postcards from maine: fiber college class
Fiber College of Maine leaves an afterglow: inspiration, energy, feeling the kind of happy you get from being in great company, laughing, talking, experimenting with new materials, coming up with wild schemes.....
Here're some postcards from my classes. If you think it looks like fun, join me sometime soon: like at Interweave Knitting Lab later this week, Oct 4th in Manchester New Hampshire. There are still 2-3 seats in my classes. And--we could use a volunteer model for the afternoon, if you happen to be around and want to join in the photo experience.*
These set ups are the by students, to photograph their pieces, as I led them through the workshop.
You can see our FABULOUS volunteer model, Lisa, in action--and also a great hat design from Lee, who I hope will link to it in the comments.
edited to add: Lee said the hat is Walk the Dog and the pattern will be on her website, Harper and Figg soon. Using color theory to pop the scarf...V1
and v2
sock knitting v1v2--can you tell I have this thing about alternative takes? ...and v3
Here's V4 in action-maybe someone from class will link to what that photo looked like. Which do you like best ?
Making the most of local nature.
My seriously wonderful partners in crime ......also making the most of local nature. Kirsten (Through the Loops) Kapur and Mary Lou (Wear With All) Egan, you surely know their designs if you don't recognize the faces. I'll trade any fine dining indoors for sitting outside Kirsten's cabin with our nightly wine, bread, corn, lobsters & blueberry pie. sigh.
The view from my cabin--not too shabby! Kirsten's was just around the bend. More postcards coming soon. It was just a few days on Penobscot Bay in Maine but enough to fill several blogposts.
* If you want to volunteer model for my afternoon class this Thursday in Manchester NH at Interweave Knitting Labs, I would be delighted to have you! Ideally you'd be interested in photography, comfortable with cameras aimed your way, and fit somewhere in the S-M-L size spectrum. You'll definitely pick up some photo knowledge, too. Email me if you're willing !
14 comments:
I want to go back to that cabin right now!! So much fun.
Have fund in NH.
Your posts about Maine fiber college always make me wish I was on leave in Sept! The colors in this post's pictures are especially wonderful and Maine-ish. Thanks for sharing them with us!
WOW! What a fun trip! Great photos.
that looks like a great time - - your pictures are gorgeous! I would love the name of that hat pattern
Even being on the other end of the camera was a blast!
I loved your class for knitters, and I know Lisa, so it's always fun to see someone one knows being the model! I hope to take another of your classes in the future... maybe I'll bite the bullet and get a DSLR. For now, I got a bridge camera which is quite fun....
That was the best class! I had fun and am looking forward to seeing you again on Thursday. The hat pattern will soon be on my website,www.harperandfigg.com.
I am in Orlando in a conference hotel right now. Those pictures have me sighing -- I'm with Kirsten, I want to go back right now.
Some day (sigh), I will make it to one of your workshops.
Can you tell us what the beautiful shawl in the first photo is? And that HAT!!!
Looks like SUCH fun.
You got such good shots! Those aqua chairs!
Next year please take me. Seriously. I'm begging you.
That looks like it was a darn near perfect experience. Fiber, photography, nature, wine, lobster, AND blueberry pie? I take that back - it was perfectly perfect!
oh wow! santa barbara is great but i would LOVE to attend your workshop there! the sock photos are so much fun, but the lobster photo, oh my!
Looks totally delightful, and yes, I'd love to know about that hat, too!
(((hugs)))
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