Back from Sandy Camp 2007
Been a while since I have posted anything and I have finally recovered from 6 days of fun and laughter at Sandy Camp 2007. This year I went down a day early with a couple other so I wouldn’t have to jump right in after a 5 hour car drive. boy was that a good idea since the drive turned into an 8 hour one for us. Munchie went with me and she was such a good girl on the drive. She curled up on her pillow and slept most of the way.
Once there we unloaded in our room and crashed for a bit….like all night. Wednesday morning the insanity began at 10am with camp check in. Folks we arriving ready to clay the days away, talk and laugh with old friends and new friends, and of course to nosh at the share table. No demos were scheduled for Wednesday.
Oh Thursday I only managed to make it to one demo, but boy howdy was it a good one. Julie Picarello shared with us her impression mokume gane technique. She has got a box full of the neatest impression tools. I think that was “almost” the best part, seeing all the fun things she had found to make impressions. Of course now I am really looking at things differently now. Matter of fact…I realized my ring making mandrels will be perfect for making impressions with the end that has a notch. Julie was kind enough to offer her tools to any one who would like to borrow them. I took her up on that. I only have one focal made, baked, sanded, and buffed. Of course I have no clue what I am going to do with it now, but it sure is purdy!
The next couple days was spent playing with MG stacks, talking, eating and…yep you guessed it, laughing. Somehow I never do get a lot of things made at Sandy Camp, and this year was no different. I did make a cervical cancer awareness ribbon for folks to use making things for a SC regular who had to miss this year because his daughter was just diagnosed with cervical cancer. On the third full day, Donna Kato did her new pod technique demo. I was front and center for that one. I love the whole pod concept. I did manage to get the pod I made almost finished before having to go home, and finished it up at home the day after.
Yes, a purple pod. I actually made something in purple again. Well that pod started a pod addiction that I am having way too much fun with. My next pod has…*gasp* eyes. I love it. It is now sitting on my monitor in the office keeping his eye on everything for me when I am not there.
With Donna’s blessing I have taken her pod idea and veered off in my “Kathi” direction (a little weird and warped) and have been making mini podmen like there is no tomorrow.
Dang I am having too much fun. After cranking out a bunch of them I decided to take a bit of a break and make my yearly channakiah. This year….a giant Podman. yep…I have it bad I think. I will keep posting all my Podmen….large and small in my Flickr account. I am sure there will be many new additions as the days go on.