Guild School

I was extremely grateful to earn a scholarship last year to attend the IGMA Guild School in Castine, Maine which was held from June 13th 'till the 20th, 2015.

After two days of travelling with my parents and entering two time zones we finally arrived in Castine. I'm sorry, but I don't have any pictures of Castine, but I will get some from my mom. I was too busy at school and too tired in the evening to get out and explore! lol

Guild school was such a wonderful experience. I met a lot of really great people who were friendly and made me feel like part of a great big mini-family. I had a wonderful roommate who I became instant friends with and who also showed me the ropes, and not to mention the late night talks and giggles! My classmates were awesome and not to mention how inspiring they are. My instructors are amazing guild artists who taught me so much. Overall my experience was excellent.

I took two classes which equaled 48 hours in total for the week (not to mention all the extra fun stuff we did in the evenings - more on that in my next post). The first class was a Scandinavian knitted sweater by Christa Goes and the other was a pottery class by Jon Almeda.

Although I have knitted in real life size, I actually learned more about knitting than I thought I would. I learned some great tips and I now know how to read a pattern and use more than one colour.

This is how far I got by the end of the week!

I have made progress since I have been home. I will make updates of the progress!

Pottery class was AWESOME! I was able to take something I enjoy doing in real life size and do it in miniature! I learned a lot of mini pottery techniques and I am still practicing. I bought a miniature pottery wheel and have been enjoying making a mess at home!

The following are pictures from my week of pottery class!

My work station!

This shows just how small we're dealing with!

Just some pieces I worked on

First bisque firing!

Some pieces I like

This is the raku firing kiln.

One of my favourite pieces!

 

Some of my work on display after graduation!

Guild school was such an amazing experience, and unless work gets in my way, I will definitely be back next year.

More photos to follow in the next post.

Until next time!