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June 04, 2008
The first pics from Bead and Button
11:00pm Long day...tired...back hurts...dragging 40lbs of hammers, glass, books, tools, not complaining (it sounds like it, doesn't it), but just saying...my back isn't used to dragging anything heavier than my ass around town, so this is a bit different...8:00am comes early tomorrow, and I have a shower to take and a hike to the next hotel to make, so I'm gonna head in for now, and more pics to come later...on class front - my classes were awesome..so far, no bombs...Meet the Teachers was rockin' and I actually MET my teachers for the rest of my classes, instead of just buying stuff hand over fist...amazing...restraint is a good thing, even if its overlooked often...Metals beads with Janice Berkibile tomorrow, should be a rockin' good time...she's coming to Austin in Sept to teach, if ya'll are interested, I can send you a link to the group that is hosting her...it's worthwhile, I swear...ok, i'm done...more later when I come up for air (the preview show is from 4:00pm - 9:00pm tomorrow and I hope I save enough money for bus fare home)...
Howdy Creatures...
9:23am - The sun isn't out, its hiding behind fog, but I did the best I could to get some decent photos for you...I've also added links to both Celie and Mary on the BnB page, so feel free to order their books (or kits, or whatever they offer) and try some of these techniques yourselves...they are fun and easy (although the PMC class could run you a few bucks if you aren't already setup to do PMC)...
6:45am I'm on the computer, not my phone, so its easier for me to type (less typos!)...I am having a great time here, its getting ready to get crazy for the next few days...I've taken two classes and they couldn't have been any more different - the PMC class was very structured, exact, precise, and the metal folding class was free-for-all, open to ideas, do your own thing and wild...I like both styles of teaching, on one hand I like to have someone give me a project and say 'we are gonna complete this project', and yet I like when I am shown how to use tools, given some materials and turned loose to do my own thing...I will post pics here in a little while, its still only 6:45am and there isn't much light out...I don't have class until noon today, so I have plenty of time...and I imagine you're tired of the Trolls pic at this point, right? yep...
I've been selling bracelets off my wrist, but I still have plenty to bring home to post...there will always be beads...and I'm taking a couple of lampworking classes, so I hope to have some NEW styles to show you as well...that's later in the week...
I have to say that I am really enjoying having my own hotel room this year...in years past I've stayed in rooms with lots of other people and I would go home french fried...I need downtime, quiet time, time to think, to unwind, to relax, to chill out...I think I fell asleep at 10:00 last night..exciting! I like to come and go at my own pace, my own schedule, I'm just used to doing things on my own, in my own weird way, and not have to worry about anyone else around me...I'm like a planet in her own orbit...would that make me Pluto?
Today is a long day...class with Lisa Niven Kelly, then onto an enamel on copper class, THEN its 'meet the teachers' evening...I am looking forward to it all, and trying to get my pacing right so I don't burn out..I found myself around 5:00 hitting a wall yesterday, about an hour before class ended...I worked all thru lunch, for about 6 hours straight and then bam - my brain unplugged...after a few minutes, I fired up again and made 3 more pieces in less than an hour...I just have to pace this well, and I guess try not to do everything...I still have projects from the past 2 times I've been to B&B that are sitting unfinished in their B&B bags, so I know I don't have to complete everything, but you know I WANT to complete everything...so, we'll see where it all falls out...things are ramping up - more folks are arriving, the level of energy is getting higher, I'm seeing more faces and the elevator is taking longer to arrive...I'm glad I'm in the Hilton hotel (as much as I despise Paris Hilton and know that like when I stayed in the Hilton in London, my money is going to her makes me crazy), but most of my classes are close to this hotel, so getting there and back is easier...plus, Starbucks is right downstairs, so breakfast is easy!
Back in a bit...(Howdy Anne!)...
Posted by Donner at June 4, 2008 10:00 PM
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oh donner i am uber jealous :) in all good ways of course....i will have to live vicariously thru you :)
Posted by: coleen at June 4, 2008 08:09 AM