I was fortunate to be able take Linda & Opie O'Briens class "Dada Diaries" at Artfest. I say fortunate because I came within nano seconds of not attending. I've never played with metal, have no tools and began to think that I was an idiot signing up for this class. Linda and Opie, however, had other ideas and gave me the gentle nudge that I needed to follow thru. And I can say that I had an absolute BLAST! This is a good example of attending a class having no idea what you want to do and therefore not planning ahead and bringing tons of supplies. There was not a lot of decision making -- I used what was in my stash. And here is the result. The torso contains a small book that can be removed. The arms are those things used to pry up paint can lids -- I have no idea why I had them in my bag, but yippeeee for me! Needless to say, my compatriots made some amazing, envious pieces -- but I am pretty darn pleased!
Big hug from Linda as I finished my project
You are the same kind of student as I. In Michael's class everyone came with cases of great junk to work with. I had next to nothing which really was a kind of blessing because I didn't spend my time making decisions; there was really only a few things I could do. But I love the serendipity of creating in the moment from what's on hand; it reminds me so much of life in general.
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Glad you had a great time at ArtFest and your class with Linda and Opie. I like your Dada Diary. Sometimes creating with less is more.
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