Life as I know it!

Just a little up date here folks.  

Most of you know that I found out yesterday that my breast biopsy came back benign!   YEAH!!!!  Now I get to dive headlong back into some sort of life.  

I wasn't sure what was going to be in my immediate future, so everything was kind of at a stand still.  I had been invited to instruct workshops at the very large Art center here in Moultrie, GA.  I had accepted, but of course if I had to have a mastectomy or chemo or both or ........ anyway now I can move ahead.

I will be at their open house tomorrow, that is the 21st from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This I already knew about, but got a phone call this morning asking if I would like to DISPLAY some of my weaving's also.  So I gathered up what I have here and went over and hung them outside the room where I will be giving my lessons.  Kind of sad though, see all of the really nice ones get sold or given as gifts.  This means that most of what I have kept for myself may not be my best work.  But I went down and hung what I did have and it actually looks pretty good if I do say so myself.  

I am choosing to call this a showing...even if it is on a small scale.  It's a little scarey though, feels kind of like bragging.

I'll be taking my tapestry looms in and demonstrating, might even take a spindle and some fiber.  Most of the spinning I have done in the last few years has been on a spinning wheel though, might be a little rusty for demonstrating. 

I will also be burning the midnight oil making up some sort of flier tonight so that if anyone asks I will have handouts.  Being an instructor is a self-employed thing and I need STUDENTS!  LOL!  First classes is September 7th.  

I will be doing Beginner weaving, Beginner spindle yarn spinning, and Beginner peyote needle bead weaving.  So I guess I will also be wearing some of my own beaded jewelry.  Batteries are dead in my camera, but somehow I will get some pictures taken.  Especially of my art work hanging on the walls of a real live Art Center.  I am hoping that I will also be able to do some shows eventually...as far as the drawing...it's still not my strong suit.  I have much more of a comfort zone with my fiber arts.  

I also came home to find that my FaceBook friends had been working overtime helping me gather up some new fans.  I don't know what I would do without these wonderful people.  They have been my surrogate family these last few months in a city where the only people I know are my roommate, Carol and our 3 dogs.  Bless all of you for being there for me.

I will also keep you posted on how well my commissions were received by their recepients. 

For now I bid you all good night as I have lots to do to prepare for tomorrow.  I am actually looking forward to meeting new people and making new friends...in the art world...go figure, me, at the art center.  WOW, who'd a thunk it?

Can you believe it?

As most of you know my daughter was here for a couple of days.  Yesterday we were sitting around visiting and my phone rang...can you believe it, IT WAS THE LOCAL ART CENTER.  The very one that I was supposed to teach at earlier in the year.

Things were not handled well by them and when it came right down to it I decided that it wasn't the place for me.

Well, they have asked me if I am still interested in instructing classes. 

I had proposed to them that I teach Tapestry/frame weaving, spindle spinning, and peyote bead weaving.  At this point I might also instruct Pine Needle Basket weaving.

Anyway there will be a staff meeting on Tuesday the 27th and I was invited.  Soooooo I might actually be an active participant at the art center in the fall semester.  Lets just hope I am not going to Chemo or some other hideous thing.  Won't know any of that until after the biopsy on the 30th. 

So at this point I can use all of the crossed fingers I can get.  I will keep you all posted.