{"id":1622,"date":"2014-06-13T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikedumascopperdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2014-06-13T08:40:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T14:40:33","slug":"copper-designs-at-western-design-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikedumascopperdesigns.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/13\/copper-designs-at-western-design-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Copper Designs at Western Design Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re excited to be heading to The Western Design Conference<\/em><\/a>, in Jackson Hole Wyoming, in September. We applied this Spring, and were notified recently that our application was accepted. This means the creative juices can flow freely this summer. We love to be free to create something that is new and distinctly ours.<\/p>\n

\"WDC<\/a>

Western Design Conference Sourcebook 2008<\/p><\/div>\n

The last time we participated in the Design Conference was in 2008.<\/p>\n

The Conference is a great place to meet other creatives and begin to think outside the box. There are diverse styles represented in medium from glass to stone, metal to wood, fabric to fine gems, and more.<\/p>\n

We will connect with old friends and make new ones, and enjoy an experience that celebrates the artists with respect and appreciation for the work involved in honing our skills. There will be tributes to founders and long time participants now gone, as well as spotlights on the up and coming.<\/p>\n

There will be the usual figiting and fumbling most artists experience when they are called on to explain and describe their work, but the commraderi and support will outweigh the discomfort.<\/p>\n

\"Quilting<\/a>

Quilting with Flicka<\/p><\/div>\n

We are blessed to have friends of many years to stay with in Jackson, and that makes our travels so enjoyable. We reconnect, breathe deep, and plan for their return to the desert for the winter, and enjoy a real working vacation for four or five days.<\/p>\n

\"Old<\/a>

Jackson Hole, Wyoming<\/p><\/div>\n

Ahhhhhhh . . . the Tetons are calling, and Mike has me well equipped for watercolor this time!<\/p>\n

Do you have a special gathering you enjoy and look forward to in your work? How does it feed your muse for the months ahead?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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