Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Finally, Hats!



Cloudy, rainy days...how I love them! This has been our weather lately, and I've enjoyed it completely! Most everyone else I know, not so much.

Creative Felt Gathering has announced a special guest teacher from far, far away coming to the event this year. She's not told us yet who it will be, but I am thinking it will be great. This is a wonderful event. Surprises make it even better! Her is the information in case you've missed it. Come to this if you possibly can. It's amazing! The instructors and participants are amazing as well. It is just super to be there! Elis Vermeulen , Chad Hagen, and Pam MacGregor will be there...plus a surprise guest teacher. I'm getting anxious for Sept. to arrive!

Time
Monday, September 19 at 9:00am - September 24 at 6:00pm

Location
Dainava - Manchester, Michigan

Created By

More Info
September 19 - 24, 2011
Chad Alice Hagen - resist dyeing
Elis Vermeulen - raw fleece and roving bag, roving bag with fab shapes
Jone Rakoski - glass fusing
Pam MacGregor - fused glass and loop and toggle cuff

$450.00 - early bird price
$500.00 - March 1, 2011
$10.00 per night for 9/18/2011 or 9/24/2011
payment by check or Visa/Mastercard
after August 31 2011 - no refund
after July 31, 2011 - 75% refund
after June 30, 2011 - 90% refund

Catering by Marilynn $100.00. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 5 days. Simple and healthy comfort foods. Catering is optional. July 31, 2011 is the deadline for ordering.

Sheets are provided limited blankets and pillows available. Dormitory style sleeping arrangements. 4 to a room, 90 beds, but since we limited the Gathering to 30 you can spread out.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

Monday
6-8 registration
8-9 discussion, coffee
9-12 classes
12-1 lunch
1-5 classes
5-? dinner, discussion, possible activities

Tues., Thurs., Fri.,
8-9 discussion, breakfast
9-12 classes
12-1 lunch
1-5 classes
5-? dinner, discussion, etc

Wednesday
free day - felt, rest, take mini classes to be scheduled, take a class from a visiting artist TBA, whatever you choose

Saturday
7-8 breakfast, discussion
8-11 classes
111-12 lunch
12-4 classes
4-5 closing ceremony, certificates, photo ops


Contact: Jone Rakoski - spectralglass@hotmail.com phone - 517-456-6066


I've been making a lot of nuno lately, but decided I needed to build up my hat stock a bit. Finally, hats! The show season is upon me and I've got a lot of stock to get made. I think there are a lot of long nights in my near future.
Got to get rolling....felters, you know what I mean!
Shalom and may Peace be all around you,
Suzanne

6 comments:

Cash en Els said...

Yesss, rainy-days are felting-days ;-))

Lovely hats!!

Ginny Huber said...

Nice to see your hats, Suzanne and the info on the Creative Felt gathering. We have a lot of cloudy days here in Seattle but today was a sunny one-and I managed to almost lsyout part of the silk piece we dyed together at your house when I was in Plainwell!

amarkonmywall said...

Same here- two rainy days in a row on the mountain and great for felting! Speaking of the mountain- you're coming, right? Call me! 734-945-8118. I'm teaching in the morning but free tomorrow afternoon. I've been signed up for quite a while for the Sept. retreat and I'm really curious about the TBA artist. I have a wild dream based on the bit "from far, far away"...

I always love your hats- nicely done!

Hooked On Felt said...

Ginny, I am so anxious to see what you do with that beautiful silk fabric. It was so special in color and memories made. Please send me a photo when you get it done. I know whatever you do will be spectacular!
Hugs,
Suzanne

Ginny Huber said...

Well, Suzanne: re the silk- it's almost ready to felt..tomorrow i will likely do it..(Wednesday) I'm doing some experiments with it that may or may not come out-if they do it should be a lovely long and wide scarf-I've cut a piece 18 plus by 96ish..will post, send pics..whether it "works" or not..maybe even go back on my blog-now there's an idea!Hugs to you!

Paul said...

Those hats are cute. I'm a person that if there is rain I'm in heaven. I just think rain is the best thing ever. Where I am from we have had some much snow over the winter we are not having problems with flooding.

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