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Romancing the Clay in France |
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Gwen Gibson returns
once more to La Cascade, in the south of France, for her popular one-week
polymer clay workshop from July 15 - 22, 2004.
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 About
the house; La Cascade is the name we've given our 17th century house in
the small medieval village of Durfort in the South of France. "La Cascade"
well suits the house because it's on a mountain stream whose waterfall
fills the house with its music. There's a terrace overlooking the stream
where we can eat by candlelight under the stars. Our chef, Nese, prepares
delicious, healthy meals using produce from neighboring farms which we
enjoy with wines of the region. La Cascade is a large three-story house
that currently sleeps eight people, has a cool studio facing the stream,
and a dining room with French doors onto the terrace. La Cascade is perfect
for renewal through creativity and simple pleasures.
About the area: Durfort is an artisan village that's been devoted to the making of copper vessels for centuries. Les Montagnes Noir, a range of wooded mountains that rise dramatically above Durfort offer miles of hiking trails. One can start from the front door and hike forever.  About Romancing the Clay: Each year brings new approaches, new techniques and new discoveries as well as a reworking of old favorites. This year I'm introducing a new feature; the clay clinic. Students will bring a few representative pieces of their best work in order to see how they might tailor what they learn in the workshop to fit their personal style. Since Romancing the Clay in 2003, I've been exploring dyes, stamping inks and embossing powders in a search for new and unusual surface effects. I'm looking forward to sharing what I've come up with in Romancing the Clay 2004. The price for the week is $1650 which includes room, meals and class. There will be two persons in each of three bedrooms. Dates are the date of arrival and departure -- seven nights with six days to romance the clay. Click here to visit Gwen's site for more information. |