Two members of this number are also fellow members of the Carolina Mixed Media Art Guild *regular readers of this blog will immediately see the connection*. They invited me to come and share a bookmaking project with them; in doing so, the Official Teaching Schedule for 2014 began. Only a couple of the 7 ladies who were there on our wonderful Wednesday together had ever made a book from scratch before.
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| Preparations under way ...let the 'making' begin! |
We spent the morning getting our paper ready to take form: cutting, measuring, trimming, folding, and learning the lingo of bookmaking. After taking a break for a phenomenal lunch *accompanied by lavender lemonade! (thank-you-very-much)* and a little time for visiting, we returned to our task and rounded out the afternoon with a passel of pretty new books!
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| A Bountiful Spread ...and it tasted even better than it looked! |
Our attention then turned toward the myriad uses for our new creations, and various ways to embellish them. A little "tech-talk" covered several types of glues and the best ways to choose the right one for the job at hand. With a little time to spare, we added a quick *bonus* activity; everyone folded their own origami heart/bookmark! ...and as they used to say, in the small-town paper of my youth, "A good time was had by all!"
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| The Art & Lunch Crew ...my lovely hosts for the 1st workshop of the year |
My sincere thanks to the Art & Lunch bunch! I had a most lovely time sharing my passion for paper and its many wonderments with you all. Our day together was the perfect beginning to my teaching rounds for the year, and I will carry my warm memories of our time throughout the rest of my engagements. I wish you all more happy days of learning and lunching together!
Onward & Upward,
- p
- p
Words of wisdom for today:
"When one teaches,
two learn."
two learn."
- Robert Heinlein
Photo Notes:
All Photos - taken with my trusty Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS1*All photos can be seen in a larger size by clicking on them*
I just love reading your blog!!! Looks like you guys had an awesome time!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lady O! We surely did! I mentioned our workshop later in the year, and there was some definite interest from the assembled *w00t!* Looking forward to seeing you, next week ;-)
DeleteSuch a happy looking group---and the food looks relish, too! I am sure that they had a blast. You are a natural teacher. Looking forward to a class in Sanford!
ReplyDeleteWe had such a lovely time! Thank you for your kind words, Jeanne! I do enjoy it immensely. I would love to put something together in Sanford ;)
DeleteIt does look like a happy, satisfied group and the food looks scrumptious.
ReplyDeleteI am going to make a plan to do the workshop coming up later in the year: morning with you, afternoon with Ophelia. Sounds like fun, but then you make things fun!
Wonderful, Sandra! That promises to be a BIG, fun day :)
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