Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of driving to Castine, Maine for the first time to attend Guild School. I had been accepted to the school as a scholarship student and was thrilled that I could go. First of all, I wish to say a huge thank you to the organizers of the school as they did a terrific job of trying to make sure everything ran smoothly and to the scholarship committee who accepted my application.
I had a wonderful week there meeting people I had met online, and meeting new people. Everyone was very welcoming and friendly and made me feel at home immediately. I decided to take Beth Freeman-Kane's peacock class, which was a 36 hour class. I loved this peacock the second I saw it in the Guild School publication detailing the classes offered. I was skeptical that I could make on that looked like a proper peacock, but must say that Beth is a fantastic teacher. She was always calm and supportive, while giving tips on how to create the best finish no matter which section of the process we were working on. I had never painted before, other than one color finishes on something but I wanted to learn how she created this lovely bird. By the end of the week, I had a lovely bird that I could be proud to say I had made and I couldn't be more happy! Every day of Guild School offered new experiences and lots to do if you had energy after class. The food was good and, with the breaks and three meals, it seemed they were constantly offering food. The ice cream area was a very popular spot and they offered wonderful flavours. I took some time and wandered down to the town several times during the week and enjoyed browsing the shops. I was treated to my first lobster roll by my friend Lucille who I had given a ride to Castine with me. Since I was driving, I gave a ride to two people Lucille and Darryle, and had lots of lovely conversations in the car as a result. It certainly helped to pass the time both there and back. Graduation night was terrific and it was to wonderful to see the work everyone had done in the various classes. Jonathan David came up with a wonderful idea to honor Annelle Ferguson who was celebrating her birthday and had contributed so many wonderful petit point designs to the miniature world. He approached many people about bringing their stitched pieces based on Annelle's classes or designs and we ended up with a display that was almost 4 tables long entirely filled with pieces she had either stitched herself or others had stitched using her patterns. I had stitched a cute sampler for the display but, with all of my time spent getting my house ready to sell and moving, couldn't get it finished. I did show it to her later though. She was thrilled and utterly surprised to see the huge display. I took a video of the full display when I had some quiet time in the exhibit room that shows the full extent of the display. Here is the link if you wish to see it: Tribute to Annelle I had a wonderful week and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I would love to return someday and hope to be able to do so. For anyone who thinks they may wish to go, you should really try to get there, even if it is only once, because it is an amazing experience. The scholarship program, designed to help people who are not able to afford to go, is very easy to apply for and getting one is not based on who you know, but is truly based on your skills and often by how many applicants they get in any given year. If you don't get it one year, apply again. In closing, I have attached 3 photos. The first is the full display of all of the peacocks made in Beth's class this year and the next two are of my bird. I learned a lot about shading and polymer clay in the class and hope to be able to apply some of that knowledge to my future projects.
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AuthorMy name is Yvette, and I will be writing this blog to tell you about the creative process that has gone into the creation of my Petitpoint patterns along with showing the stitching I have done of some of the rugs. Archives
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