hey there bloggers! what a great weekend we've just returned from up in massachusetts for a rep show. i spent the time with retailers from all over teaching ranger workshops, doing make & takes, and of course a trade show day. i taught 3 workshops the first day, one with the 12 new colors of distress ink (a repeat of my cha workshop) where we created grungepaper roses in a frame, then next was an idea-ology class where we designed and created wearable art using the new idea-ology adornments, and also a studio project using claudine hellmuth's studio line from ranger and created this hinged artful village. i had such a great time with these classes and sharing all of the cool techniques and possibilities these products had. the stores in the workshops got the opportunity to work hands-on with these products, ask questions, and learn, learn, learn. after all...it's what it's all about!
in addition to that, yesterday i taught an all-day workshop with the talented and amazing jennifer mcguire from hero arts. the two of us collaborated on a project we taught to 100 retailers all in the same room at the same time! we did tandem teaching where both jennifer and i each shared a different perspective on the function of the various hero arts stamps, and the unique techniques each of us taught with ranger's extensive product line. it was titled "creative chaos" and that it was...in a totally fun way! the students had the opportunity to create 22 technique tags that assembled into 2 12x12 canvas, one with the colorful (what i called "skittle-like") palette jennifer did, and one grungy (what jennifer called "storm cloud") version i did. each of us used the same size tag, the same ranger product, and often the same hero arts stamp, but in a completely different way on each tag - total fun, and total creative chaos! here's a video on jennifer's blog of the weekend and the chaos class (thanks todd)...
i'm back at ranger for the rest of the week to test products, work on education ideas, and hopefully get a chance to share some behind the scenes pics with all of you too. until tomorrow...t!m
No wonder you were all prepping long into the night. What amazing projects! So much thought goes into all of them. I love seeing the BTS photos and the way two different color sets make such a huge difference. Very, very cool! I hope you'll be coming back up this way soon, maybe the rain will stop by then!
Posted by: Patti | March 30, 2010 at 10:21 AM
What great pictures, thanks for sharing. Is it different teaching to retailers vs. customers?
Posted by: Crystal | March 30, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Beautiful as ever! So jealous of those that got to attend.
Posted by: Cari Kerstiens | March 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM
So this is where all those bits and pieces went! Such creativity going on here... love them!
Posted by: Gloria L. | March 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Thanks for the eye candy!
Rinda
Posted by: Maria Ontiveros | March 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM
I Love all of your projects.
Posted by: Carol | March 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Great pics, again I am inspired so off I go to craft!!!!
Posted by: Lesley Gibbs | March 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Those are just down-right amazing!
Mary Smith
Hilliard, OH
Posted by: Mary Smith | March 30, 2010 at 10:24 AM
how awesome! i love the 12x12 canvas art! its always fun to sit down with others, the same materials and then just see how different everyones projects turn out. inspiring and loads of fun! i think i might have to borrow the term creative chaos and put a sign with that about my scrap table! perfect description.
Posted by: lauren | March 30, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Very cool Tim! Nice to have you back. :)
Posted by: scrapthat/dolly | March 30, 2010 at 10:24 AM