| Testimonials from Pysanky
Retreat 2005
Participants Pysanky Artist Retreat April 1-5, 2005 |
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| “You were able to make this
interesting for just about any level of skill.”
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| “There was a little more
‘instruction’ than I expected – but that was a good thing.
I liked that I could still work while
listening.”
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| “I liked having all day every day
to try stuff and having all of the workshops be optional.”
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| “You did a great job of taking
the time to get
with me individually to explain how pysanky works. You
were very approachable, friendly, and a
great teacher. Also, everyone at the
retreat was great, they were all very willing to share information and
a fun
group to be with.”
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| “Most relaxing four days I have
spent in a long time – complete escape!!”
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| “Good location, handouts,
materials to work with, adequate free time, informal approach to allow
sharing,
individual stations.”
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| “Through ‘formal’ instruction and informal interaction I was able to address all the questions I had coming in – and able to try all the techniques I had as goals to try.” |
| “It was really informative to
watch how others work. It was also
wonderful to see all the real-time problem-solving going on.”
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| “I gained a new sense of
confidence in my work. I gained a lot of
wonderful ‘nuggets’ of information. I
gained a different perspective on what can be done.”
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| Would you recommend this class
to a friend? “Yes, but
probably only to an
experienced egger. There was so much
information, I would have been overwhelmed as total pysanky virgin. By experienced, I mean having made at least
one egg.” |
| “I was surprised how much about
teaching there
was to know.”
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| “It’s really nice to be with
others who share your passion/interest and enthusiasm.”
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| “Learned all kinds of things from
everyone who attended.”
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| “I learned a lot about
‘controlling my color’ which is something I never really paid attention
to.”
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| “I learned many new tips and
tricks and got so many great ideas.”
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| “Very organized. Everyone was very
friendly and it was a lot
of fun to learn Pysanky and to meet everyone.”
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| “We were all able to learn and
accept the various ideas.”
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| “Was happy to be able to try
things I had only ever heard/read about.”
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| “As one (as I understand many of
us are) who has slogged away at this completely on my own for a number
of
years, it was an indescribable learning experience to be with a group
of
pysanky artists intensively over a several day period - learning from
each
other, sharing ideas and having our learning guided by such a great
teacher and
artist in Lisa. I learned more in 4 days
by ten fold than I have in my previous 23 years at this. It will
eventually
show up in my work I hope - but I feel like a whole new world has
opened up to
me as a result of this workshop. Projects and designs I previously
dismissed as out of reach are now well within my grasp. Thank you to
everyone who was part of this workshop and shared so generously with
me. Thank you especially to Lisa for bringing her idea for this to
reality.”
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