my perfect art workshops

I am struggling to start the process with my art workshops.  I know I want to.  I know I can.  So I put some time aside to think about what is stopping me and what the very next physical thing is that I need to do in order to get the ball rolling.

Before I can do that. I need to think about what the finish line is for this task.  What am I heading towards here.  What would it be for me to tick this item off my list.  What does success look like??

So in that end I thought I would spend some time imagining and writing down what My Perfect Art Workshop looks like.

I am totally writing as I think here.  So all is changeable. 

SO

I am looking at running a series of workshops.  Pop up ones, with different themes.  They are well attended by a group of likeminded souls, probably women, who love doing and making art.  I have different tutors and everyone brings their own art equipment.  I charge money.  THey make me money.  They are in a charming creative venue, perhaps the venue moves too?  There is delicious food.  And wine.  And chat.  And making and doing.  I build a reputation and from this move on to art retreats where by we go away for a few days to get creative.  They are bit like a party.  I am hostess.  I am inspired by Tea House Studios.  I don't want to run a venue.

I could start with one.  As an experiment.  A collage one? something I know how to do.  Collage and Mixed media. ON wood? 

Maybe contact all the folk I know and ask them what they want to do?  If I asked them to bring a project what would they bring? Maybe a pot luck supper? cover costs?

I devise and run and art journalling course, which begins with making our own books.  Goes through various techniques, background making, collaging, stamping. making our own stamps.  Subject matters.  Creative challenges.  Beads and tassles.  Pockets.  It lasts for 6 weeks and costs £90 each.  I get 6 - 10  people to come on it.  Each session lasts for 2.5 hours.  There are lovely yummy refreshments.  Is it an evening thing or a Saturday or Sunday morning or afternoon thing?  Maybe I could do a survey? 

I could start with a one off, introduction to art journalling workshop.  £15 each.  Maybe at Super +Super?  Or Alex's.  Or both.  Try 2 introductions to art jounalling.  How would I do an introduction?  I would show some examples and some books and we could do 1 page.  At the end of it I would have my course set up and get people to sign up.  At least they could signal their interest to me.   Hmm.  So.

The perfect one.  Is a course.  6 weeks of art making.  Me devising it.  in a nice venue.  with yummy refreshments.  Starting with an introduction to Art Journalling.  Hmmm?