Set in a stunning and tranquil part of the Lot region in South West France, Studio Préniac.
Courses are fully catered, making the most of the wonderful local and regional produce,
with all students staying on-site. Préniac, originally an ancient hamlet, is a collection
of traditional white stone buildings in the Quercynoise style. It is built around a
delightful courtyard of a lovely 18th-century farmhouse and is perfectly situated on
the brow of a hill, providing stunning 360-degree views across the beautiful rolling
countryside of the southern Lot. The buildings have been sympathetically converted
into charming and tasteful holiday accommodation (mostly private en-suite rooms)
as well as a large, well-equipped studio workshop. Préniac is set within a large area
of tranquil countryside, which includes a small lake as well as a 12 x 6-metre
swimming pool with enchanting views across the valley from the sun terraces.
The Workshop: You will explore the exciting mark-making qualities of monoprinting
and hand stitching on fabric to create a set of small fabric collages. Monoprinting is a
joyous serendipitous process, that allows you to be freer and less controlled in your
approach. The wonderful surrounding landscape will be your source of inspiration,
gathering information using simple sketches and notes and encouraged to look
closely and in detail. Once back in the studio, these marks, colours, textures
and patterns will inform your prints, using reductive, additive and drawn techniques.
These layered fabric prints will be appliquéd to produce a set of small collages.
The Punjab & Himachal textile tour submerges you into the authentic textiles, crafts & rich heritage of Punjab and Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh.
