Ah-Haa

 I met the wonderful and talented Kathy Green at April's Alegre retreat. She is part of the Ah-Haa School in Telluride and promises that when I am there in September my class will be fun and smooth going. If she said otherwise, this is what my brain heard. There's a couple of spots, join me September 24-28, 2026. there https://canvas.ahhaa.org/classes/656

Light Tap Won't Work

I won a door prize of a geode at the Alegre retreat. Suggesting a light tap will work, I tried that twice. So I wacked it, and that did the job. It was fun, goofy, and drew a crowd. And I love my little bits of geode to treasure.
 

The Tour

The last day of Alegre Retreat is a tour where the entire community of the retreat goes from room to room to see what each person made. What a riot! Yes, it made us clean up a bit, but everyone was able to show there work and answer questions. It was marvelous, and I was so pleased to spend a week there. Brava!
 

Wonders Exist

Jamie took to printing light lighting. She's standing next to her piece where she's scraped color blocks throughout. Don't know if she'll add, or leave it as a color set. Either way, it's lovely. And, check out these wonderful sinks! We are spoiled at Alegre!
 

Show and Tell

Part of every retreat includes some form of 'show and tell' and Luana Rubin took the spotlight quite literally with her work and story of a close encounter with a bear. Ending: she lived to tell the tale. Alegre is proving fun, entertaining, enlightening, and all in a fantastic serene oasis in the red rocks of Colorado.
 

Get Ready Set Go

Alegre has started today for my printing class. We've built a tower of 4 x 4 Styrofoam boards with plastic cup spacers. Works great. And since it's midafternoon, there is a table set with cucumber sandwiches and petit fours. Also a tray of great cookies. You have to be happy here, if for nothing else than the food.
 

On the Way

My undoctored photo was taken at a stop along the route to Gateway, Colorado. I'm part of the Alegre Retreat, and now that I've landed, I am truly spoiled for  any other landscape, workshop room setup, dining choices, and suite if rooms. My guess is the class will be a great set of printers, and as happy as me.

 

Pink Moon

The tote bag was sent off today to Alegre Retreat along with a couple of quilts to display, and a heavy box of material to print this April at Gateway Canyon in Colorado. This detail is where I signed it, and I think it's a good stand in for tonight's full moon -- the Pink Moon.
 

Ahead Three Steps

I've three places where I'll be teaching printing before we officially hit summer. This are name tags for the third batch of fabric-- the Pacific Northwest Art School in Coupeville, Washington, June 15-19, and before that Schweinfurth Art Center May 29-31, and first Alegre Retreat, Colorado April 27 - May 1. Seats still!