Fantasy Country ATC's

For February our ATC theme was Fantasy Country. It was to be a country we would like to visit that we hadn't previously traveled to, real or imaginary.

Kathy open

Kathy front

Linda

Louise

Lucie

Marie

Olive

Virginia

Wendy

What country would you like to visit or make up in you own mind?

Happy Creating!

Wendy

Fun with buttons and lace.

The Button and Lace tree is usually a pre-Christmas workshop but by request I did one yesterday. It was fun to do it out of season although I think these trees don't need to be just for Christmas. They're a beautiful to have out all year round. 

As with many creative workshops it was fun to see the variation of trees at the end of the afternoon.

Deborah

Kathi

Kathy

Stephen

Are you finding some creative time this winter? Next weekend is the Tag book workshop. It will be another fun afternoon creating with students in the studio.

Happy Creating!

Wendy

Leather Bound book workshop

I'm not sure what is more fun, making books or teaching book binding. Although this book is a lot of work to make it's well worth the effort and my students this week did an amazing job.

Laurie

Louise

Maggie

Sharon

Sheila

I don't make books all that often and this sure makes me want to see what other kinds I can try.

Happy Creating!

Wendy

Word for 2015

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  January is well underway now and I've finally finished my Word of the year journal page. After much thought I decided on 'Explore' for my word this year.

   When this word first came to mind I didn't question it until the Tinman started putting doubt into my mind that this should be my word. I then realized that what he thought the word meant for me wasn't at all what I was thinking about. To me it was about exploring new creative possibilities, giving myself time to play and create without always thinking about if this piece of jewelry will sell or can this canvas be a workshop. I felt that in the last year I had lost some of that creative freedom and with it some creative expression. So I plan to explore more creative techniques and do all those things I've been reading and dreaming about but not putting into action.

   To help me 'explore' this year I've challenged myself to learn more techniques and blog about them. At first I thought I'd do one a week to post and share it but I knew that, that probably wasn't going to happen. I'm just not that disciplined and it would be more pressure creating rather than freedom. So to not stress out too much about this personal challenge I've told myself I will do it when I can, as often as I can. I do plan to share them with you as I get them done and I hope you can join in the challenge with me.

Have you chosen a word for the year?

Keep Creating!

Wendy