Felt Making Made Easy

Workshop Name	Felt Making Made Easy
Levels	2-5
Date	Thursday 9 June 2011
Time	9:20am – 3:00pm
Description	The Science: Felting happens because every strand of wool is covered by tiny scales. The primary mechanism of felting is abrasion. As the individual hairs get rubbed together the scales catch on each other, and the effect is that the whole thing shrinks in an irreversible way to make fabric. The History: Did you know that it is said that Noah's Ark was lined with fleece and the combination of urine and the trampling animals left behind a felted wool carpet? The Art: Today artists and teachers are enjoying the exploration of felt making with their students and are creating very exciting artworks. Teachers wanting to learn a quick, clean and not so wet way to make a piece of wet felt will love this workshop.
VIT Standards	Teachers know the content they teach. Teachers use a range of teaching strategies and resources to engage students in effective learning. Teachers create and maintain safe and challenging and learning environments.
Venue	Zart Art
Address	4/41 Lexton Road, Box Hill North, VIC 3129 (view parking map)
Consultant	Tania Di Berardino
Cost	$140.00
Catering	A light lunch will be provided

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Teacher Professional Development Workshop Programme 2011

Term 2 PD Workshops
Studies of Asia	21-May
Painting with Shane Jones	23-May
An Introduction to Watercolour	26-May
Back-to-Basics Textiles	30-May
Basic Mosaics	06-Jun
Feltmaking Made Easy	09-Jun
Garden Art & Beyond	11-Jun
Tree-mendous Trees	15-Jun
Dry Felting - Canberra	15-Jun
Watercolour: Exploiting the Medium	23-Jun
Street Art	25-Jun
Dry Felting - Tasmania	04-Jul

Term 3 PD Workshops
Clay & Beyond	06-Aug
Picture Book Writing & Illustration	09-Aug
Magiclay & Beyond	11-Aug
Textile Dyes & Paints (Secondary)	13-Aug
Art Movement to Music	16-Aug
Painting with Poster Colours	18-Aug
3D Mosaic Sculptures - Pamela Irving	20-Aug
Basic Dyeing Techniques	27-Aug
Dry Felting	01-Sep
Beginning with Wire	03-Sep
Feltmaking & Beyond	08-Sep
Animation	13-Sep

Book Week & Christmas Celebrations
Book Week - One World Many Stories	Term 2-3
Celebrations 2011	Term 3-4
Celebrations - Handmade Cards	12-Oct
Graduation	17-Oct
Celebrations - Early Learners Christmas	10-Nov

Whole School PD workshops
Presentation of Work	All Year
Team Building	All Year
Displays	All Year
Deeper Thinking Through Art	All Year

Modules at your School workshops
Ideas and Product Presentation	All Year
Marker Rendering	All Year
Mixed Media approach to Drawing	All Year
Print and Surface Design	All Year
Printmaking with Solar Plates	All Year
Explore Creative Jewellery	All Year
Procion Dye Design & Decoration	All Year
Dry Felting Wallscapes	All Year
Creative Wet Felting	All Year
Fantasy Masks	All Year
Screenprinting	All Year
Fantasy Dolls	All Year