On May fourth, we had an awesome Play Day at Meredith's! Six of us traveled to her lovely home in Grants Pass, and two of her Grants Pass artist friends joined us, Barb and Nancy. Meredith planned way too many fun activities to try, ice dyeing, discharge, Shiva oil rubbings, foiling and other fun products to try. We had a tour of her sewing room/studio, she has a sunny space over looking the valley. One of her design ideas, was a fabric ladder, holding many of her hand dyed fabrics. She also has a beautiful loom, and an antique spinning wheel.
As we worked in the morning Meredith's son came over with his fancy digital camera, and we posed for pictures, framed by a wooden picture frame, hanging from a dark maple tree. We hammed it up, and paired up for pics, and finally took a group pic. I can't wait to see them! We had a beautiful lunch, a large salad with all sorts of stuff to add to it, and warm ham and roll sandwiches, which I promise to get the recipe and post it here! Vera made a fruit layer coffee cake for dessert.
After lunch Meredith showed us how she makes her glass beads, she and her husband have a double torch set-up on a sturdy workbench in the garage. She has a huge assortment of glass, and very carefully constructed a bead to show us. After it was in the kiln to cool slowly, she showed us a set of rectangles she had pre-cut and stacked, ready to fuse into a plate.
Every one had a great time, dyeing and discharging and playing with products. As the heat rose, we started to fade out, and just sat in the shade and let the breeze cool us, as we chatted. Packing up and the hour drive home, finished us off. Thank you Meredith for your hospitality, and a wonderful time, being creative with friends.
As we worked in the morning Meredith's son came over with his fancy digital camera, and we posed for pictures, framed by a wooden picture frame, hanging from a dark maple tree. We hammed it up, and paired up for pics, and finally took a group pic. I can't wait to see them! We had a beautiful lunch, a large salad with all sorts of stuff to add to it, and warm ham and roll sandwiches, which I promise to get the recipe and post it here! Vera made a fruit layer coffee cake for dessert. 
After lunch Meredith showed us how she makes her glass beads, she and her husband have a double torch set-up on a sturdy workbench in the garage. She has a huge assortment of glass, and very carefully constructed a bead to show us. After it was in the kiln to cool slowly, she showed us a set of rectangles she had pre-cut and stacked, ready to fuse into a plate. 
Every one had a great time, dyeing and discharging and playing with products. As the heat rose, we started to fade out, and just sat in the shade and let the breeze cool us, as we chatted. Packing up and the hour drive home, finished us off. Thank you Meredith for your hospitality, and a wonderful time, being creative with friends.
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