The reception tonight for the ATB7 was just grand. Many of the artists were there, including Marcia Ellis who I met in 2001 at Penland when we were in the spring concentration class taught by Archie and Susan. Marcia's piece in ATB7 is stunning and I'll post photos of us (Marcia, Barbara, Kathy and me) standing in front of it when I get home next week. I took more shots around and about today, also, of a few other things in town.
Our regional group, Tapestry Weavers South, had a number of members at the convention center at the same time around lunch today; Terri Stewart, our president, had invited whoever could make it to meet up and chat at noonish.
The day was less hectic than yesterday...lots less traveling around and about, more time for taking in what we were seeing.
Tomorrow the tapestry events begin in earnest with the ATA forum from 11-2 p.m. Then we move on to Eckard College in St. Petersburg to being the 3 day workshops with Joan Baxter and Mary Zicafoose. It's all just very inspiring and exciting!
OH, and another fabulous thing happened today...my sister-in-law "boot camp" recruit called to tell me she'd just cut off her first hand towel from her new loom!! She then sent a photo of it to my phone...you're reading this, Joan...I think you've now been promoted a grade! Congratulations!!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
here in Tampa...
Pat and I are having a great time in Tampa, having a day pass into Convergence and seeing the tapestry exhibits. The ATB7 exhibit (which I was so disappointed to be rejected from) is absolutely AMAZING! It's one of the best collections of tapestries I've ever experienced. BEAUTIFUL works...all are amazingly done, wonderful concepts associated with each piece and the exhibit venue at the gallery shows all quite well.
I can't yet show the photos I took there (probably not supposed to, but...) because I didn't bring my camera's connection cable...I'm using Pat's computer to post this. I'll download those when I get home.
The ATA no-host dinner tonight was wonderful. We saw so many old friends and put faces to many other folks we know through print or e-mails...it was so much fun!
On to tomorrow and all the wonderful things it will bring!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
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