Class with Patti Culea

This has been the most wonderful few weeks. First a truly wonderful class with Marilyn Halcomb, then our sucessful exhibit at the quilt show and to top it off getting to meet and take a class with Patti Medaris Culea. Her books have made me the doll maker I am today. Her Creative Cloth Faces book made the "light go on" for me and faces. We did Viviana which included dyeing lace, stamping the body, creating the face, making toes, lots of beaded flowers, playing with Art Foam, heat set crystals, etc, etc, etc. A jam packed two days.

Picture at the end of day 1. Faces completed and bodies stamped, lace dyed.

Picture at the end of day 2 which was spent beading.

Picture of Patti and her "show and tell"

Picture of my doll Solara at the end of class.

Solara's shoes and pedicure. I didn't finish them in class. Decided to do the little suns on her shoes in lieu of flowers. She has heat set crystals on her toes and fingers.

Solara's face.

We all learned so much. Thank you Patti for making the class so special. If you haven't met Patti, she is a darling and very petite with the talent, patience, kindness and energy of a giant! Thank you too to the ladies who took the class. We all melded into a wonderful caring sharing group. Special thanks to Linda who secured the hall where the class was held. Everything was perfect--the space, the light, the access to a kitchen, water, etc and it was FREE!!!!