David Higgins presents Colour Creativity Design Silk!

Learn to design and paint Silk Scarves

Code DH02 Thursday Friday 19 and 20th APRIL 2012

David Higgins is a proven teacher of skill to aspiring and practicing artists and designers. David enjoys helping artists to expand their design thinking, he also will provide technical help to get you to your project completions. Lizzie Bracegirdle will assist in this workshop.

David is available through Beautiful Silks to 10 people per learning group and we will be painting silk as part of this workshop, see description below:

Link here to his website. Doors open at 9am for a 9.30 start finish at 4pm

David is an artist of international standing who respects all people who have a genuine interest in developing their design and art skills.

Textile designs D Higgins

$350.00 includes all materials, doors open at 9.30 for a 10am start. Finish daily at 4pm. Severe limit of 10 people. No knowledge of silk painting or dyeing required, just a passion to aquire knowledge and learn from one of Australia's truly great artists. We are providing silk for testing, 2 silk scarves, dyes, brushes, gutta, stretcher (on loan from our workshop), in this cost. You will need to bring a list of items these are sent to you on registration.

David tells us:....The first day of this workshop is being split into 2 sections

Morning .... a visual discussion of a range of design work related to textile design and basic design theory and show how and why they work....then two exercises on basic design formats and options and reasons for choosing those options then a social break and...Lunch!

Afternoon .... explore colour in textile design and also show work at the end of this session. Discuss various design decisions. Two exercises in colour using colour theory to make informed decisions when creating work for clients or self.

Sunday: Explore all you have learnt on the previous day. Continue and make another scarf design. David will be assisted by Lizzie Bracegirdle so that you will not have difficulty handling materials and can focus on completing two designs to take home.

About David:

SOS Survival of Species. David Higgins.

Academic Qualifications: 1978. Diploma of Art and Design, Caulfield Institute of Technology. 1997. Master of Arts, “Ecological Art, Holistic approaches to the new'. Monash University, Caulfield, Faculty of Art & Design. University Lecturing Experience: 1984 - '85. Monash University, Caulfield campus, Lecturer Graphic Design, sessonial. 1988, '89, '90. Latrobe University, Bendigo Campus, Guest Lecturer in Graphic Design, Illustration professional workshops. 1989 - '90. Ballarat University, Lecturer Graphic Design, sessional. 1991- 2006. Deakin University, Lecturer Graphic Design, Sculpture, Drawing. Visual Communication, School of Communication and Creative Arts. Current Employment status: 2006 onwards: Artist / Designer. Professional Employment Experience: 1978 - '79. Channel 9 Television, Melbourne, Graphic artist, Art Department. 1978. Established Higgins & Higgins Pty Ltd. Trading as Higgins Graphics. 1979 - '80. Dandenong College of TAFE, Graphic Artists. 1980 -' 86. Zoological Board of Victoria, first resident Artist. 1986 - 2002. Freelance Graphic designer, artist. 1986 - 2005. Established S.O.S. Survival of Species, an Ecological Art Business. 1991- 2006. Deakin University, School of Communication and Creative Arts. Artistic Experience: Previous exhibitions 1996. 'Cybermyths' Exhibition, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Art Affairs Gallery, Carlton. 1996. Ecological Art Show, Art Affairs Gallery, Carlton. 1996. 'Whales Giants of the Deep' Exhibition, Ecological Art Show, Warrnambool. 1997. Museum of Victoria, Scienceworks, Melbourne, 'cybermyths' Exhibition. 1997. Underwater World Mooloolaba, Queensland. Ecological Art Show. 1998. Warrnambool Art Gallery, Sculpture show 'Porliferation'. 2001. Qdos Gallery, Lorne.

Retail outlet artworks and sculpture. 2001 – '02. Qdos Art Gallery Lorne, retail outlet artwork and sculpture. 2000 -'01. Japan, Cafe des Arts, Agency Tamama, Tokyo, exhibition of original artworks. 2003. Japan, Miura Cultural Festival guest Artist, exhibition of 50 (fifty) 1x1 meter inkjet prints and 10 original artworks. 2006 June / July. Kyoto University of Art and Design, David Higgins Wildlife Exhibition, 2006 Year of Association Japan / Australian Governments. 2006 October.

David Higgins Eological art exhibition, Australian Embassy, Showa no mori, Forest Hotel, Tokyo, Japan. Australia Japan week celebrations. 2007 June. Qudos Gallery Lorne, retail outlet recent work. 2008 May, Ararat Regional Art Gallery, ‘Some sort of Sign’ a silk drawing experience, Exhibition. 2008 Aug/ Oct, Warrnambool Entertainment Centre, Eco Art Exhibition. 2008 May/April, Japan, Gallery Andante, Ashiya , exhibition of original art ,silks, prints Current projects:

Exhibition of Drawings, Ashiya Gallery Andante and Kobe Daimaru. Towards the end of 2010. Koala Crew, Book 1 Homelands, Book 2 Naturally Merchandise development. Silk/Textile Design , ongoing merchandising production and marketing. Childrens book in design mode, ‘Cats and Dogs; black and white drawings. In design phase. Relief sculpture for award trophy. In progress.

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