Ulukhatok Handicraft Project - flying tomorrow

http://www.arcticjournal.ca/index.php/2011/03/the-ulukhaktok-arts-renewal/

So, I'm leaving tomorrow morning for my NWT adventure!!!!  Danny and I have already accepted the fact that neither of us will be getting much sleep tonight - too much excitement (and sadly he is not coming).  If you're haven't been following my regular blog, links to my older posts about this particular adventure are here and here.  I've decided to begin this separate workshop blog as a way to separate my art posts and my teaching ones for the sake of continuity, and what better way to begin a new blog than with a trip to the NWT to teach fibres!

Tomorrow I fly from Montreal to Calgary and then to Yellowknife where I'm staying with a dear friend Catherine from back in my Katimavik days (2002).  She was my team leader in New Brunswick and we've been in touch ever since with visits here and there. Now she's in YK, so I'm excited to have a good visit with her on my overnight layover.  On Saturday I go from Yellowknife to Kugluktuk and finally to Ulukhaktok, arriving at 4pm.

Above is a picture of the new arts center in Ulukhaktok where I'll be teaching.  Check out the link below the picture to see Suzie and Julia, a couple of the ladies I'll be teaching.

http://www.arcticjournal.ca/index.php/2011/03/the-ulukhaktok-arts-renewal/

We'll see how good I am at blogging while I'm up there.  I'm not sure what kind of internet access I'll have or if I'll even be in the mood to blog.  I did however just get myself a new camera for my upcoming 30th birthday, so I will have some great pictures to share when I do an update.

Janna