The week together has been and gone all too fast. I wish we could repeat this with the whole group - a retreat together where we could chat and get to know each other. We did manage to squeeze in some rust dyeing - not wholely successful - strange French vinegar or the water? - and some mono printing on gelatine. We have challenged ourselves to come up with a holiday piece - so watch this space. I had taken along a book I received just as I packed - Charlotte Ziebarth's 'Artistic Photo Quilts' which I highly recommend if you have a photo editing programme (Adobe Elements or Paint Shop Pro) and you are interested in manipulating photos. I wouldn't be surprised if a few of the things given in the book didn't pop up in these pieces...
As you can imagine these was a lot of talking and we chatted about the lack of banter on the 12 by the Dozen blog. So, because nothing is cast in stone and we should be flexible when it is possible to improve things, let's drop the secrecy 'rule'. Whatever you are working on let's hear about it. Maybe one of the group can solve a problem with a suggestion - or pick up inspiration from a different perspective from someone's idea. Just let's get chatting together and sharing our successes and our woes (hopefully not too many of those!).
I hope this suits everyone and takes a bit of pressure off not knowing what to share, how much was too much and worrying about giving anything away. This is our group and we should suit ourselves and not follow exactly in other's foot tracks.
Cheers,
Hilary (who is sadly back home while the other two are cycling/driving around France)
The group blog of four quiltmakers and textile artists scattered around the world in 4 countries and across three continents. Our aim is to create a small quilt every three months. The theme is chosen by the members in turn. Our website is: www.12bythedozen.weebly.com
PS What I forgot to mention was the zillion photos we took as we drove and walked around the area. Exciting to see how three people can 'see' the same things and photograph them differently.
ReplyDeleteAnd I forgot to mention that we had many memorable meals together (thanks to Dianne's magic in the kitchen) but the one that sticks out was having watched the small fishing fleet come back into harbour and unload their catches, we bought live langoustines, had them cooked by the shop and took them home for supper. Superb!
Hilary