The conference was outstanding. I loved every minute of it. I'll be paying this off for the rest of the year, and I will still consider it money well spent. My first day was spent with Robert Dancik working with faux bone. (He wants a pic of my finished piece, so look for that later in the week.) Although I own the bone, purchased from him more than three years ago, I had never done anything with it. Now I have a much better idea of what I can do with it and how to work with it. It's a variety of polyvinylchloride, but not what your plumbing pipes are made from. And it is great fun to play with and very fast to work with. I have three sheets somewhere in my craft room (le sigh) and if I find them, I can play...
Robert is an outstanding teacher - everyone is met with positive comments and encouragement at all times. Throughout the week, watching him greet many people, there was not a single person he met that did not receive a compliment - sincerely given. Either the color of their clothes, the jewelry that they were wearing, their hairstyle, whatever - everyone received positive strokes. Robert leaves positive feelings in his wake and is an excellent teacher with a long/strong background in public school teaching to fall back on. A wonderful experience. My roomie, Shruti, finally arrived about 10pm that night, long after our surprise birthday party for Katie Baum which was wonderful food, wonderful friends, and mega-dollars (well worth it, though). More tomorrow...
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