As my Monday's & Wednesday's go....early is the only way to describe them....but so worth it. A stunning drive over the Tybee causeway just as the sun rises, followed by 3 hours of an all inspiring lecture and studio. Wow, who knew that shoes were made this way. My first project is a to design & construct a sandal. So the past 3 classes have been filled with all these little techniques and secrets of the trade, mind boggling. Going into this class I had not met one pre-requistie and there were a few! I am sitting surrounded by 2 grad students & 2 seniors, who clearly know much more than me....my skills would consist of sewing on a button. So my patient prof. had to explain everything down to how to use an x-acto blade. My school supply shopping list was a doozie, 27 items long and I knew what 40% of them...What the hell is oaktag pattern paper, I had these people running around the store like a bunch of lab rats.

Now on to the shoe... Luckily I have 2 little elves sitting in a town far far away...sending me ideas by the minute. Love my little squirrels, hagen & alex.