Halloween Greetings! I'm back from my three-day event at The Assemblage Studio in DePere, Wisconsin. It was an action packed three days that began with a paper doll social on Friday evening. Everyone in town or out was invited to join us, and we had about 30 friends stop by throughout the evening. Wine and cheese were served while friends old and new joined us for some good old fashioned paper doll making. We worked with fall themed stamps from the Bird & Bee Paperie collection to create this little scarecrow paper doll, which I have since inserted into a theatre set in my journal. It is a rare and wonderful thing to have an opportunity to play with my stamps and sharing that experience with friends is the cherry on top!
We got off to an early start on Saturday morning and spent the first half of the day building our paper doll / toy theatre sets. The doll I engineered was designed to allow everyone the opportunity to add their own unique style to the project, from embellishments to the theatre set itself (built inside the doll's skirt). It was exciting to see how many different ways the doll and toy theatre evolved in the hands of this creative collective.
(If you would like to make one, you will find complete instructions for creating Season of the Witch in the September / October 2010 issue of Somerset Studio.)
On our final day in the studio, we gathered to create The Delicate Nest bracelet. I am not a jewelery maker per se, but a couple of years ago I had the opportunity to experiment with designing jewelry for Jenn Mason's book, Altered Paper Jewelry. Once you master the technique for laminating the collage papers to the charms, you can make a bracelet in just a couple of hours, which was a good thing because I had to make a quick get away after class in order to catch my flight back to Atlanta. It was so sad saying goodbye to friends.
Thank you everyone to taking time out of your busy lives to join Teresa and I at The Assemblage Studio!
Here are a few photos that I took during class:
Teresa Gifford and budding artist Tyler Lambert
Hello from Linda Warlyn!
It was fun watching Linda work! Her doll is really outstanding as you can see.
Linda's doll in transition.
Danine's witch . . . love the way she made the broom so full!
Teresa in creative mode.
Teresa's witch fully glittered!
Tyler's witch in process. Tyler was leading the pack after the morning session and an abundance of ideas!
Jeanne's witch under construction.
Maria Nordin's witch in progress.
I love the way "Z" made her collar ruffled all the way around and standing up behind the neck!
The fabulous "Z"
Teresa and MaryAnn McKeating
MaryAnn's witch in process
Dawn in the background and Sky's witch in the foreground
The self-described "chronically early girls" Sky and Dawn
Of course, being surrounded by so many treasures, there was a lot of shopping going on throughout the weekend:
My friend Jeanne Mueller drove in from Eau Claire, WI for the weekend. So nice to see you again Jeanne.
The lovely Isabelle aka Shoppe Girl
I was the first to arrive and get the shopping underway!
My new friend Tyler Lambert. He was a wonder to behold, poised, abundantly creative and a perfect gentleman. It was an honor to have Tyler in my classroom.
As my old friend Linn Jacobs was fond of saying "Ciao and Meow for now."
