Saturday was Day 2 of the retreat. They were busy, I was busy. There was barely time to breathe, let alone blog! But it was all good.
People started filtering into class rooms around 8 am. By 9, the joint was jumpin'!
There was ironing:
And consultations with irons:
There was intense sewing:
And plenty of quality time with one's stash:
Wha?!?!
That's right, boys and girls. This student took a field trip to the hardware store and is ramming fibers into a plastic tube. Turns out, curtain adjusting handles work perfectly for this. Who knew?
And the results:
Laura Cater-Woods demonstrated using water color pencils in one's art:
Some dried fibers...fusible web, I think....from Jeanne Beck's class:
Works in progress from Laura's room:
One of the design walls from Pamela Allen's room:
By this point, they'd done a black & white excercise, a study in line, and a color study. Pamela really pushes students to work spontaneously and they were all amazed at how much they could achieve in 6 hours.
Saturday night, we hosted our 'Show-N-Tell Free-For-All Extravaganza'! It was a place for people to show anything they've made. Could be knitted washcloths or one's mosaic soap dish.
Anything! We saw some dolls:
Yes, it's a paper vest and hat:
And even an invisible quilt that only could be seen by the pure-in-heart:
I could see it! How 'bout you?
What a great day! The creativity was infectious, and the atmosphere friendly. I never fail to feel at home and truly myself amongst this group of fiber artists. It's worth every ounce of preparation.
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