We drove UP switchbacks to 10,000 feet on Squaw Mountain to Carol Nelson's workshop. Wrenn Boulton hosted it in her fantastic home/studio. Carol is a tiny little dynamo generously sharing her wisdom and ideas. I learned that cat litter can be used for more than one thing. Thanks to Carol, I have the courage to do more abstracts. Do yourself a favor and attend one of her workshops. Besides knowledge, you will come away stimulated with new ideas and new friends.
Wrenn has the dream studio. It is a three story home/studio that her husband, John, has built with classes in mind. They designed it so each student work station looks out a picture window at Pikes Peak, or downtown Denver, or carpets of multi-green trees. I included a picture of Wrenn's poppy in bloom in her deer proof (maybe?) garden.
I can't wait to go to work on Tyvek. I also learned from Wrenn that wiping Yupo with 409 helps. The enhancement of paintings by the use of clear epoxy is amazing. I can hardly wait to get to my studio!
Thanks, Marilyn, for your post about the workshop. You are a delight to have in class because you "get" my humor, or attempts at such.
ReplyDeleteI hope you continue to explore your inner child and create with mixed media abandon!
Hugs, Carol