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NEW YEAR ENTHUSIASM WITH HANDICRAFTS
Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Continuous Education Center (CEC) is organizing felt ornaments workshop and Ebru marbling art workshop for those who are interested in entering the New Year with hope and decorating their house with handmade ornaments. The workshop, which will take place at Print Workshop at Department of Fashion and Textile Design, IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, will teach how to make New Year’s ornaments with felt. In Ebru marbling art workshop, participants will be learning basic Ebru art and blend traditional and contemporary methods together.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nesrin Oruç Ertürk, Director of IUE Continuous Education Center, stated that Prof. Dr. Elvan Özkavruk Adanır, Head of Department of Fashion and Textile Design, and Lecturer Jovita Sakalauskaite Kurnaz would be teaching how to make ornaments using felt. Ertürk said, “As we are getting ready to leave 2016 behind, we thought decorating homes with New Year ornaments made with felt to bring more hope, joy and happiness in 2017 would be a great idea. This workshop will teach you how to make ornaments with felt by also using beads, pompons and tinsels. It will be four-hour fun of making adorable ornaments”. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ertürk stated that the workshop would be held on December 15.
‘Marble Art Secrets Revealed’
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ertürk also indicated that they would be organizing Ebru marbling art workshop as part of fashion and textile design activities on December 19. She said that the participants will be using the marbling art technique on fabric in addition to learning about techniques and materials.