Miss Babs – Workshop 3 – Sold Out

Using Watercolor for Expanding Your Color Language and Appreciation for Use with Yarns and Other Textiles

Updated 8/28/24 – the PM session of this workshop shop is sold out. Space is still
avail about in the AM session – Workshop 1.

Note: the watercolor workshop is offered twice – 1 & 3 are identical. Sign up for one only.

Instructor: Babs Ausherman, “Miss Babs”

Have you ever worried about putting together an appealing combination of colors for a project, or thought that your eye for color just isn’t good enough? Join Babs Ausherman, Miss Babs herself, to explore color combinations and change the way you think about color! By combining and blending watercolors we’ll learn how colors relate to each other. Of course, blue plus yellow makes green, but which green? And how does the amount of yellow you add impact which colors you might choose to pair your green with? We’ll extrapolate from our watercolor experimentation to picking colors for multi-colored knitting projects, or projects in other crafts.

The goal of this class is to talk about color and how we see it. This will be interspersed with playing with watercolors. People often ask Miss Babs what is her favorite color. She has found that she really doesn’t have a favorite color as she can see the benefit of different colors when needed to make a project really stand out. Hopefully this class will help you see the benefit of your less preferred colors.

In this class, each participant will be provided with a small set of watercolors, 2 brushes, a small ruler, a small pan for mixing colors, a pencil, and watercolor papers. Participants will need to bring 2 jars or containers for water, paper towel for tamping their brush, and a recent magazine that has a number of color pictures to be used as a reference for one exercise.

Class Outline:
– Make an initial test of the watercolor set’s colors
– Make gradient colors (dark to light of each)
– Make grids of colors to see the interaction between colors
– Find pictures in magazines that have multiple colors.
– Develop palettes of the colors from the pictures that are pleasing to the individual. The goal here is thinking about how to put colors together in knitting for gradient style patterns, fades, and color work.
– Have attendees share their color sets with everyone else. In doing, we are able to appreciate how someone else sees color and it expands our visual vocabulary.
– Do you have a pattern that you want to figure out colors for? If so, bring it to class and we’ll work together to make a plan.
– Walk away with a plan for putting 2 or more of colors together for a project.

Meeting Format: Lecture and hands-on learning

Length of Class: 2 hours

Level of Experience: Beginner

Class Handout: The class materials/ handout/ instructions will be provided in class

Materials and Supplies to Bring to Class:
– 2 jars or containers for water
– paper towels for tamping brush
– recent magazine that has a number of color pictures to be used as a reference for one exercise
– pattern/s which you want to figure out colors

Materials Provided in Class: ($35 fee to be paid to Miss Babs at Workshop):
– small set of watercolors
– 2 brushes, a small ruler
– small pan for mixing colors
– pencil
– watercolor paper

Homework: Gather materials to bring to class (see above)

Class Size: 15

Cost: $30 for members ($65 for non-members which includes Guild Membership), plus $35 materials fee for Watercolor Kit to be paid directly to Miss Babs at the beginning of class.

How to Register: Email ProgramsATSanDiegoKnittersDOTcom (Note: to use Guild email addresses, you’ll need to change the AT and DOT to appropriate symbols and eliminate any spaces. Guild email addresses are not clickable.) Be sure to include your name, the name of the workshop, your email address and a telephone number. The confirmation email will include where to mail your check.

Or register in person at in-person Guild meetings. Credit card payments are in-person only via a Square swipe (a small service fee will be added.)

# Reminder: Checks are to be made payable to San Diego North Coast Knitters Guild (payee name must be written out in full.) Please write name and date of the workshop on your check.

Cancellation Policy: Please notify us as early as possible if you need to cancel your workshop registration. Refund of the workshop fee requires a cancellation notification at least 48 hours in advance of the workshop. Fees cannot be refunded for cancellations with less than 48 hours advance notice.

Location: Encinitas Community Center, Room 118, location details below.

Learn more about Miss Bab’s visit and the September 3 meeting here.