I have an idea… Maybe you can help me decide!
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about new ways to share what I do here, and a question keeps popping into my head: Should I create and launch a course?
Ten years of sharing know-how
Over the years, I’ve loved sharing tutorials, step-by-step guides, and practical creative experiments with all of you. But lately, I’ve been wondering if taking things a step deeper into a structured, dedicated course format would be something you’d enjoy.
The world can truly be at your fingertips now! You can join me from afar so easily.
One idea close to my heart is teaching how to needle felt realistic pictures—breaking down the techniques, layering fibres, and capturing depth and fine details step-by-step so you can create flat 2D felted artwork you’re truly proud of.
I am no stranger to teaching online as I had translated my material to online-learning during the pandemic. As an illustrator (technical) I taught drawing systems in one of the best art colleges; Sheridan College. Over 20 years teaching young creatives was quite rewarding and opened my eyes to what the challenges often are!
What sparks your interest?
That said, as you know, my creative studio is always full of so many different mediums and experiments! So before I dive headfirst into planning, I want to ask the people who matter most—you.
I would love your honest feedback to help guide me:
- Would you be interested in taking a structured online course with me? I promise you’d get to see more of my face…
- Is needle felting realistic 2D pictures something you’d love to learn, or is there another technique/medium I share that you’d rather dive deep into? As I see it, my skillset as an illustrator works perfect with my love of fibre (tactile ‘analog’media). It really is wonderful and very forgiving as a media for beginner and also skilled artists.
- What format do you prefer? (e.g., self-paced video lessons you can watch anytime, a live multi-week workshop, downloadable deep-dive workbooks, etc.)
- Have you ever taken an online course that you just loved?
Leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts! Whether it’s an enthusiastic “Yes!”, a specific topic request, or just advice on what would make a course truly valuable for you, I’m all ears. I have gotten so emails from ‘makers’ asking to come over and learn from me in person, however there are so many things that need to be considered that makes it too difficult.
Thank you as always for being such an encouraging, inspiring community. You all really make what I do worthwhile! I can’t wait to read what you think!
Hi Barb…. Been a part of “your gang” for years and have always been happy with the info that you have shared… it has given me all the info I needed, so I am well pleased. As far as videos… gosh there are so many out there and if I do watch one I prefer self-paced video lessons you can watch anytime.
Also… you got back to me the end of 2024 with all my knee surgery questions and guess what… I had the first knee done last January (2025) and the second one in April (2025) all went well and I am sooooo glad I did it. I just went for a major hike up in Maine (which I could never have done with the old knees). I will be 73 in a few weeks, was a real game changer…. so thanks again for your input.
Wow, you just made my day June! First; let me just say I’m so glad the knees are great! I know the feeling, mine get a tone of steps a day and am so glad I did it when I did and not when there’s other issues to complicate it. I tend to rather read than be captive by video, as then I can skip ahead. But most these days do not like to read… Another funny thing; I would always feel like I needed to be super thorough when teaching (my conscious) some students would just want the fast track, not the true learning of a skill. Art is not not ‘instant’, it evolves… I’m still considering a few things. Thanks so much for the note! Happy to have you inn my ‘gang’!
I would love to participate in learning some new skills. Just can’t decide what I want to learn. Ways to use fabric scraps would be great though. I have boat loads of them.
I have so many ideas, as you can tell by all the directions I go… Often the decision making is the most difficult part!