Before I forget, I want to write a few thoughts about my recent trip to Philadelphia. I was invited to be the Guest Artist for the Philadelphia Area Polymer Clay Guild’s March meeting. I was so flattered when they asked me, as expected I had a wonderful time. Since I don’t do a whole lot of teaching, my two demos were a bit rough, but hopefully the guild members learned some things of interest. I did one demo on Scribble Beads, and one on the pitfalls of combining metal and polymer clay. It was a lot of fun to revisit the Scribble Bead technique because I haven’t played with it in years.
The PAPCG is a really great group and they made me feel right at home. It was wonderful to catch up with friends and put some faces to names. The show and tell was phenomenal! You can see some of it on the Guild’s Flickr page. There’s a ton of talent in that group. I hope we see a big Philly contingent at the Connecticut Retreat this summer.
So, a huge (and somewhat belated) Thank You to the PAPCG! Extra thanks especially to Terri Powell for opening her lovely home to me and Sarah Fisher for dinner and a home tour.
I’ve got to share a photo of Terri’s fantastic bathtub Koi pond.
Such an unexpected delight. It’s very elegant, but it also made me think of Dr. Suess too.
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Heya Libby,
I’m glad to hear that you got to experience the Philly guild – I’m sure they lapped up all the knowledge that you shared with them. They’re a great group, and I was so happy to have spent a weekend with them a few years ago. I recognize that bathtub! I love Terri’s house, and her interesting artistic and decorating features…the koi ‘pond’ is definitely a highlight! And, Sarah’s home…well, that’s an amazing place, isn’t it? (and she is too
It was really great seeing you at Synergy – too bad our only time together was chatting for just a few minutes over dinner on Saturday night. I came away invigorated – hope you did too..
take good care, jana
Thanks for coming. You give great demo and it wasn’t it worth the trip just to see Terri’s tub?