Susan Carlson This Week in My Studio: Life is Like a Collage
Within the last couple weeks, from the middle of one to the middle of the next, life was quite full with good stuff—pieces that came together in a fun and … Read More
This Week in My Studio
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: This Week in My Studio—Return of the Cicada—Still in Second Draft
For years, I’ve told my students that getting the first draft of a collage project done would be the longest of the three drafts I talk about. An easy definition … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: This Week in My Studio—Return of the Cicada—Second Draft
Though I have thoroughly enjoyed the five class weeks and numerous students I’ve taught so far this year, the beginning of this week opened a stretch of time that is … Read More
Susan Carlson This Week in My Studio: Plus 40 Years Ago in Harpswell
Forty years ago this past Tuesday I met Tom (above) at his gramp’s lobster wharf, here in Harpswell, Maine, just half a mile down the road from where we now … Read More
Susan Carlson This Week in My Studio: Summer Moons and Summer Sun
There’s so many things that I notice now, that I don’t remember paying attention to when I was younger—such as the particular aspects of passing seasons. Maybe that’s because I’m … Read More
This Week in My Studio: A Week of Zoom Meetings with Students!
That’s me and my guy, Tom, horsing around at the very first Zoom in a week of Zooms—photo credit goes to one of the first students I met with this … Read More
Susan Carlson Last Week in My Studio: Making Lists and Checking Them Off
Last week in my studio, I had two true priorities to check off the list: 1.) pack for this week’s class at Woodland Ridge Retreat in Downsville, Wisconsin; and 2.) … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: This Week in My Studio—No Glue?!
Where’s my glue? Where did I put it? Little-by-little the past few weeks between teaching and family stuff, I’ve been chipping away at getting my studio in order—mostly shifting and … Read More
This Week in My Studio: Making a Few Steps Forward
You know the saying, “Two steps forward, one step back?” Tom and I were both feeling that this past week—but he had it a lot worse with computer stuff. He’d … Read More
This Week in My Studio: Preparations Abound
This post continues a new series: This Week in My Studio. As the title implies, in these posts I’ll be showing what I’ve been up to recently in my work … Read More
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