Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

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I just came back from a two week enameling class at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. OMG!!!! It was wonderful. There are so many pics to share and so many great things to say about the school and all the awesome people I met. I'm posting more photos than usual so I can give you a little glimpse of where I was.

The first image is of the stairs that links most of the studios and cabins together. It was quite breathtaking. Our enameling studio had a perfect view of the ocean. I now think I need to work daily by the water....lol


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This is my instructor, Barbara Minor, setting up the studio. If you ever have a chance to take a class from Barbara....jump all over it. She is talented beyond belief and a fabulous teacher. I cannot thank her enough for everything!!!


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Everyone worked hard and bonded as a group. It was wonderful to be surrounded by so much talent.


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If you needed time to reflect it was just around the corner!!! : )


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There were so many techniques to learn. These were three pieces that I etched. The next step was enameling......yay!!!


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Test samples of some of the pieces that I worked on.


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On the Sunday we went gallery hopping around Deer Isle!! What inspiration!!


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This was a pic of our enameling studio. It was open 24 hours a day. If you couldn't sleep you were in luck!!!


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I made many new friends. I wish I had the pic of the whole class on lobster night by the water!!!


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What happens when you go to a workshop in Maine? You find a fellow Canadian who makes sure we all have wine:thirty everyday!!!! Oh wait......lol.....that might of been me!!!


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The glass blowers were awesome!! They made everyone on campus a class to take home with them!!!!


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Our last night was auction night. Wow!!! So many beautiful pieces of art to bid on!! It was a great night


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I got to show our class collaboration. It is made up of enameled leaves strung on rubber. I wish I had a close up!!!


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Kind of sad to leave. Thank you to all the friends I've met and to a place that inspires. I will never forget you Haystack.

fill your heart with art

~manon

working in my old journals

journal page
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The last few days I've decided to put aside my paintings and just play in my old journals. I usually like my 7" x 10" watercolor journals that are coated with gesso but these are in my Moleskins. I needed to change it up a bit. I do coat those pages with gesso also because they are not strong enough to hold up to my abuse on their own. My Moleskins are kind of falling apart but once in a while I come back to them because I adore each one.

I won't be posting for a couple of weeks but I hope to have some good pics from my enameling class in Maine!!! See you soon!!


fill your heart with art

~manon

August

9" x 12" mixed media on watercolor paper
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There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.
~Celia Thaxter


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Is it August already? Seems like winter lasts an eternity and summer just whizzes by my very eyes. I am looking forward to mid August though. I will be attending a two week enameling class in Deer Isle, Maine at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. I love working with glass so painting glass on metal seems like a natural fit for me. I've been thinking about this for a while and I'm pretty stoked about going. The class begins on the 14th so I will get lots of pics and blog about it when I get back!!!

fill your heart with art

~manon