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By Patricia Belyea
Downsville WI Everyone enjoys seeing students with their workshop projects. I like to see their smiles—showing they’re happy and engaged.
Here’s a peek at the talented students who joined me for my Creativity & Inserted Curves Workshop at Woodland Ridge Retreat this past week.
And, here’s Tina Hilton of Turtle Hand Batik in front of an Inserted Curves quilt I made with her exciting Malaysian cottons.
I can’t resist sharing my students’ enthusiastic messages from a lovely thank-you note:
~ Thank you for sharing your creative genius.
~ What a joyful, informative, empowering week this has been. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
~ I’ve found my sensei! Thank you for so very generously sharing your wealth of knowledge and brilliant tricks—this has been an enlightening week!
~ Generous, kind, joyful, delightful. You and your gifts for teaching and innovative design techniques have enriched my life.
~ What a special treat to meet you IN PERSON. I look forward to many more classes.
~ Thank you, thank you! This week has been amazing! I have loved every moment, your knowledge of quilting and teaching style are so exceptional but also quiet and gentle too.
~ I feel like I have entered a new phase of my quilting. Thank you for helping me, opening the door to a more creative me
~ Thank you for an excellent teaching/learning experience + for your deep patience with your students.
~ You have proven that you can teach “an old dog new tricks”. Thank you for being so patient!!
~ Such a wonderful and enlightening experience. You are a treasure.
~ Wonderful to meet you in person + hopefully it won’t be too long till we do it again!
~ Your classes just get better and better! I’m finally feeling comfortable with the curve concepts.
~ I am so thankful to have lucked into your class. You are an amazing teacher.
I look forward to returning to Woodland Ridge Retreat in August 2023. To learn about next year’s workshop +click here
ABOUT US: Okan Arts, a petite family business, is co-owned by mother-daughter duo Patricia Belyea and Victoria Stone. Patricia and Victoria sell Japanese textiles online, host creative quilting experiences, and lead quilting & textile tours to Japan.
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