BJD Artists Workshop & Retreat/ 2 Scholarships/ Discussion

I'm hoping I might be able to attend the next one. Having just had a baby, this past one was just impossible for me.

 

This isn't fair! I just found out about this and it was only a couple hours drive from my house.

Please do this again next year. I would love to be able to come.

 

Wow, I had the time of my life! It was such an amazing experience, and I feel so priveleged to have met so many awesome and talented people. I miss you guys already!^^
Thank you so much, Catrina for organizing and running this.^^ I truly appreciate everything you've done for us!

I hope to see you guys again soon!

 

Omg me too! I only wish I could of came sooner to meet everyone beforehand and hang out cos I only had such a short time and everyone was so nice and great! I miss everyone already too

Thanks Catrina and to your Family also for making this a great experience!

 

You were such a great teacher! You and Belladonna are so sweet, I feel so lucky to have attended.

 

*Huggles on Best roommate ever* Thanks so much Sharon...you're the best ^_^
I absolutely loved meeting everyone and getting to know a little bit about everyone.
and I fully agree...Catrina has the coolest store ever ^o^

Paul you were awesome ^.^ thanks so much for giving that awesome demo. This was the best BJD experience I've ever been able to take part in and I fully agree with having a casting class at next years ^_^

*Huggles on Sam* thanks so much for coming and doing your awesome Demo ^_^ Your faceups skills are absolutely Stunning ^.^
I most definitely had the time of my life there as well ^_^ everyone was so super sweet and so nice and everything was just so incredible...I learned so much and met such amazing new friends. thank you everyone ^_^

^_^ awe...we all wish you could have come up a bit earlier and stayed later...as you were a joy to meet and talk with and thanks so much for your airbrush demo ^_^ and thanks for attempting to help me with an airbrush ^^;

Thanks to the wonderful, (yet I'm sure painful for you) day long Demo and class by Twigling ^_^ I'm glad to say that I not only enjoyed your Class more than my 5 years of College...but I also learned more of the things I actually wanted to learn than I did at my college ^^;
*Huggles* and Happy belated Bday...I hope you had as much fun, if not more than everyone who went ^_^

Thanks to the very talented Belladonna (Carmen ^_^ ) for your amazing Tattoo Demo...it was absolutely Gorgeous ^o^ and thanks for being so sweet and I hope your knee heals very fast ^^; (and thanks to you and your sister for bringing your Beautiful Kids on your Trip...it was amazing to see them in person)

And such a Special thanks to Catrina ^_^ and of course her husband Denny and all that helped and worked so hard to make this event a success...it truly was the best BJD experience I've ever had...I'm so glad to have met you all and I"m so very glad to have been given the chance to go. *Hug and thank you from the bottom of my Heart*

I most definitely miss you all O.O; I hope we will be able to meet again down the road ^_^

 

I just want to say that I had an absolutely marvelous time and thank you to everyone who made this past weekend possible.


~Kristen

 

Catrina, I really hope you do have another event like this. I would love to come. I found out too late this year to be able to come to this one, but I would for sure come next yer - sign me up!
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The Retreat was incredible! It was really wonderful to meet everyone and see their work in person. The Teachers all did an excellent job as did Catrina organizing the event.

I look forward to the next one :-)

 

I think Denny and the girls are the unsung heroes of this event!

 

Yeah, me too.
I want some more waffles

 

Is there any set date or anything for the next one? I would have killed to have gone. ;( All of my favorite doll artists were there (won't name names!) and it really, really sucks that I wasn't able to go!

If there is any information, please! Let me know where it is!
Arigato Gozaimasu!

 

I agree. It was a wonderful weekend and I learned so much! Although it was tiring, it was well worth it. I loved meeting such a variety of people all bound together with the same hobby. We certainly all came from different walks of life. The talent was incredible and I am honoured to have been inlcuded.

 

I would a doll workshop series where it starts at stage 1 say 3 day event and then series 2, 3 , 4 etc... till the end of the doll creation - end of doll casting etc... and then people can jump in where they want or do the whole thing so they can make a complete doll !!!

Thats my dream course.

Catrina your shop looks SO warm and inviting!! and looks like a fairytale setting.

 

Will there be one in 2008?

And one more question, how do we join this association? Is there any membership for this?

Dollyholic, you mentioned above that you wanted to invite more members without reducing the intamacy of the event, I understand that with my local anime convention growing quickly out of intimate con status. It's a sad thing to watch happen, but at the same time, you have the satisfaction of knowing that people love your event.

One way to reduce a huge overflow of members wanting to go and a way of securing funds for the future would be to acctually officially start an association with required membership to attend. This would ensure that you have people who are serious about the subject and creation of BJDs, and it woudl also create a database of people whith knowlegde and skills in the area. In the mean time, with the formation of an official society, the members can then get together an offer more training courses, as the membership fee would go towards these events as seed money to facilitate the event bookings.

I know I wouldn't hesitate to pay a small or modest membership fee for an association. A large fee for a young association would be a little much to ask, and plus you would want to encourage association membership; unlike the associations int he event industry with individual memberships ranging from 200$+ per person for 1 year. >>;