Teen Summer Workshops
31 May 2011 Leave a Comment
in Art Studios, Home Schooling, Studio Business, Time management Tags: creative life, Studio design, Teaching, workshops
Ready for the summer events here. The new studio is set up downstairs and I have the summer schedule for classes and workshops is up. First will be the Teen Thursday Workshops, below is the announcement. It is going to get busy around here, but I seem to thrive on activity, without plans I tend to mop around and feel lost. Space is limited, so sign up soon.
Teen Sewing Workshops
I am now offering classes in my home studio.
Maximum 6 Students
3 Thursday in June
June 16, 23, 30
11-2:30pm
3 Thursdays in August
August 11, 18, 25
Learn:
This summer the classes will be a variety of sewing and fabric activities to help learn how to use the sewing machine better; cutting out patterns, setting in a zipper, appliqué, quilting, embroidery, and dying/printing fabric ideas will be included.
Classes include all fabric, and patterns for all the projects, and a snack lunch.
Please Bring:
-Drinks
-Sewing Machine (please let me know if you do not have one)
-Any special sewing fabric or notions that you like to use
-Any projects you are working on and/or need help with
Cost: $60 per class
Students do not have to take all classes, but each one will have a special feature.
Logging Time
02 May 2011 2 Comments
in creative life, inspiration, Time management Tags: Austin Kleon, blogging, challenge, creative life, log book, planning, schedule, Time management
It is Monday and another week is waiting to be filled with activity. As we all know time has a way of speeding past, especially when we are under deadlines and time in our lives moves on-you know we get older. I have always struggled with time management, I procrastinate, I get really good ideas at the last minute, I think I need one more item to take to a show. I have decided to try something new to help me overcome this problem. I keep a calender book and also make list, I have many, many sheets of paper lists. After reading this post from Austin Kleon, I want to start “logging” these ideas in a type of book. Since I have been moving my studio, I am finding all these sheets of paper are a huge mess to keep and it has not been helping me manage my day. I hope as I log in a book my days events it will give a better picture of when my time goes and I can make changes in scheduling to find the time to do what I need as well as do the things I really want to enjoy.
“A log book keeps track of knowledge acquired over time. It can be a record of data, thoughts, or activities. It answers the question “What did you know and when did you know it?” It documents the rationale for the actions you take.”
I really like the above statement as well, form this site. I hope this logging will also help with the focus of my work and teaching, with so much stimulation, trying to narrow down ideas is a problem. Also, reinventing each new project for class, if I have it all in one place I can just pull ideas.
I think it will be like lists for Blogging.
