JANICE BRITZ
Feltmaker
Janice has been a self-employed feltmaker for the last 5 years. She makes hand-felted fashion accessories: hats, scarves, bags & slippers that sell in a number of exclusive outlets. She enjoys the physical processes of making felt, working with natural fibres and the excitement of the transformation as fibre turns to felt. She continues to explore new techniques to create fascinating colour, form and textural effects. Janice teaches feltmaking at a number of venues.
EDUCATION
1980-83 B. Ed (Early Years & Art Needlecraft), Brighton Polytechnic
1998-99 Textiles One Open College of the Arts
2001 City & Guilds 7307 Further & Adult Teaching Certificate, Brighton College of Technology.
TRAINING
Elizabeth Bamber Millinery (1 year adult education course)
Istvan Vidak Hungary Traditional Turkmenistan rugs (2 day workshop)
May Jakobsen Hvistendahl Norway
Three dimensional feltmaking (3days) Martien Van Zuilen Australia
Hats from handmade felt (2 day workshop)
Sonia Middleton Millinery techniques (1 day workshop)
Joan Braganza Silk dyeing & silk papermaking (1 day workshop)
Heather Marsh Feltmaking and embroidery (2 day workshop)
Melanie Venes Designing with colour (2 day workshop)
Chad Alice Hagen USA Shibori dyeing of felt (2 day workshop)
Christina Zofall Switzerland 3D reversible feltmaking (2 day workshop)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE ADULTS
Over the last 5 years I have taught City & Guilds (7802) Creative Skills Course in Feltmaking and one day workshops feltmaking at the centres listed below:
Connaught Adult Education Centre, Hove
The Mohair Centre, Chiddingly
Southwick Adult Education Centre
Lewes College ¨ Evolution Arts Centre, Brighton
Phoenix Arts Association, Brighton
Monkton Wild Residential Education Centre, Dorset
All Saints Centre, Lewes
CHILDREN
I have taught feltmaking to children at Brighton Steiner School; Phoenix Arts Assoc.; Sussex Wildlife Trust; the Mohair Centre and various festivals including Glastonbury 2000.
PUBLICATIONS
'Kindergarten Slippers' in Felt - Education Resource Pack (published by the International Feltmakers Association 2000)
EXHIBITIONS & SELLING OUTLETS
Cadogans - Millinery shop - Brighton
Brighton Open House Exhibitions -Dec 98, May 99 & May 2000
Textiles in Sussex Exhibition Oct 97 & 98
Last Chance Salon - Phoenix Arts Assoc - Dec 99
MEMBERSHIP OF RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS
International Feltmakers Association
East Sussex Weavers, Spinners & Dyers Guild
REFERENCES
Meike Dalal-Laurenson Exhibitions Officer: International Feltmakers Asssociation The Bungalow Shagbrook Reigate Road Buckland Surrey RH2 9RE U.K. Email mlbungalow@mcmail.com
Maeve Edwards Open College of the Arts Tutor/ Textile Artist 66 Hythe Road Brighton East Sussex U.K. Tel: 01273 507361
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