Hi there
If you joined me for the Mixed media Craftalong yesterday evening, THANK YOU! I hope it was interesting? Like I said, it’s all about the sequence and knowing your material – how much you need, and how fast it dries. Well, that aside, if you were there, you will already have heard the good news! Yep. How about a really cool afternoon online – a whole afternoon – together, making something really lovely – either for your wall, or a superb Christmas present. Wow. What a great gift! Actually, the workshop would be a pretty spectacular gift for a creative person, too.
We’ve already spent a fab informative afternoon together, creating the LIGHTHOUSE Paper Collage. It was very well received! This is what we made…(still available to enrol on the pre-record. CLICK HERE)
Now, as promised, we have created the next online course for you, so that we can tackle that rather lovely VIADUCT.
Please don’t think that I am milking this, that you could make the Viaduct without tuition – especially if you’ve already done the Lighthouse course. Mmm… maybe. But this one is actually more challenging, and there is more to learn. Anyway, for those of you who already have The Lighthouse hanging in your home, there’s nothing like a second run at something similar but more challenging. If you didn’t do the Lighthouse previously, you can certainly join in with the Viaduct! You just do need the tutorial.
It’s not just about the product, the end result either. It’s about setting aside a whole afternoon, making a plan, gathering up the stuff you need, and working through a cool process with a bunch of other like-minded people. You may not be in the same room physically, but it actually feels like you are! There’s so much banter and chat!!
There’s a lot of work in this for me, but I really enjoy this new way of teaching. It means that friends from all over the world can join in. We had friends from Australia, the USA, Canada, Germany, France – it was brilliant!
Enrol as soon as you can, so that we can get the Project pack out to you in good time. It’s a month from now, so that’ll be something to look forward to! If you did do the Lighthouse course with me, then we will have sent you an email yesterday, offering you a special loyalty price. Oh! and one for a friend too. If you didn’t do the Lighthouse project, then why not sign up for the Viaduct? You can do them in any order.
Right. Now from the heart. Help us make this work. There is a lot of tumult in the craft industry since Create & Craft folded, and it will take our business a long time to come back from the financial blow we have been dealt. I totally understand that the closure has impacted many, many, people – but at the end of the day, my job is to look after my team, and this is the only way I know how.
Here at Clarity, we are pedalling like crazy, to keep going. These LIVE workshops, our Open Days, the Clarity LIVE TV shows – like my one coming up on Sunday 3-5. These are our hope for the future. A creative, kind, classy arty kind of place, where folks can come, watch, learn, get excited about art, shop without being pressured. But it’s challenging to redirect and rethink your entire business strategy overnight. We have to keep it going at the same time. Much like cooking a Christmas dinner for 30 whilst remodelling the entire kitchen!
To be honest, we were already building a back up plan, because we could see this coming – just not quite this soon. Ah well. It is what it is. Truth be told, we have a great opportunity here, to do something really good. But it’s all about customer loyalty and support.
So. I’m off to a meeting now, to get Sunday’s TV LIVE wrapped up and ready. Loads of boxes need ticking first!
Love always,
Barb xxx