Author Archives: amanostudios

Summer Camp Revisited – Adult Style

Posted on June 21, 2013 by amanostudios

The beautiful Mountain Lake Setting Of Camp Merrie- Woode Every year when summer arrives, and the smell in the air and the heat of the sun are just right, my mind is transported back in time to the most wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art at summer camp, art class, art process, art workshops, artmaking, beginning felting, can you really go back, creating art, felting, felting with children, felting with kids, going back in time to childhood, important things from childhood, learning new skills, learning to felt, nutruring kids, passion, summer camp, teaching art, the art of teaching | 1 Comment

A Special Teaching Opportunity

Posted on March 18, 2013 by amanostudios

Last week I had another really enjoyable and unusual teaching opportunity. The Southern Highland Craft Guild in Asheville, North Carolina of which I am a member, was hosting a group of international teachers for a morning of craft and relaxation on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art process, artmaking, creating art, felting, international teachers group, new experiences, success in the classroom, teaching a craft, teaching an art class, teaching art, teaching teachers, US Grant for teachers, workshops | 4 Comments

Why I do what I do .

Posted on December 12, 2012 by amanostudios

Ever think about why you pursue a certain activity, pick a certain job or follow a certain career path? I have been thinking a lot about this lately. It might be because I have reached an age – 60 ( … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, creating art, do what you do, felting, gardening, happy, jobs that make you happy, life, life philosophy, life's trials, making yourself happy, painting | 2 Comments

An Art Form Most People Just Don’t know about

Posted on December 5, 2012 by amanostudios

Funny, I don’t even keep up with writing my own blog, because it takes me so long to organize my thoughts and formulate my words, but when a fellow textile artist asked me to be a guest writer for her blog, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art quilters, art shows, artist, craft guilds, craft shows, creating art, felt artist, felting, nuno felting, oil painting, passion, quilt artists, quilting, what is an artist? | 5 Comments

The Art of Taking an Art Workshop

Posted on July 2, 2012 by amanostudios

There are so many wonderful Felting and Surface Design workshops available around the country as well as in Europe, that I never have a problem choosing one. This summer I might have overdone this luxury a little too much by … Continue reading →

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A wonderful first experience- Felting with children

Posted on May 10, 2012 by amanostudios

I was so fortunate the other day to have had such a wonderful teaching experience. I taught a How To Felt Class to a group of 14 of the most well behaved and wonderful home school children-ever. Their ages ranged … Continue reading →

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Teaching and Being Taught – Art

Posted on January 20, 2012 by amanostudios

As a young child I always created art -preferring to paint and draw rather than join my friends at the mall. I loved copying Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Matisse. As a college student I studied art, design and painting. As an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art class, art process, artist, artmaking, being a good teacher, crafting, felt artist, getting the most from a class, how to have a successful class, nuno felting, passion, success in the classroom, successful teaching, teaching, teaching a craft, teaching an art class, teaching art, teaching nuno felting, what I want from a class, what makes a good teacher | 3 Comments

How do you even start to create a piece of art?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by amanostudios

It was my first Southern Highland Craft Guild Show. I would get to see how people responded to my work and was excited by the prospect. My booth happened to be crowded at the time, but I noticed a man … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by amanostudios

When people ask me what I do, I answer “I am an artist”. Often times the response is ‘I would have guessed that. You seem like an artist.’ But I have always wondered what does an artist seem like? … Continue reading →

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Why am I writing a Blog NOW ?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by amanostudios

Why am I writing a blog in the first place? This is a good question since writing a blog has been something I have never quite understood. Who needs another blog, right? But I guess that is like asking who … Continue reading →

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