My Weekend at Artiscape Artist's
Gathering
(Read Part I of this series here.)
I woke up in the morning on Friday, had
the amazing free breakfast, and then headed to my encaustic class with
Serena Barton. This workshop was titled: Waxing Literary with
Charlotte. While the techniques presented were not new to me,
this was the class that spoke to me the most from the brochure, and I
was not disappointed. I really enjoyed the workshop, and Serena and
my table mates were a joy to get to know.
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| Student work in Serena Barton's Waxing Literary With Charlotte class at Artiscape 2015. |
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| My artwork from Serena Barton's Waxing Literary With Charlotte class at Artiscape 2015. |
Immediately following Serena's class, I was to teach my five-hour Tons of Techniques II workshop, so I
had to leave a few minutes early to get my supplies
together and to try and grab something to eat. My friend, Stacey,
graciously agreed to help with this class, and she was indispensable!
Having taught Tons
of Techniques I a few
years ago, I knew that I would fall over dead if I didn't have a
helper. (Maybe not literally, but it would have felt that way!) This
time around we learned about 15 different techniques or technique
variations, and I demonstrated two more. We did all of that in FOUR
hours! That means each technique took about 10 – 15 minutes before
we were on to the next. After four hours, we stopped the fast-paced
craziness and set about turning our technique samples into the
sampler book that students could use for reference after the class.
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| Tons of Techniques II by Cyndi Duncan at Artiscape Artist's Gathering 2015 |
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| Tons of Techniques II workshop by Cyndi Duncan at Artiscape Artist's Gathering 2015. |
By the time the end of the class rolled around, I was so exhausted
and drained that I could barely think or move. After Stacey helped
me clean up and pack the supplies back into my van, I had such a
splitting headache, too, that I was soooo grateful for the evening
happy hour. I'm sure I am not the only one for whom wine is a
miracle cure. Seriously. My headache was so bad my eyes were
crossing and I could barely drag myself to the bar, but moments after
sitting down with my wine and sipping at it, I glanced up at my arty
friends and said, “It's a miracle!” I felt almost back to normal.
I think this is because my bad headaches are tension triggered and the
wine acts as a muscle relaxer. I don't know...but it sounds good.
All I know is that it works. Wine is medicinal for me. (That's my
story and I'm sticking to it.)
That
evening I sat with my arty friends, some former and some brand-new,
until shortly before the event's Kick-Off Party began.
The
Kick-Off Party is a marketplace preview accompanied by sweets, and
snacks, and beverages. There were several demonstrations going on
during the evening, as well. I had a wonderful time and spent WAY
too much. I actually thought to take a picture of the haul for you,
but then decided I didn't want proof.
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| Artiscape Artist's Gathering 2015 Kick-Off Party |
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| Artiscape Artist's Gathering 2015 Kick-Off Party |
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| Artiscape Artist's Gathering 2015 Kick-Off Party |
I
bought so much good stuff that I had to force myself to stay out of
the marketplace the next day! Of course I hadn't yet seen the
wonderful goodies at the outsider art fair...my pocketbook would have
been much happier if I had skipped that, too. If I had skipped it, though, I would have missed out on all the wonderful artist-created goodies I got. It's all good...right?
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I hope you're enjoying my series on Artiscape Artist's Gathering 2015. Stay tuned to learn about the rest of the weekend. If you follow my blog by email, you won't miss it!
~Cyndi
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