you’re going to miss out on a lot of other stuff. It’s always tempting, of course, but you’ll learn much more if you focus on accomplishing individual techniques instead.

I want you to have a wonderful learning experience from my workshops, don't get frustrated when you don't finish something by the end of the week. This goes for my on location workshops and online workshops. I want you to open yourself up to new experiences and go with the flow. There are other workshops out there that teach this method of "here is the project and you will have one at the end of the class" and that is great. I want to go a step above that and help you tap into your creative mind.

10. Don't take a workshop with me and expect for me to pour my all my art knowledge to you.

It has taken me over 20 years to get where I am and there is no way I can put all of that knowledge and life experience into a capsule for you to swallow. I will answer all of your questions and help you any way I can, but I had a student make the comment that she had to drag information out of me. Which is really funny, since I can't shut up when I am teaching.

When I am teaching a workshop I have a class outline and teach to that class outline. If there is something else that interests you, I am more than willing to help. :) But there is no way I can teach you everything I know, so don't expect me too. That is like me taking a cooking class and wanting a chef to teach me every cooking style in one week! When I take a workshop with a teacher I am taking that class to learn from that person, but also to get to know that teacher on a personal level. That gives me insight on how they produce their artwork and that is what drew me to their work and workshop in the first place. If they are teaching different methods on dyeing fabric, I don't expect them to also teach me block printing on fabric too...that is a different class.

I hope this helps you find your way through one of my workshops and deciding if it is for you or not. I don't want anyone to sign up for one of my classes and not get what they expected.