My schedule for the rest of this year will be full o’ fabric collage classes—some for an evening here and there, and some for a whole week at a time. I hope you will come along with me via Zoom for any of these live online classes, August through November.
August (it’s not too late to sign up): I will be presenting the second half of an in-progress weekly class, Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies Follow-Along.
September: I will be continuing Thursday night presentations with the return of my Fly on the Wall: Studio Watch series—creating the second 4-week installment of an African Leopard portrait collaged exclusively with African fabrics.
October: I will be hosting a week-long Live Online Class for fabric collage enthusiasts at any level—an Animals Only class—such as the February 2024 class where Brenda Carter began and finished her Tucson Tom Turkey (which can be seen on computer screen in photo above).
November: I’ll be teaching another week-long Live Online Class for intermediate to advanced students.
Check out the info below and check your calendars to see if you can join us. By the way, Thursday night presentations are always recorded, and video links are sent to all registrants to refer to whenever desired.
Live Online Classes Fall 2024
Live Online Class ALL LEVELS Animals Only
October 21-25, 2024
Maximum Class Size: 12
Price: $995
USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER
This class is for all levels of students and is limited to animals only. Classes are five days long (six hours class time each day). Ownership of the Fabric Collage Master Class ($129) is a prerequisite as this acts as the “textbook” for this class.
Live Online Class INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS Any Subject
November 18-22, 2024
Maximum Class Size: 8
8 Students maximum to allow for more time and instruction to delve farther into the fabric collage process
Price: $1,495
To Register: This class is for experienced students at the intermediate or advanced level. You should have a grasp of the fundamentals of fabric collage before starting this class, preferably through taking a prior class with Susan, or having worked through the Master Class or other eWorkshop. Please submit your request to register to Tom ([email protected]) and he will send you the link to register or ask for further information. Thank you.
Fabric Collage Live Online Class Menu of Benefits
Tom and I strive to make the live online fabric collage experience special and different in its own way. Both online and in-person classes are great ways of learning that we now have access to—each good for their own reasons and I find it an interesting balance that I enjoy teaching classes both ways.
Since we’re talking about online classes in this post, in addition to the advantage (and cost savings) of attending from the comfort of your own home—no travel involved and access to your fabric stash—Tom and I have added the following menu of perks.
Through our online classes each student receives:
Pre-Class and NEW Follow-Up Coaching
We’ve always had individual (pre-class) coaching sessions live with Susan to get you better prepared for class—and now (due to many requests), we have added group (follow-up) coaching afterwards as well. A “class reunion check-in” of sorts a couple weeks after class has ended, to share progress and help you continue your fabric collage journey.
Daily Class Videos
Pre-recorded videos of daily class demonstrations on the process of fabric collage are yours to keep and review both before and long after our week together has ended.
A Fabric Pack for Fabric Collage
Susan has been curating special 10-fabric collections—mailed to every Live Online student since the week-long classes began in 2021—colorful and helpful designs that may come in handy during the week, or to horde for a later project if not.
Pre-Class Meet and Greet
Meet your classmates in a pre-class Sunday evening social. This meeting also serves to further familiarize everyone with our Zoom classroom format.
Mid-Week After Class Social Hour and Show and Share
On a chosen evening after class, we kick back with beverage and food to relax and get to know our classmates better. Usually everyone sends us extra photos share some of their past work in fabric.
Daily Walkthrough of Student Progress
At the end of each class day we go back and visit the beginning and ending photos of everyone’s subjects—oohing and aahing at the great progress and lessons learned as we worked together.
Thursday Night Zoom Events
As with all Thursday Night events, you will receive a link to the recording of each session. These links will help you catch up if you miss a night and will be yours to review even after the class has ended.
Return of Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Studio Watch—African Fabric Leopard
Fly on the Wall: Studio Watch is intended to give viewers an “over-the-shoulder” look at how I approach my own personal fabric collage pieces of art. Please note that this is not a workshop but rather an opportunity to be a “fly on the wall” as I work through the fabric collage process.
For this Fly on the Wall series, I’ll be returning to my in-progress African Fabric Leopard—picking up the pieces (literally) from where I left off a few months ago. Each weekly presentation will begin with a slide show to familiarize you with where I’m at on my subject. I will then continue live as I keep working and explaining my thought process. There are opportunities to ask questions throughout each session.
September 12 & 19, and October 10 & 17
Each session will last roughly 1-1/2 hours.
All sessions will be recorded for viewing later if you cannot attend one or more.
Price: $78 for four sessions
USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER
Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies Zoom Follow-Along
It’s not too late to sign up for the Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies Zoom Follow-Along class. Register now and you’ll receive links to the recordings of the previous two Thursday night sessions and a bonus (extended) time lapse video of the first draft of my cicada project.
In contrast to my Fly on the Wall series, these Follow-Alongs are fabric collage projects that are designed and paced to get you started on your work of art. I pick subject matter that, as Tom says, are gateway drugs into the fabric collage process—versatile and low-stress designs to emphasize the playfulness of this technique.
Each presentation begins with a slide show to get you going or to catch you up with the previous week’s progress on my bug collage and then continue with a live demonstration. There will be opportunities to ask questions throughout the session. I encourage folks to watch, listen, and ask questions during our time together. Then I give “homework” for those who wish to continue working on their own bug project.
July 18 and 25, and August 8 and 15, 2024—7:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Each session will last roughly 1-1/2 hours.
Price: $78 for four sessions
USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER
Included:
• Four nights of demonstration and instruction
• Question and answer periods
• Free patterns—of cicada and other bug of choice
• Recordings of all sessions
• Materials list
Susan. Your work is beautiful. It gives me goosebumps and sometimes brings me to tears. Please continue your fabulous journey through quilting these art pieces. You make my life and so many other lives so much brighter. Thank you.
So beautiful and interesting, would love to learn.