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Bonny Leibowitz, An Island Built on a Vague Memory, 2025
Fosshape, thread, acrylic, printed images on paper and film, fake grass, tree parts, 6'x12'x5
Saturdays, September 20th AND 27th - 11am to 3pm each day
The cost of the workshop is $475 - Most supplies included for in-person attendees but bring acrylics and any additional textiles, you'd like to use for collage, for day two.
The cost of the workshop is $400 - all supplies links and payment options are below.
FOSSHAPE® is a unique felt-like, heat activated fabric used to achieve rigidity and surface enhancement in the making of 3-D forms. It can be cut with scissors, dyed, heated and sewn. The surface can be enhanced with dyes, acrylics and collaged textiles. I have been using it for years in building forms (sculptures) and incorporating them into my installations and exhibitions.
Dye and cut FOSSHAPE®
Work with the FOSSHAPE® in planning our forms.
Use a variety of techniques with heating and sewing to get forms started.
Over the week, you can continue these methods, preparing for Day two.
Bring the work in progress
I will go over each piece, discussing next steps
We will work with the pieces to continue attaching parts
Finished form will then be optionally ready to paint and/or collage thin textiles.
Although several of the pieces pictured here were done using black(ish) dyes and acrylics, many dye colors are available – links to the dyes and all supplies are below.
FOSSHAPE® forms are relatively light weight and you can continue your FOSSHAPE® journey building large, small or multi-part forms moving forward.
Participants will come away with a working knowledge of how to use and further these processes and are welcome to reach out for a deeper dive in One on Ones with me.
Bonny Leibowitz, Pile II, vintage and contemporary textiles and acrylic on Fosshape
Bonny Leibowitz, Yes, I'm Perfectly Safe, 2017, 15" x 16" x 2" dyed Fosshape
Bonny Leibowitz, The Unraveling, 2017, 42" x 58" x 12", dyed, Fosshape
Bonny Leibowitz, Small Monument, 2016, 25"x18"x20", textiles and acrylic on Fosshape
SUPPLIES
FOSSHAPE® 600 - (Zoomers - purchase at least one yard) - provided for In-person attendees
Felting Needles - provided for In-person attendees
Thin textiles like this or similar – can be solid or pattern, by the yard or small squares – wash before using - some provided for In-person attendees
Acrylics - BRING or purchase - any brand - any color choices
Jacquard iDye Poly - for synthetic fabric - comes in many colors - some provided for In-person attendees
Selric thread - comes in many colors - won't tear - some provided for In-person attendees
Good size upholstery needle - - some provided for In-person attendees
Optional but very helpful: Sailmaker's Sewing Palm - I only have one of these
Payment options - Building 3-D forms with FOSSHAPE
$475. via Zelle to bonny@bonnyleibowitz.com or 214-405-5993 - preferred
$475. By check to Bonny Leibowitz, 580 W Arapaho Rd. #262, Richardson, TX, 75080
$492. (including fee) via PayPal by logging into PayPal and sending your payment to bonny@bonnyleibowitz.com
$492 (including fee) By credit card; call Bonny at 214-405-5993
The cost of the workshop is $400 - all supplies links are below.
$400. via Zelle to bonny@bonnyleibowitz.com or 214-405-5993 - preferred
$400. By check to Bonny Leibowitz, 580 W Arapaho Rd. #262, Richardson, TX, 75080
$414. (including fee) via PayPal by logging into PayPal and sending your payment to bonny@bonnyleibowitz.com
$414. (including fee) By credit card; call Bonny at 214-405-5993
Thank you and look forward to having you in! Bonny
Bonny Leibowitz
214-405-5993
My work can be seen at:
www.bonnyleibowitz.com
580 W. Arapaho Rd. #262
Richardson, TX. 75080
214-405-5993
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