The
weather in Atlanta is incredible at the moment. We had a fabulous week with
Bettina Welker. She definitely had heads spinning, and I think everyone will be
playing in their studios with all their new found knowledge. She was in Dallas
for the weekend and then headed back to Germany. It was a wonderful visit---not
only a well-planned class, but fun meals, a few trips to Collet’s and a little
German practice (hence my new name –“Liebe Susi”). We had a lot of our old
friends in attendance…from New York, Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina,
Alabama and Kentucky, as well as a few semi-locals. We had the fun of adding
three new ladies to our CJS family….from Illinois, Massachusetts and South
Carolina. Three brought their spouses with them and one, her mom, for a little
mini vacation – what a great idea!
We
had a bunch of new products to tempt everyone. I think Oyumaru, the Japanese
molding material, was a big hit, especially after Bettina showed a few cool
tricks with it. We all discovered Genesis Paints. I’ve restocked on Swellegant
after that part of the class emptied the shelves. The KorTools were a hit and
I’ll be restocking those this next week. Everyone enjoyed using the clay donated
by Staedtler Canada (Thanks, Gail!) and many headed home with bulging bags of
Fimo.
We
are gearing up for Meisha Barbee’s class. Be sure to check the upcoming class
page for the full description of Meisha’s, Melanie Muir’s and Julie Picarello’s
classes. Don’t procrastinate and get disappointed when the class is full. That
happens! Meisha is going to working in a more subdued, classy palette and has
some new tricks for creating textures.
