Creative Sparks :: Online Workshop

Creative Sparks runs from July 1 to July 22, 2024

Workshop Fee: $195.00 USD

Creative Sparks is a three week long felting exploration diving into colour, contrasts, lines, patterns and forms in a very friendly, fun and accessible way!

If you’ve taken this class before, but not quite finished your project- go to the bottom of this page!

At this time in feltmaking, we have so many bright, exciting techniques to on into choose from, but that choice can also be paralyzing, keeping us from engaging with making.

This project looks at working with simple techniques and familiar materials, but in a playful and exploratory way. Perfect for uplifting us out of a creative slump, or as a simple reminder to play with design and enjoy the process! Appropriate for both new and experienced feltmakers.

We start by making a large piece of light prefelt, in three colours. 16 creative prompts are demonstrated to be added to one or more of the blocks. We look lightly at the colour wheel and colour work, forms, and repetition, adding small touches with common materials that in the end create a beautiful, harmonious set of felt tiles. Each prompt can be taken beyond this project and used to add creative sparks to any felt project. The finished felt tiles can be kept in pattern, as they were made, or can be moved around, turned or exchanged, to create whole new patterns in the finished look of the piece. We finish by looking at mounting these tiny artworks as a collection.

The idea behind this project is that you come away with a beautiful set of felt tiles- a gorgeous artwork in itself, but more importantly, you have a fantastic set of creative prompts that can enhance any future felt projects. Refer back to the prompts at any time, to find that one extra detail that will make your project feel complete! This class explores basic composition and colour theory in a light, playful and accessible way.

The class is three weeks long.
I want this to be a fun, immersive experience for you! I’ve spaced out the steps so you won’t feel rushed and can enjoy the process. In this class, I present the materials in pre-recorded video, and downloadable PDFs. All of the materials are available so you can work at your own pace.

This project was originally designed for the International Felt Association, and this class follows along that same design process, but with added depth and ideas and mentorship with full individual support as you go!

You will need about 3-8 hours each week for design and feltmaking. Some weeks require less time and the main felting week will need that greater number of hours for you to have the project completely finished. I answer questions and give comments throughout the 3 weeks of the course in the online classroom, allowing all participating students to learn through one another’s projects.

You can see some wonderful completed projects from this class here:

Please do email Fiona if you have any questions about the class.

Workshop Dates:

Creative Sparks runs from July 1 to July 22, 2024-

Workshop Fee: $195.00 USD

Register HERE!

I will be available in the online classroom, to answer questions and offer feedback on work, throughout the 3 weeks of the workshop.

Find the full materials list for this class here:

Materials List.

Have a set not quite finished?

In my recent workshops in Australia, I’ve seen some wonderful finished sets- finished so they could be shown to me in person, which I loved! And I also heard about other sets that are almost done, but may be missing one or two of the finishing steps or are ready to be mounted. If this applies to you, and you’d like to join along with this session to finish up your own set, I’ve created a special discount (60% off!) for you! Email me with a picture of your set in progress and I’ll email you the discount code, so you can finish up this beautiful project with support from me and your classmates!