We are just over half way into our spring series of evening craft classes at Swallow Studios and I must say I am really enjoying them. Colette teaches feltmaking on Tuesday, I teach tapestry weaving on Wednesday and Louise teaches silk-painting on Thursdays. And that is what has spured me to get blogging about it tonight.
Being a weaver I generally work with ’straight lines’ on the loom which I do love, but oh how participating in the classes is freeing and encouraging my creative juices in other directions. I just love the felting, still working with fibre but it is so different. And tonight I painted in a very loose and free way and that is just a great feeling, . For me doing these classes is about having some fun in what is my daily work environment, and I think the other participants are enjoying it too. And teaching the class in tapestry weaving has re-introduced me to a weaving technique that really lends itself to experimentation, so once again I am enjoying it, the teaching as much as learning!
I must sign off now but next week I am planning to take some pics of what we have been up to here in the evenings at Swallow Studios so watch this space.
Nite nite
Liz
hey liz. i did a blod day with anke at the silver bear centre last week and we all started a blog. she told us about yours, its great. il have to do alot to keep mine going. i see you are doing summer classes – me too. i did them last summer and they were great so doing them again. off to florence for pitti on monday – do you ever go to that show. its my firt time and i cant wait. maybe you will be able to find my blog and we can link to eachother. hope you are well . sinead.
Comment by sinead clarke - EssenC Designs(pronounced "SandC") — July 2, 2009 @ 9:54 pm |
oh i meant blog day, not blod day. thats what i get for typing too fast and not proof reading.
Comment by sinead clarke - EssenC Designs(pronounced "SandC") — July 2, 2009 @ 9:55 pm |