The camp this week has kept us very busy. We had campers from the JCC (The Jewish Community Center) from 10-12 monday to friday (today). They were so great!

We had 7 campers all around the age of 9, and 2 councelers (college-age boys). Thye campers were all girls except for 1 boy. He ended up making a hat out of his woven material that looked like an egg was dropped on his head! (haha)

In general though, it took them a while to warm up. Some of them were more adventurous than others. One girl, Olivia, wove a pinecone into her work right on the first day! and others stuck with the same 2 colors and the same alternating pattern the whole time! It's very interesting to see what kids Assume is expected pf them...without being told.
In the rest of their lives and education they must be expected to do everything 'right'. The process they went through in this one week in letting go of that (at least to a small extent)was really evident by the last class this morning.




I just got off the phone with Susan, the lovely writer who is doing a story about the Saori Bridges of Elm Park, and she told me that one of my quotes opens the whole piece. I am really excited about it. Also, today I saw the Telegram and Town and I am on the cover weaving on an 'earth loom' (a warp set up between two trees) at the Worcester Center for Crafts.

More work to be done.
Last friday we had a meeting to talk about my goals. it went well, and I feel like the appropriate changes have happened. I feel more evenly spread between office work and studio work.
I finished my "Upside-down Pants" this week too. They look great. rather crazy, but i like the.

The more i do this the more I want to BE a weaver and teach weaving. It's quite addictive.