PAMELA ALLEN ---- Kingston, Ontario, Canada

A professional artist for 23 years, Pamela’s art has been realized first through painting and in later years assemblage and collage.  She ( B.F.A. Queens University) has taught in the Fine Art department at Queens University both on campus and as an instructor in the Far North through the Aboriginal Teachers Education Program ( ATEP ).  Pamela teaches and shows her fabric art widely, and is the recipient of numerous awards including top U.S. and Canadian honors for Contemporary, Innovative, Art and Humorous quilts.

THINK LIKE AN ARTIST – Making the Transition from Traditional to Art Quilting  This class covers the technical expertise of stitching including applique, quilting, blocking and binding. It takes the student to the other side … the ART part. How to develop risk taking and imagination along with the tools of the trade -- the formal elements such as color, line, shape, space and scale. Develop personal means of expression. Numerous exercises and embellishment demonstrations. How to avoid the dreaded word DERIVATIVE and finally, how do you know when it’s finished?  

Machine. All Levels.