Jumping right in

There's a lot to be said for jumping right in to a task and not thinking about it until confidence has been firmly set. There's an excitement to trying new things. It expands thinking and stretches the brain as the learning struggle takes place. This is occurring with the ESS Group and I think it will be an interesting experience.

Learning in Different Ways

I just spent 6 days at the International Quilt Festival and the learning was amazing. Not only did I learn new techniques to perfect my craft, I had an opportunity to interact with people from all over the world. My teachers were all engaging and experts in various techniques. It reminded me of the 21st century focus on innovation and creativity. While we all were required to develop a product, we were encouraged to take the basic model and enhance it based on our own creative vision--and out of that direction many exceptional products were shared.