Lake Michigan, Racine WI
The view from my hotel room
Not a soul in sight, and the water is still as a mirror.
I have a Sleep Number bed! I forgot all about adjusting it, as I was more concerned with finding what TV station carries American Idol. I am hopelessly hooked. As if you didn't know.
When I saw this tub I immediately emailed Dave to drive up. I guess he is not reading his email,
and definitely can't hear the phone.
Today I will be teaching Tiny Art Quilts to 18 hand chosen high school students at the Wustum Museum. This is part of the Workshops with the Masters (again, I giggle) that the Racine Art Museum (RAM) has set up. The deal is that the museum has purchased rotary cutters, mats, scissors and Wonder-Under for these kids, as well as the fabric kits from me. Is this cool or what? I wish I had had stuff like this when I was in high school.
Now, am I up for the challenge of being the second quilt teacher to reach into their minds and entice them into the world of art quilting? The first was none other than Michael James who has a large wonderful exhibit at the RAM. Gulp.
My plan is to show them all the fun stuff and never mention that it all has to be quilted, eventually.
Go Mel! Work your magic on those young kids.....
ReplyDelete(cute picture of Dave!)
Good plan. Quilting can be a drag, as I am being reminded today while I try to get the stippling right on a large (for me) quilt....ouch, my shoulders...
ReplyDeleteWait a minute....
ReplyDeleteHow can you take a picture of Dave not answering the phone AND be in Racine at the same time???
You're tricky
Wow, what a wonderful opportunity for the high school kids! Wish I could take a class from you! Do you ever teach in the Kansas City area?
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the work they do ... it's so much fun getting to tag along (in the virtual sense) to your classes. Can't wait 'til January and Road to California when I can be there with you live!
ReplyDeletepictures of the workshop will be great... bottle of wine by the tub .. yes Dave I am sure is on his way now!! Have a great time on both counts Mel.
ReplyDeleteSandy
Dangling by a thread
Hey Melody,
ReplyDeleteMichael is good, but you're fun and good....i bet the students like you best (not that it matters ha ha).
Anne O'Malley on Pender Island BC, still blogless and trying to get psyched up to paint some fabric.
Yes, never mention the quilting. Have them frame their work. Keep them in the dark as long as possible.
ReplyDeleteIsnt Wustum just wonderful! I grew up in Racine and the small museum was a joy. Now with RAM it is even better! Thanks for posting the pics. Enjoy the kids.
ReplyDeleteKaren
What lovely serendipity- I was just blogging about teenagers myself today. I can imagine how exhausting they were, and yet energizing at the same time. I love their enthusiasm. Well, some of them. The kind of kids you had in your class.
ReplyDeleteThe results you posted were FABO!
And too cool, Racine is where I was born. You hardly ever hear someone mention it.