Abstracted Play: Three Day Workshop

IMG_1251I’ve just spent the past three days guiding six beautiful women through the process of using plaster, oil, and cold wax. This was the first workshop held at The Art Studios at Mission Mill and it was a huge success. We went from this:

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to this:

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The women bonded instantly on Friday and by the end of Sunday, my sides were sore from laughing so much.

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Friday afternoon we painted our boards and applied plaster.

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Then on Saturday morning the ladies sanded and stained.

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Before lunch on Saturday, I had the women applying initial layers of oil and cold wax.

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And by the end of Saturday, the hall was filled with drying art.

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Sunday morning, we were back at it.

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We had snacks available all the time . . . .

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. . . and on Sunday, Howard delivered a salad bar lunch to us.

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Before we knew it, it was time to clean up and prepare for show and tell.

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Here is a sampling of the incredible work the women created. A sampling, I tell you!

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It was an energizing, exciting, creative three days.

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