Some of my workshops bring together friends who haven’t seen each other for yonks. With these two ladies you’d think the same, one being from the Midlands and one from New Orleans, but they meet up every year and spend lots of meaningful time together. Old friends: you pick up where you left off.
Both are very creative. They studied art in England, then one went into weaving fabrics here in Britain and the other into recycled paper in the US. Life threw stuff at them, and yet their friendship prevailed.
So they wanted to weave together again. Creative people find it easier to pick up new techniques, so I challenged them a bit. They each wove in their own way, Jill sitting on top of the table to get some space and Sarah at the table, both completely focused. There were silences, but they were natural and comfortable. They were at ease in each other’s company, as well as mine.
They both made fabulous baskets, and new memories that will last them a lifetime, whatever life throws at them next.
