Papertrails Residency

What an interesting weekend! I have been at West Dean with 'The Making' shadowing artists running workshops at the Garden and Art event. There was also a series of seminars and talks by artists and makers inspired by nature. I managed to attend Junko Mori's talk and also later to assist on her workshop. It was good to meet Cas Holmes and I was able to help on a few of her workshops too. The event was very well run and in such a beautiful setting that even the constant rain failed to dampen people's enthusiasm. 'The Making' are an interesting organization initiating and delivering good quality art and craft educational workshops and projects. It was very interesting for me to compare what they do with what I have been doing. I have to say that I was heartened by the experience as it confirmed that I am on the right lines. In addition to the professional development side of things it was good to meet everyone involved and work alongside them.