Nestled in the mountains amid trees and pastureland, Long Ridge Farm was an idyllic location for Sandra's teachings. Our classroom was as much the outside as it was inside a very open barn.
Day 2 = paper.
Beginning with Thich Nhat Hahn's If you are a poet you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper...
we made a list of paper's qualities (above left) and the techniques applicable to it (above right).
As I passed through the doorway to go outside and noticed again the texture of the mat, emboss popped into my mind. Would it be possible?
1 piece of handmade paper + water + the sun's warmth to dry it = embossed paper. And that was only the beginning.
We lunched al fresco each day in Nancy's backyard -
all the while marvelling at the perfectness of the weather,
the easy camaraderie of those gathered,
and enjoying the thoughtful gifts shared - a burdock ball for Sandra from Velma
and wrapped hearts for us all from Sandra.
Love the embossing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie! I was a bit surprised that it actually worked...and now want to try it on so many things. Enjoy!
DeleteThe paper came out so beautifully. Soaking up the energy of place. xox
ReplyDeleteYes. The paper recorded the essence of the farm and hints at the experience. Miss you!
DeleteI'm so glad you are back and able to blog about this week - I have been looking forward to it! It looks and sounds a wonderful experience again; I love how the what if mind is opened more in such generous and supportive surroundings. Your embossing is brilliant! I hope the energy continues to surround you at home and I can't wait to see/hear more!
ReplyDeleteThank you Fiona! The energy continues to surround me and the ideas that were whirling around willy nilly are beginning to coalesce. There's a series of new work that is calling, telling me it needs to be done. Hopefully I can do it justice.
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