We have been working on alot of traditional hats lately....fez, sikke, borks etc....some are more dramatic than others. We will be working on some traditional traditional kepeneks for a film company......
Ikonium Studio is the working gallery of UNESCO honnored Turkish felt master Mehmet Girgiç and American textile artist Theresa May-OBrien Daily workshops with artists available by appointment. Traditional and contemporary textiles include carpet, kilim and felt. Natural dyemaking and hand paintng Contact: Ikonium Studio Binbirdirek Mahallesi Dr. Şevkibey Sokak No6B Fatih Istanbul, Turkey 34122 +90 212 5187353 GPS: N41 00.442 E28 58.426
Saturday, January 14, 2012
crafting Ottoman Headgrear
We have been working on alot of traditional hats lately....fez, sikke, borks etc....some are more dramatic than others. We will be working on some traditional traditional kepeneks for a film company......
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
hats and bags
enjoying this line of bagsnd hats ... I am just playing with silk and wool...sketchingan dcoloring..then Mehmet is playng with the blocking..
Friday, September 2, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Mr Swanman Saga
We have had Mimarsinan University student, Baris working on some felt projects at the studio. Baris has been translating his own sketches as well as reproducing an ancient Swan felt piece. Baris has been an attentive student as this is his first foray in to felt work. In between work we have been sharing Turkish/
English lessons, good food and political chats.We have come to enjoy Baris's swan peoject and fondly named the figure Mr.Swan.Yesterday we had Baris working on his university project here in Istanbul while visiting with Haley on skype while she was working on her university project. Hsley has been shand spinning skeins of yarn to be hand dyed with natural plant dyes. Nicole has sent her lichens from the Berkshires, I had woad sent from England and we are sending weld and madder root from Turkey. The Turkish dye stuffs have arrived just in time and after retreiving them from th epost monday am ..Haley wil quickly mordant nd dye the yarn to meet the 4:30 in the afternnon deadline!!!!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
whew..we're back
Turkey had a slight gliche with Blogs for a while but the blogs are finnally open!
We have been increasingly busy here at Ikonium Studio with our small production of felt wearables and teaching. Spring has spring hre in Istanbul with tulips and tourists everywhere!. The most enjoyable part of having a shop in an intenational city like Istanbul is the interesting people we meet from sll over the world. We are having fun increasing our langusage skills.
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