This Wednesday, Travis and I head off to Greece for my workshop in Kea, which we’ve combined with a wonderful cooking workshop led by Aglaia Kremezi. I am so excited – have all my clothes rolled up and a brand-new backpack, for after Greece I continue on to England, Israel (thanks to AIDAShed!), and then straight to Boston to hop a 6-hour bus up to Haystack Mountain School of Crafts! Eight straight weeks on the road, in the air, in the sea, ocean, and best of all, clay studios all over the world. Groovin’ with texture!
Speaking of groovin’ with texture…that was the theme of my workshop last week with Josh Copus and the Arrowmont gang. I met Josh last year at Art of the Pot, in Austin, and knew immediately that he and I would jive in the workshop setting. He just has that je ne sais quoi – that contagious enthusiasm about clay…and karaoke…and dancing and life in general. Our class was bonded by tuesday – they get a quick start out of the blocks there at Arrowmont, with a brief but useful introductory class Sunday night from 7:30 – 9:30 pm, after dinner and a welcome speech by Bill Griffith, one of the nicest guys out there…
So – our class was a mixed bag of never-touched-clayers to a workshop veteran, Hannah (in her 80′s?) from Brazil. All women – except for Josh, of course – and all ages. Gatlinburg is an amusing place, if you’ve never been there…here’s the girls, Kirstin and Kathryn, sporting the shirts they had made after Josh and I showed up the last day of class wearing the exact same airbrushed design! AWESOME!!!
