My first attempt at coiling - oh the possibilities! © Christie Minchew 2014
How I spent my summer vacation?
At least 2 weeks of it was at the Penland School of Crafts and it was fabulous! I took Sculptural Weaving with Nathalie Miebach and my head is still spinning with all the new techniques and materials I now have to draw from.
© Christie Minchew 2014
I spent countless hours with my fellow classmates in the Lily Loom House (above)
burning the midnight oil (ok, I only lasted until 10pm on a good night!)
My Final Project: My Penland Experience (unfnished) with a curvy, roller coastery road leading to a random-weave world of Penland © Christie Minchew 2014
and making very odd objects that both frustrated and exhilarated me.
Nathalie Miebach was a wonderful teacher of the unconventional (using conventional basket weaving techniques), and my classmates were the greatest group of artists to learn from as well.
Top that off with a filled-to-capacity campus of like-minded artists to chat with, yummy (and plentiful) food and 3 wonderful roommates and I hated to say goodbye. But alas...
1 comment:
Sounds exciting, Christie! It's so good to get the blood infused with fresh inspiration!
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