Sometimes things don’t go quite the way you thought they would, but by
giving it a twist and turning it around you can make them into something
even better then you planned in the first place…
A disappointing number of three (yes, 3!) people registered for the
‘workshop by the sea’.
As the date approached – and no new registrations were added – I had to
make a decision: cancel the workshop weekend or – despite the small group –
go for it and transform the weekend into something even more creative…
I choose the latter.
I informed the women about it and one lady withdrew, but the other two
got all enthusiastic when they heard it would be a more intimate weekend.
After all, with such a small ‘group’ they would have the opportunity to learn
more complicated techniques.
The workshop weekend finally came.
I met Elvy and Margot – two friends that were my ‘students’ last weekend
– and we had a blast!
We made a small book with a ‘secret folded spine’ (similar to the one I show
in the video in this post), we carved stamps, the poet Johanna Kruit taught
a haiku workshop, we did some more bookbinding, we transferred magazine
images, we worked on different art journal pages and ofcourse we went for
a long walk on the dunes and beach.
This photo impression tells it all
(photos taken by me, Johanna, Elvy and Margot)
Here’s a book I made to show Elvy and Margot how to bind the pages.
(Size: 13 x 17 cm - 5.12 x 6.7 inch)
The pages in this book are alternately made out of blank paper and
scrapbook paper. Margot had brought some acrylic paint in marvelous
colours with her, and I tried all the colours in different combinations
on the blank pages.
It turned out to be one happy, colourful book!
It will be so much fun working in it!
I didn’t manage to work on my ‘chronicles page’ in the weekend…
so I made this spread today! (that’s why I’m blogging late)
The Chronicles of Marit – Week 45
(23 x 31 cm - 9.1 x 12.2 inch)
After a long, creative weekend the daily routine still has to settle in…
but I’m sure tomorrow everything will be ‘back to normal’.
I wish you all a lovely week!
(Turn disappointments into opportunities!)
Wat goed dat de workshop toch heeft plaatsgevonden! Weet zeker dat Elvy en Margot veel geleerd hebben (zeker met zo’n top teacher 🙂
Erg leuk hoe je de foto’s in je chronicle verwerkt hebt!
So glad you had fun at your workshop!! I’d love to have my own “private” teacher to show me how to make things!! Those ladies were lucky they had you one on one!!
What a fun workshop! It looks like a good time to me. What a great opportunity for the ladies who where able to participate!!!
Fijn dat je een goed weekend gehad hebt, Marit! En wat de anderen ook al zeggen: die 2 dames hebben heel veel geluk gehad met jouw privé-les!!
XXXJenneke
Sounds like a wonderful weekend.
Mooie impressie en erg leuke chronical is het zo geworden.
Ik vind die foto waarbij ik met mijn handen in mijn haar zit wel érg sprekend…:-)
Blij dat het weekend succesvol verlopen is meis!! Prachtige foto’s en ook zo mooi verwerkt in je journal!!
Het boek wat je als voorbeeld hebt gemaakt, met de luchtfoto op de cover is werkelijk fantastisch!! Zooo mooi dat je het blauw hebt laten terugkomen in de binding!!!
Brava to all three of you for making the very most of the gifts that were presented to you! How I wish I could “beam” myself to your seashore so I could have joined this intimate art party. It sounds like heaven to me !
Have a great week, Awesome One !
Amen girl!! That is awesome that you didn’t cancel it and the girls that were able to come had fun!! LOVING the photos and loveeeeeee the pages!! GORGEOUS colors! :):):):):):):):):):):)
dear marit,
i love your generosity of spirit. bravo!!!
i need to share that spadoman needs our help. i have posted a communal prayer post for him. please follow my link over and sign a comment for joe. if you would like to create a post for him, a kind of virtual card that would be wonderful and i am collecting links there too.
he is in the hospital and i think we can help him rally.
thanks friend.
Sorry to hear that you didn’t get many for the workshop, but the small ones are usually much better 🙂
Maybe one year I’ll make it across the water. x
Marit you are an absolute star for not cancelling the workshop – I bet the three of you had a blast (and the one who dropped out? I bet she is kicking herself now!)
Leuk dat je het toch door liet gaan. Die dames hebben vast een geweldig weekend gehad! Kleine groepjes zijn vaak veel leuker!
and do what you Love
and shine your Light on others
…that really is your essence dear Marit
I like everything about your Workshop by the Sea…it sounds special and wonderful and not to be missed
sometimes timing is everything
oxo
p.s. ooo and I can’t help but notice how much beautiful turkoois I see here…again we are on the same wave length it seems 🙂
Some how I missed this. Sorry you didn’t get as big as a response as you would like. I really wanted to be there, but situations this year prevented this from happening. I thought it would have been a good birthday present for me. Lucky ladies getting to work so closely with you and learning to bind that book. I am little bit jealous.
I am not sure when I will ever make it to the Netherlands. I have people coming to the US this coming summer that I have to plan for and I have the following year’s trip (probably in our winter) to go for Australia’s summer for my daughter’s 16th birthday present. Too many places to go. Still want to go back to Norway. I need a better paying job or start my own business back up full force. Blah!! Some day.
Hi Marit,
Looks like you had a fabulous workshop I bet your ladies learnt so much from you that they can go home and use these new techniques in their art…
Love your chronicles of Marit, always love the way you journal…
Have a great weekend…
Wat heerlijk dat de cursus toch is doorgegaan. Ik had verleden week een klas canceled omdat er maar drie mensen waren en het voelde aan dat wij niet belangrijk genoeg waren… Uw studenten hadden geluk en beregoed dat jullie een fijne klas hadden… Ik wou dat iedere lesgever uw voorbeeld kon volgen