Art Paradise in Portugal

Creative Sewing Workshop

in Sunny Estoril, Portugal

with Margarida Alberty

Dates: November 1 to November 8 - 2019

7 days – 6 hours a day

Early Bird special $600 till September 15- 2019, after $700

This price is for the workshop and the use of Art Paradise studio and its Sewing Studio that accommodates 6 people max.

We will take one day trip to Lisbon and one day trip to Sintra, where we can draw more inspiration for our creativity and take an opportunity to become more familiar with the surrounding culture and people that live in this vibrant culturally rich environment.

We will also provide 5 or 6 sewing machines and a lot of sewing supplies.

The studio has buttons, lace, ribbons, all kinds of haberdashery sewing items, but we recommend bringing your own materials that you are familiar with if you wish to.

This is an intense and high energy workshop with much to offer to all student/artists levels.

We will teach you how to paint an illusion, a dreamy surrealistic and soulful artwork from your own heart, and create art that tells a story. You will get it then printed on fabric which can be then used or sewn to do whatever you wish.

We’re going to work on drawings which we will be covered by a layer of organza to incorporate in our creative sewing items.

Day 1

Welcome : Gather at the studio

Drawing and painting... preparing your own fabric bits.

Tips and “tricks” for applying different techniques

Learning a technique which helps to transform a drawing on paper into fabric.

Day 2

Exploring Lisbon for inspiration

Visit the big flea market in search for old goodies to use in your creative sewing creations.

Sketching on premises in our journals and taking photos for future reference

Day 3

Selecting lace, ribbons and other embellishments