Yesterday was a traveling day for most ArtFiberFest attendees- including me. I arrived home with lots of art to photograph and share. These include my work and other artist work, too.
The experience was exciting, exhilarating, and exhausting-all at the same time!! My favorite part is meeting and connecting to people I’ve met there. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Alma Stoller, an artist whose blog is on my “must-read” list. She has a lovely spirit about her, a gentle and kind soul. Her vendor booth sold out in a matter of minutes, but I was wise enough to head there first and buy some items.
I also met an Oklahoma gentleman named “Bird” that was lots of fun to hang out with. Turned out that Bird and I had lots of friends in common from the old rubbestamp/eraser carving days in the 1990’s, but our paths never crossed. He and I were in an eraser carving swap started in the mid 1990’s and is apparently still going strong- called Raplica. (Bird also gave me lots of info about metal art to get me going in this area. I plan to take a class on metal art jewelry next semester at a local college.)
Jana Newton, a FL educator and artist, was a breath of fresh air. We connected over buttons in the Art Asylum room one night. The Art Asylum room is a place where everybody cleans out their studios and pack up boxes of interesting stuff. We send it to Teesha (AFF organizer) who places it in the Art Asylum room. Then, if you need any art supplies, you head to this room and find what you need.
Of course, I must mention Lori and Teri, my travel mates. We stayed at an old Victorian Hotel in Port Townsend called The Bishop. We shared a 2 bedroom suite, and recommend this hotel for its cleanliness, service, proximity to restaurants, shopping and the shore. Be sure to check out Lori and Teri’s fabulous blog to see thier art.
I also met about 2-3 dozen more wonderful artists who I loved to hang out with and talk with… I think I will need to showcase some of their work and interview them for my blog so you can see what they do as well.
More later as I unpack, and finish my class projects and trades so I might share them with you. I also made a few “other” items to share including a very funny sock creature.
Hugs, Carla
Carla Barrett 
Welcome home! It sounds like you had a great time.
Ok missy where are you taking that metal art jewelry class? Is it the one we talked about taking together? Please say so… cause i am still waiting to take that class.
Faith
Where are your fotos, girlfriend?
Lori, You want to see Dilda, don’t you? LOL!
Faith, I found out that Folsom Lake College has a semester class in metal jewelry- in fact Amy is taking it now. Watching the techniques she has learned has inspired me. Is that too far for you to drive??
yup, I want to see Dilda. But she will end up on my blog if you don’t watch out….
probably not any farther than UC Davis…. what are the specifics?
do i have to do the enroll thing.. or can you take it as a community class?
an added note.. if you want some more inspiration for art jewelry.. check this out
http://www.doxallo.com/forum/index.php?board=9.0
I wish I could have been there. I would love to take classes and connect with other fiber artists. Just can’t seem to get away for a whole weekend though. Maybe next year. I did spend last Sunday hiking around Fort Worden with my family.