Barbara Meek is a textile artist having many years experience in facilitating educational and private courses for both adults and children. An experienced practitioner, she is particularly experienced in working with children in Primary and Secondary schools as well as teaching within Special Education. Private courses are also run, where you can learn many felting techniques on a one day course. Have fun making a unique item to wear i.e. a scalf or handbag etc or something to decorate your home, maybe a cushion or wall hanging.

Having an engaging approach to teaching, she will inspire an enthusiasm for creativity and imagination for all that take part in her activities. See below for the types of courses available:

* Inset days- Feltworld can provide inset events for between 3 and 8 teachers/ support staff, investing
them with many valuable sustainable skills, ideas and confidence to enhance their own art classes.

* Design & Technology - This course covers many the teaching of a variety of techniques, and will provide inspiration for many two and three dimensional art projects whilst promoting excellence in design and technology course work.

* Fund raising events - Barbara can set up a project for your school with the children, they will learn new skills by setting up their own little business project. Within the context of fund raising for your chosen charity, children could make a piece of art work, e.g. a Willow Lantern, piece of jewellery or a unique felt bowl or felt hanging. These can then be sold at your school fair or event, the children will see the project through to the end.

List of activities to choose from:

•Felt making using 100% natural fibres. Digital photography can also be incorporated in textile work.
•Felt Yurt as the Mongolian people still make them today.
•Mosaics – Using tiles and recycled materials
•Willow lanterns- Adorned with written words and images
•Model making using mod rock – Amazing model making techniques
•Silk & Batik painting wall hangings - Beautiful fabric effects with little effort
•Jewellery design - made from recycled felt, button and beads
•Mural art – Large scale works of art, use paint/ recycled materials
•Mask Making - teaches about other cultures and stimulates imagination

Member of:
International Feltmakers Association
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