ABOUT THE ARTISAN

Textile artist, born in 1983 and originally from Aveiro.

 

"I'm passionate about art and I was lucky enough to walk barefoot on the earth with my grandparents from an early age. These two aspects that are so important to me, Art and the Earth, led me to choose Landscape Architecture as my major. With the twists and turns that life takes, and what good twists and turns they are, I decided to create A Rendeira. I haven't separated myself from Art or the Earth, I just combine them in a different way."

 

 

SUMMARY

Are you familiar with Arraiolos rugs? Apart from the imagery tradition that has been installed under these objects, Arraiolos embroidery thrives on its technical specificity, the materials it brings together and the way it represents the Alentejo way of being. In this 4-day immersion with the artist Sara Ratola, you will take a journey through all the dimensions that this traditional knowledge involves: from the wool cycle to the creation of an embroidery inspired by the Alentejo landscape, including the dyeing of the threads; no step will be forgotten so that you can strengthen your relationship with this know-how.

 

 

PROGRAMME

Day 1 - Introduction and contact with materials

Morning: start our immersion in the world of arraiolos.

- Presentations

- Presentation of the immersion

- First contacts with the materials

- Learning and executing the arraiolos stitch and its variants.

 

Afternoon: sightseeing and cultural tour of Alvito's architectural heritage. This tour will serve as inspiration for the project that each participant will carry out.

 

 

Day 2 - Wool cycle

morning: learn about the wool cycle, from the moment it leaves the sheep to when it becomes yarn, with Isabel Cartaxo in her workshop. Each participant will have the opportunity to create their own yarn, going through various stages such as carding and spinning.

 

afternoon: an afternoon dedicated to natural dyeing with Isabel Cartaxo and Sara Ratola.

 

 

Day 3 - Individual Projects

Morning: Start each participant's individual project by drawing it.

- Prepare the canvas and transfer the drawing to the canvas.

- Embroidery

 

afternoon: Continue the arraiolos embroidery.

 

 

Day 4 - Continuation of work

morning: continue working on the embroidery and show how to finish.

afternoon: free, those who wish can continue their arraiolos embroidery and gather all the necessary materials to continue it in the days following the immersion.

 

17h00 - End of the program

 

MATERIALS INCLUDED

Canvas, tapestry needle, wool, jute thread, tote bag, checkered sheets and colored pencils, plain A6 notebook for notes.