A participant in our first Live Online 5-Day Fabric Collage Class said the experience was “a coaching session on steroids.”
You’ll be meeting that student, Kelly Stafford, and her subject “Roscoe”, in this Saturday’s post covering Zoom annotation for fabric collage, Part 2. You can read Part 1 here. In addition to attending last month’s online class, Kelly signed up for a few coaching sessions last year so she know’s what she’s talking about with her colorful statement. I can’t say I would have made the comparison to steroids, but when she explained it was the pre-class videos, plus mix of teaching approaches, plus coaching accessibility, I got it. It’s like the intensity of the online experience is dialed up a couple notches.
Regular one-on-one coaching sessions are scheduled whenever one is ready for more help or direction, so the work can stretch out over weeks or even months—which works well for some folks. In a five-day class, the individual coaching sessions are shorter and focused on “the next step,” and the next step is twice a day, every day—steroids—works well for others.
You may have seen the impressive results from that first Live Online Class. In the same class and Zoom breakout with Kelly, was Joanne Schwartz, a previous coaching student as well. In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we take a look back at one series of coaching sessions: Joanne Schwartz and her portrait of service dog “Catch,” see photo above.
If Joanne’s results inspire you to learn more about Fabric Collage (and be sure to check out Kelly’s “Roscoe” in a couple days), you are invited to attend one of my upcoming Live Online Classes (see below) or to schedule a coaching session with me.
Fabric Collage Coaching Case Study: Joanne Schwartz’s “Catch”
Upcoming Live Online Classes
April 12-16, Fabric Collage Menagerie
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Host: Madeline Island School of the Arts
May 17-21, Fabric Collage Menagerie
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Host: Susan Carlson
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Live Online Class Testimonials
“Taking the class helped me significantly advance my confidence with collage and my skill in executing my vision. Susan is a gifted teacher and she and Tom have created an excellent online learning experience.” —Joan M.
“Susan is a wonderful teacher with a gentle, encouraging style that encourages and guides students to create work that is their own. She has an uncanny knack for seeing the smallest correction to drawing, fabric, or design and to demonstrate with annotations on the screen how and where changes are needed. With screenshots of this annotated feedback, we moved forward with clear understanding of what was needed to create our projects. I got far more accomplished during this week than I thought possible.” —Judy N.
“I also liked the fact that I could work many more hours of the day. That would not have been possible attending an in-person class. I loved the freedom of working and doing other necessary things as needed throughout the day.” —Jan A.
“I’m sure we all got more of Susan’s individual time under this format. It was less expensive than paying for travel and lodgings and food on top of the class fee. It was key that we could go back to our fabric stash whenever we needed to. We had all the supplies we needed at our finger tips, and didn’t have to worry about what we had forgotten to pack.” —Nancy G.
“I loved the breakout rooms! I really enjoyed getting to know my fellow students in the smaller setting.” —Sandy L.
“In some ways I prefer the online class. Relationships are a huge part of a class; on the other hand, you’re never going to be best friends with the entire group and being comfortable in your own home made a huge difference in my comfort level.” —Mary M.
“I was particularly impressed that Susan and Tom called me the week before class to make sure I would have all I needed for the technical part of the class and then the personal Zoom meeting with Susan beforehand to make certain that I had a good pattern for my class piece before the course began. We were all ready from Day One to get the most out of the course as possible!” —Marie W.
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Spiral eWorkshop
Wondering if fabric collage is for you? This eWorkshop is intended for beginners in fabric collage. The spiral project is simple, low stress, but still teaches the basic techniques of fabric collage. It also serves as a handy refresher course for those with more experience.
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Sea Turtle eWorkshop
Learn fabric collage with Susan Carlson. Each step is clearly written, illustrated with photos, and demonstrated with video. Learn with a Sea Turtle then launch into any fabric collage project you wish.
Fabric Collage Master Class
For instructions on the entire fabric collage process, you can purchase the Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Online Master Class Manual. Using video, photos, and text I take you from soup to nuts, beginning to end in creating your own fabric collage masterpiece.
Serendipity Quilts for Sale
$29.95 plus shipping. Full color throughout. Four complete projects, start to finish, of increasing complexity. Learn fabric collage with this book.