It’s here! There’s not much more I can say about the Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Sea Turtle eWorkshop, that hasn’t already been said. Check out the information page here as well as my reflections on creating the eWorkshop here for more information.
If you have made up your mind already, you can purchase the Sea Turtle eWorkshop by clicking this button:
Actually, there is a little more I can say. I don’t believe I’ve told you the title of the finished quilt created as we worked through the eWorkshop, it’s “Tortuga Verde” (Spanish for green turtle). That was the first title that came to mind as I worked on the collage, being immersed in all values of green fabrics. Over time “she” took on a personality and a simple story developed of her swimming upward and creating waves as she approaches the surface. I read up a little more about green sea turtles, and in Mexico, there’s a place called Azumal Bay, Mayan for “place where turtles gather,” a hot-spot for green sea turtles. It worked with her story, and the quilt almost got a new title. Instead, my turtle got an informal name, Azumal, which I employ in everyday use.
Another thing I can tell you about the Sea Turtle eWorkshop is that for the last week we have made it available to a select group of people through my Patreon page (click the link for more info about that method of support). These reviewers gave us one surprising bit of feedback:
They really liked the time lapse videos of my work on the project.
They said the time lapse videos “tied it all together” and were “helpful in fully understanding the process.” One person likened them to fabric collage “Cliffs Notes.” This was surprising to Tom and I because the time lapses were almost an afterthought. We taped hours of me working on the sea turtle, which if run at regular speed would have been the visual equivalent of Ambien, knowing that if we used them at all they’d have to be sped up. In this case they are sped up 20 times, so an hour’s worth of work condenses down to 3 minutes. Yet somehow these time lapse videos do hang together.
Here is an excerpt below, from a time lapse video of me working on the outer shell of the turtle—a bit from the beginning, middle, and end. Tom especially chose cuts that include my studio companion, Djinni Cat. It wasn’t so bad when she settled down on the edge of where I was working, but when she started to pull out pins to get attention, it became necessary to remove her.
That’s such a kind thing to do. I have been waiting to do a collage of yours but life always gets in the way. Will start with your freebie and hopefully buy a pattern too. May I ask if these patterns are always at this price or are they on a special offer?
They are always $5.
Thank you for the free pattern. It’s is greatly appreciated. 😘😘Now that we are in semi lock down, it will be fantastic to try one of you patterns…which I have wanted to do for ages… thank you. 😘😘
i am a newbe to this whole website process etc. I am interested in signing up for the class but it has already started. If i sign up how does this work. Is the class on Youtube so I can listed to the first session? Exactly what does it pay for, the books, the sessions can I replay the sessions over again. If I miss a session can I see it again. I just don’t quite to know what to expect.
Thanks Lolly
Lora, You picked a very interesting time to start getting interested in this. Right now there are a couple things happening at once. First off, the Sea Turtle eWorkshop is something you use independently. It uses text, photos, and over 4 and half hours of video to teach the Sea Turtle fabric collage project. Also happening is a live talk I am giving via the internet on Thursday evenings for the next four weeks. You can purchase access to any of these talks you want. They are not linked in any way. Hope this helps.