I just got back last week from teaching in Toronto at the EAC Inspiring Threads Seminar. It was so much fun! I taught my Dandelion and Beehive workshops and presented at the Saturday night banquet. I had two groups of wonderful and enthusiastic students and got to meet many, many interesting stitchers.
They had a wonderful group of faculty too. It was such an interesting mix of teachers incorporating very non-traditional techniques and very traditional techniques. I finally got to meet Alison Cole! I have followed her work for a number of years and have heard so much (all good!) about her from people that have taken her classes or taught with her at different events. I would really love to take one of her stumpwork classes and one of the thread painting classes with Margot Kearney (I do not have a website for her but you can see an example of her work on the Canadian Embroiderer's Guild London, Ontario Facebook Page).
It constantly amazes me the generosity of the people that I meet at stitching events, from the students, organizers and teachers. It has been humbling experiencing it from the "teacher" side in St. Petersburg, FL and in Toronto. I look forward to teaching and participating at many more seminars to come!
And, a few photos of my student's work in the workshops I taught:
"All the Buzz" Beehive Goldwork Sampler workshop (2 days)
Jayne finished her piece a few days after Seminar! Check it out her beautiful final piece on the Ottawa Valley Guild of Stitchery's Facebook Page.
Natalie finished hers too! Check it out here on her Facebook Page, "Sew By Hand". She experimented with variations on the basketweave and the couching colors to darken the beehive up.
"Dandelion of a Thousand Wishes" workshop (2 days):
My wonderful group of students picked me dandelions while at lunch!
I've already sketched up ideas to submit for EAC 2018 Seminar in Prince Edward Island (crossing my fingers I get to go back!). And, (though this will not surprise anyone here) I've already looked up
plane tickets to St. John's just "to check it out" because the seminar
next year looks like it is going to be wonderful!
They had a wonderful group of faculty too. It was such an interesting mix of teachers incorporating very non-traditional techniques and very traditional techniques. I finally got to meet Alison Cole! I have followed her work for a number of years and have heard so much (all good!) about her from people that have taken her classes or taught with her at different events. I would really love to take one of her stumpwork classes and one of the thread painting classes with Margot Kearney (I do not have a website for her but you can see an example of her work on the Canadian Embroiderer's Guild London, Ontario Facebook Page).
It constantly amazes me the generosity of the people that I meet at stitching events, from the students, organizers and teachers. It has been humbling experiencing it from the "teacher" side in St. Petersburg, FL and in Toronto. I look forward to teaching and participating at many more seminars to come!
And, a few photos of my student's work in the workshops I taught:
"All the Buzz" Beehive Goldwork Sampler workshop (2 days)
Will you come to next year's seminar as a student? I haven't looked at plane tickets yet, but I've already decided on what classes I want to take =D
ReplyDeleteI would love to if I can!
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