I have never had such a good time with a workshop! I had limited the class size to 20 people, and it was walk-in-only, no prereg. So when i arrived 1/2 hour before the workshop was meant to start, it was already nearly full! I let 5 extras slide in before I started turning people away. The funny thing about this class was that it was nearly half men!

I did about 1/2 hour of lecture then we started to do some painting. This is where the kids (when I do colleges anyway) start tentatively doodling on paper. Unsatisfied with the first attempts they wrinkly their button noses and come over and ask me for a butt hat. NOT THESE KIDS!!!!!!!!!! I only did about 5 peices for the whole class. They were much more interested in learning to do it themselves. When they called me over it was for advice on a clogged tip or how to get more even lines. When they left most kids were all painted up with their own work or eachother's. They really dug in and got involved in a way that no class I've ever taught before has. It was so much fun!!

To top it all off, since I was 3 hours from home and the workshop didn't wrap up until after 11, the university sprang for my room. It was so much nicer than what I would have bought for myself if they had just given me cash for a room. It was a very nice treat.

here's the class:




and here's some of the henna they did:









In general, a wonderful experience!