Not too far from my home I have book-binding and calligraphy workshops. Houston is the 4th largest city in the US, with many workshops each year or semester-long classes too.
My thoughts on how to enjoy excellent art or craft workshops:
---Teacher attributes:
- Handout with good instructions for what we are doing.
- Thoroughly qualified - can respond intelligently to questions.
- Shares about their background, perhaps with photos.
- Provides samples of past work & samples of what we are doing.
- Gives individual attention besides the group discussion.
---Group conditions:
- Minimal amount of supplies needed; I’d rather have a supply fee than lug supplies.
- Ease of participants talking quietly, but not too noisy either.
---Space:
- Enough private area in front of each student.
- A comfortable seat (I also bring a pillow).
- Not too cold and not too hot inside (I dress in layers).
Wonderful book-binding workshops are taught at The Printing Museum, either paid classes or at meetings of the Houston Book Arts Guild which meets there too.
About 3 or 4 calligraphy workshops each year are sponsored by The Houston Calligraphy Guild; we have teachers from Belgium to California coming in to teach.
Please let me know your thoughts about workshops; what works for you?
©Anne Rita Taylor 2016
A good suggestion for me - offline: The teacher should also have an excellent workshop description!
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