Early rise

The morning promise of a good day sitting on the hills of Dalmally as I loaded the van for the two sets of workshops in Glasgow and delighted in the clear road and rosey hillsides and lochs of the drive.
The village storytelling centre in Pollock is a place for a great variety of activities for all ages.

http://www.thevillageonline.org.uk/
This weeks workshop built up on the skills learned over the last 5 weeks and the possibilities that felt making can offer the students for making a whole range of things with wool and recycled items.

The lovely ladies of Glasgow

The Village Storytelling Centre in Pollock does an amazing job of providing a wide range of activities for the community. I am lucky to be involved with this great group teaching felt making and a big fundraising success has allowed me to work with two groups teaching a range of felt making skills over 8 weeks. This is a perfect way to learn a very usable skill in a very sociable environment and making new friends is a big part of the experience.
These are a few photos to show the development of the work done. I'll post more ongoing with these delightful groups.

I do love what I do!

Felt in Touched by Scotland

It has been too long since I have blogged about the wonderful journey felt takes me on in my daily life. I am taking a breather to reflect on how fortunate I am to have discovered such a wonderful art form .
This weekend I was in the lovely Aberdeenshire, golden with barley and dotted with many lovely breeds of sheep. The 4 1/2 hour drive is through some of the most beautiful of our Scottish landscape, Glenshee at sunset and the ghostly lichen lined birch woodlands of Balmoral to name just two.
A small number os students made for a very intimate workshop and time to focus on what the students needed to start their own journey into the world of felt and in particular hat making .
Touched by Scotland is a wonderful Gallery , unique in it's imaginative display and selection of some of the finest artists varied work. Add to that the amazing food at  Gadie's Restaurant
 within the building.For me it is what teaching is all about , sharing of knowledge and feeling invigorated afterwards.
Thank you to the lovely students and a big thank you to all the staff at Touched by Scotland in Oyne, Aberdeenshire.