The Gathering was fabulous. Old friends, acquaintances, new friends - - - so much to do. I was pleased to room with Kathy Johnson. What a ball of energy she is and delight to be with. She's an old school ISGB member and so knowledgeable on who is who. Not gossipy stuff - she does NOT do that....but when I would see someone I didn't know she generally did and I could then attach a name to an actual face of someone I had met on Facebook or who's work I had admired for years.
If you didn't go to this years Gathering you definitely missed out. It reminded me of Gatherings from many years ago where we had all the vendors at our fingertips and plenty of classes to chose from. The ISGB had teamed up with Glass Craft Expo and the rest is history. Glass Heaven.
I had a great class with Davide Penso and he was an Italian joy. Masterful in what he did and who couldn't listen to the voice all day (wink wink). I'm old, not dead. I haven't used a blow pipe in years but eventually I was able to get a fairly decent bead out of it. Practice, practice, practice. Now that I'm home I will get back to it and see what I can do. Baby steps - baby steps.
Here are a few photos from the show - More tomorrow.
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| Davide Penso blowing a bead |
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| Me and Julie Couch (one of the presenters and instructors) |
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| The Bead Show and part of the Expo (and the fantastic Barbara Becker Simon waving) |
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| Rashon Jones working on on a glass goblet. |
1 comment:
It was fun to see you again Sharon! I hope you're loving your new surroundings. <3
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