Katy Gilmore Artist Classes


The Workroom I am excited to offer The Workroom again in fall of 2013, beginning September 9 and running until October 18 and look forward to welcoming you to a new group! If you have questions or to enroll, please email me at herspiritsrose@gmail.com. On my blog I often write about the joys of creativity - discussing books and experiences, and last fall I offered an ecourse as a new venture stemming from that exploration - The Workroom, a virtual workspace. Participants in The Workroom (on a blog of our own) pursued their own creative projects in the company of geographically separated but like-minded colleagues. I provided information and encouragement as we navigated the cycle of creativity from vague idea to completion (or well-begun, depending on the project). Some people knew exactly what they wanted to achieve, others wanted to start in and see what happened. I'm so pleased that the participants from the fall session continue to post about their projects and find support from one another in their ongoing group. The cost for the six week course is $60. On my blog I've described more about what happens in The Workroom: http://katygilmore.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/her-spirits-rose-the-workroom/ At the end of the fall session I asked participants for feedback. I thank them for their lovely comments and add some here to help explain The Workroom: "This was a new experience for all of us, and to my mind an incredibly successful one. The most surprising thing for me is the closeness I feel to everyone in the group. And I think that is partly due to your guidance and the way you talked about everyone's posts. You set a good standard and I think we all tried to follow it." Carol B. "I enjoyed all the posts and definitely all the comments. At first I was leery, resistant to all the computer time. As the time passed, I enjoyed that time and my new skills. I feel like I have a new circle of caring friends." Pat H. "When we started and friends asked me about "The Workroom." I had difficulty explaining exactly how it would work. Now that we're done, I 'd recommend the Workroom to anyone stuck or starting a project. Your postings have been excellent. So well thought out and very timely. I marvel at how you figured out what we would need and when we'd need it. You integrated inspirational quotes, references, your own ideas very well -- sometimes within one Post even. The sideline topics of books, quotes, etc. are helpful since they are easy to access in a glance. Setting up Weekly Pages for us worked well, too. Your feedback to each of our Pages was very thoughtful in helping us sort out the next step or think of approaching something in a different way. The success of the Workroom can also be measured by the way everyone participated so creatively with their own projects and also the depth and sincerity of their comments to one another. Everything worked! I can't think of anything to change. Congratulations and THANK YOU!" Judy R. "I learned a lot about myself and also feel the spirit of kinship with the others. And honestly, I would recommend The Workroom for a lot of people. I told a friend about it yesterday and she said, 'why with a group?'. And I explained to her the support and creative spirit that comes with reading about other people being creative and then feeling it from yourself." "The daily posts kept me going and inspired. The comments from fellow participants were great. Having a deadline once a week and at a certain time meant that there was closure on that week's work. Thank you, too, for responding to questions so rapidly." N.D.

The Workroom

I am excited to offer The Workroom again in fall of 2013, beginning September 9 and running until October 18 and look forward to welcoming you to a new group! If you have questions or to enroll, please email me at herspiritsrose@gmail.com.

On my blog I often write about the joys of creativity - discussing books and experiences, and last fall I offered an ecourse as a new venture stemming from that exploration - The Workroom, a virtual workspace. Participants in The Workroom (on a blog of our own) pursued their own creative projects in the company of geographically separated but like-minded colleagues. I provided information and encouragement as we navigated the cycle of creativity from vague idea to completion (or well-begun, depending on the project). Some people knew exactly what they wanted to achieve, others wanted to start in and see what happened. I'm so pleased that the participants from the fall session continue to post about their projects and find support from one another in their ongoing group.

The cost for the six week course is $60. On my blog I've described more about what happens in The Workroom:

http://katygilmore.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/her-spirits-rose-the-workroom/

At the end of the fall session I asked participants for feedback. I thank them for their lovely comments and add some here to help explain The Workroom:

"This was a new experience for all of us, and to my mind an incredibly successful one. The most surprising thing for me is the closeness I feel to everyone in the group. And I think that is partly due to your guidance and the way you talked about everyone's posts. You set a good standard and I think we all tried to follow it." Carol B.

"I enjoyed all the posts and definitely all the comments. At first I was leery, resistant to all the computer time. As the time passed, I enjoyed that time and my new skills. I feel like I have a new circle of caring friends." Pat H.

"When we started and friends asked me about "The Workroom." I had difficulty explaining exactly how it would work. Now that we're done, I 'd recommend the Workroom to anyone stuck or starting a project.

Your postings have been excellent. So well thought out and very timely. I marvel at how you figured out what we would need and when we'd need it. You integrated inspirational quotes, references, your own ideas very well -- sometimes within one Post even. The sideline topics of books, quotes, etc. are helpful since they are easy to access in a glance.

Setting up Weekly Pages for us worked well, too. Your feedback to each of our Pages was very thoughtful in helping us sort out the next step or think of approaching something in a different way.

The success of the Workroom can also be measured by the way everyone participated so creatively with their own projects and also the depth and sincerity of their comments to one another.

Everything worked! I can't think of anything to change. Congratulations and THANK YOU!" Judy R.

"I learned a lot about myself and also feel the spirit of kinship with the others. And honestly, I would recommend The Workroom for a lot of people. I told a friend about it yesterday and she said, 'why with a group?'. And I explained to her the support and creative spirit that comes with reading about other people being creative and then feeling it from yourself."

"The daily posts kept me going and inspired. The comments from fellow participants were great. Having a deadline once a week and at a certain time meant that there was closure on that week's work. Thank you, too, for responding to questions so rapidly." N.D.