Happy 4th of July!
We got up to a really nice day. Three of my jewelry teachers were at the craft center at 8:30. There were seven or eight students who needed help finishing projects.
Mark Brackin was there to help me finish my wire wrapping venture. I had worked on it last night, finishing as much as I could. We sat and worked on it for quite awhile. It was kind of like having a private lesson. I learned so much from him as we talked. The finished product was beautiful. It made me glad I had picked a shell to wrap instead of a stone. I won’t be afraid of doing another piece, this time with a stone. Hopefully, I will get one started by the weekend.
Mark’s wife, Renita, who teaches with him, was also there, but was working on finishing a project with Lois Boose, who taught the herringbone bracelet class.
Also helping students was Diana Lister. I had taken a necklace class from her. Lois was in that group with me. Once again I unknowingly chose the most difficult kind of glass chips to work with. The color was great...the chips were another story altogether. During the actual class, Lois was a really big help to me. Today, she helped me complete the necklace. The finished project was beautiful.
Hopefully, I will be able to take classes with these artist at future Escapades. They are all very special people.
In the main building there was a Chili Cook-Off. Bill and I didn’t get there in time to sample any of the chili so we went home for lunch. We spent most of the afternoon resting and relaxing.
At 5:30, we went to the Closing Ceremonies for the Escapade. Afterwards we had a dinner celebrating the 35th birthday of the Escapee RV Club. There was music and dancing after dinner, but Bill and I chose to go home.
By the time the fireworks started at 9:30, the rain was pouring down, a strong wind was blowing, and there was a huge amount of lightening. We drove the Honda closer to the action and watched from the car.
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