Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Stimulus, stimulus

I am just starting to come down from four days of almost non-stop stimulus and excitement.  Bhakti Ziek gave the program, a mini workshop and a two day workshop for Potomac Fiber Arts Guild this weekend.  She arrived Thursday to stay with me and joined our complex weaves study group on Friday.  We fit in a quick dash to the Textile Museum on Friday afternoon.  While I had met Bhakti earlier at the Denver HGA Convergence, we did not really know each other.  But my did we connect on lots of levels--personal and professional.  It was a joy to find such a kindred spirit.  Her workshops were full of insight, and she challenged us all to push ourselves.  The critiques were especially helpful.  She is such a generous, open and yet insightful teacher, so she drew concrete and positive analysis from us all.  I have a lot of new ideas gestating and this helped to give them some form and direction. Now I need some time to get back to work and let them percolate through my consciousness.   

4 comments:

  1. Hi Chris -- just found you through Alice's site. Fun photos - I'm off to read the posts now -- Solveig in Tacoma

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  2. Your blog is off to a great start! Please post a photo when your Rock Creek piece is mounted.
    Cynthia in NoVa

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  3. I am enjoying your remarks but it is difficult to read your blog. There is not enough contrast between the gray of the background and the (only slightly) darker gray of the text. Could you please make the text darker?

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  4. Thanks, that is much, much better.

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