My 2019 collage of goals & inspiration!
2019 goal: This year I commit to spending time each and every week to weaving, learning, teaching, cultivating wood crops and/or growing my hobby into an emerging artisan business. Check out my collage of plans & inspiration to the left here…
- You will know from my 2018 posts that I learned so much from Jon Ridgeon’s book, Willow Basketry: A How-to Guide. This year, I am exploring alternative willow weaving projects with his book, Willow Craft: 10 Simple Projects because I needed to come up with ideas that could be taught in just a couple of hours for Clarksburg has h’ART. In fact the night I ordered the book I couldn’t wait for a paper copy, so I went straight to his website and ordered the instant eBook.
- I am also expanding my skills with Jenny Crisp’s 2018 book, Willow: A Guide to Growing and Harvesting – Plus 20 Beautiful Woven Projects. This book will help me in the cultivation of the willow crop as learn new weaving skills through new projects.
- In February I am taking a workshop to make an asymmetrical basket to hone new weaving techniques at Lakeshore Willows with Lene Rasmussen.
- In March I am taking a two-day workshop Making it Work: Defining business goals & individual success for professional crafts people through Craft Ontario and will also explore their online training modules.
- And pictured in the collage is also my mug which is my morning inspiration each day as I wake up with coffee.
Are you ready launch out on your own artisan adventure or are you already building an artisan business too? I’d love to hear from you.
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