Intertwined and connected by a love of colour and texture, 15 got together and made magic happen. At the helm, fibre technician, teacher, designer and as sweet as Quebecoise sugar pie -- Prudence Mapstone.
These are the hands that led us on an exciting journey.Hosting this gathering was Yvonne Stowell from Fiberworks Studio in Mediera Park on the Sunshine Coast. What makes her studio and gallery so spectacular is that all the courses and workshops are taught in a yurt. There is something inviting and contagious about sharing in a circular environment. The energy created by this space was absolutely electric.
Loosely structured, yet packed full of information and inspiration, Prudence had all of us designing, knitting, crocheting, laughing and exchanging. It exceeded my expectations in every way. I cannot thank John enough for his gift to me, worth far more than the workshop itself was the fact that he took two days off work after Whistler to bring me there so that we were able to explore the Sunshine Coast at the end of each day.
John, finding his own inspiration in Sechelt at the beach.
All of the women in this class were exciting, vibrant, and rich with talent. I admired everyone's choices for colour and texture and would have run off with everyone's scrumbles, if I thought I could have made it out of town with them. This was all the samples placed together. How perfectly it all fit together.
This is what my head and hands collaborated on in the two days.
My "sampler" included all of the following: silk, angora, camel down, alpaca, Turkish angora, merino, bamboo and several "bits" of leftover hand spun in mostly merino.
On the ferry ride home, I ran into two ladies from our group. They were looking out over the water and imagining "scrumbling" the landscape. How perfect.
