Free animals sculpting workshop Autumn 2015

Ana wrote:

Florian wrote:

Cool :)

Anna, I have a more embarassing question, do you think my parents can eat with us at the pizzeria after the workshop ? They will go to Utrecht for shopping and discover the city, my mother has already looked for things to do and there is an amazing colourful church to picture. My parents have thinked about a restaurant in Utrecht but I don't know how long it would be and I don't wanna take all the time with you if they don't come before a certain hour. It was also to discover my parents, they are really nice and my father speak well Deutsch. If you prefer a pizza only between us, they can go without problems in the city but it's just for a question of time :)

I think they can eat with us, I don't see a problem . Especially if they don't mind if we will talk mostly about animals, toys and sculpting  About language, I think it will be best if we all speak English, it's nice if all of us understand each other better in our little international meeting.

I don't speak Deutsch by the way ("German" in German, right?) unless you mean Dutch

About going to restaurant in Utrecht I think it's not the best idea. Utrecht is about 10km from my place, parking in Utrecht is expensive and I think also restaurants there are more expensive than in my neighbourhood. Saturday evening in centre of this city may also be quite overcrowded. So I would vote for something closer to my home, but if you all say otherwise then of course I will go for that too.

Ja Nederlands (Dutch ). Mijn vader spreekt good Nederlands zo het is minder moeilijk als we willen spreken. But English is better :p

And indeed the pizza at home is better, and we never know with all we hear at the moment at the television and in the medias
I'm not scared but all looks less sure outside when there are a lot of people in a same place ... :)

Florian wrote:

Ana wrote:

Florian wrote:

Cool :)

Anna, I have a more embarassing question, do you think my parents can eat with us at the pizzeria after the workshop ? They will go to Utrecht for shopping and discover the city, my mother has already looked for things to do and there is an amazing colourful church to picture. My parents have thinked about a restaurant in Utrecht but I don't know how long it would be and I don't wanna take all the time with you if they don't come before a certain hour. It was also to discover my parents, they are really nice and my father speak well Deutsch. If you prefer a pizza only between us, they can go without problems in the city but it's just for a question of time :)

I think they can eat with us, I don't see a problem . Especially if they don't mind if we will talk mostly about animals, toys and sculpting  About language, I think it will be best if we all speak English, it's nice if all of us understand each other better in our little international meeting.

I don't speak Deutsch by the way ("German" in German, right?) unless you mean Dutch

About going to restaurant in Utrecht I think it's not the best idea. Utrecht is about 10km from my place, parking in Utrecht is expensive and I think also restaurants there are more expensive than in my neighbourhood. Saturday evening in centre of this city may also be quite overcrowded. So I would vote for something closer to my home, but if you all say otherwise then of course I will go for that too.

Ja Nederlands (Dutch ). Mijn vader spreekt good Nederlands zo het is minder moeilijk als we willen spreken. But English is better :p

And indeed the pizza at home is better, and we never know with all we hear at the moment at the television and in the medias
I'm not scared but all looks less sure outside when there are a lot of people in a same place ... :)

Yes, I thought that you meant Dutch

And about eating at home, it's OK, but we can also go to the restaurant in De Meern or somewhere near my home, that's what I meant. Because Utrecht Centre is a bit far away (and parking costs, etc). But this is also something we can agree for altogether. It will be good to choose the option together, I only suggest.

For me it's the same, the goal is to be together We just need the advice of other friends :)

This tag is funny

I think you are right

I sneak Tijn in if we eat with you Anna, if that isn't a problem I think eating pizza at your place is the best option. After that we need to check in, in our B&B I think everything is clear now. Maybe I will finish my animal because it is a small one

Ik heb er zo veel zin in!

Sounds great, Anna, thanks for explaining! I'm really looking forward to Saturday And I finally know what animal I'm going to sculpt, thanks to Karin xD And I think it would be great to order pizza and eat at your place.

Oh and another very important question.. What's your adress? My father will probably be dropping me off and getting me afterwards, but just for sure, what was the best way to get there by public transport? I remember something with a bus stopping near your place.. xD

NightLioness wrote:

I sneak Tijn in if we eat with you Anna, if that isn't a problem I think eating pizza at your place is the best option. After that we need to check in, in our B&B I think everything is clear now. Maybe I will finish my animal because it is a small one

Ik heb er zo veel zin in!

Yes, it would be nice if Tijn comes also! I think I should perhaps try to contact the pizza service already that we will order a lot tomorrow? What do you think?

Ja, ik heb ook veel zin in!

Tarunyada wrote:

Sounds great, Anna, thanks for explaining! I'm really looking forward to Saturday And I finally know what animal I'm going to sculpt, thanks to Karin xD And I think it would be great to order pizza and eat at your place.

Oh and another very important question.. What's your adress? My father will probably be dropping me off and getting me afterwards, but just for sure, what was the best way to get there by public transport? I remember something with a bus stopping near your place.. xD

I will write you my address in PM, ok? and telephone number if you have any trouble finding it.
The public transport now:

From the Utrecht Central train station - take the city bus "28" direction Vluten (or Vleuterwijde) and ride to the bus stop "Europaweg", it is about 20 minutes usually.
From train station Vleuten, take the bus "28" direction Utrecht Central station and ride to the bus stop "Europaweg" I think this is about 10 minutes in the bus.

Seems we all agree for pizza and eating it at my place. Christophe, what about you? Do you have questions also and what is your opinion here?

I just answered your PM Anna, I forget I need your adress too.

Eehm, I lost your address, can you sent it to me and Julie too? XD

I've just sent you the address information in PM

And the address for me please :)

Florian wrote:

And the address for me please :)

Done

Thanks for the adress, Anna Oooh I'm so looking forward to this <333 See you all tomorrow! Have a good and safe journey, everyone!!

Tarunyada wrote:

Thanks for the adress, Anna Oooh I'm so looking forward to this <333 See you all tomorrow! Have a good and safe journey, everyone!!

Same here! Going nuts about what to pack and such XD
See you all tomorrow

Hi hi all!
Thank you so much for participating in sculpting workshop yesterday Karin, Florian, Christophe and Julie! Unfortunately Anne Joke couldn't join us this time.

It was really very nice for me to see you and I'm very happy you all arrived here and created some nice animal models. The animals could'd be finished of course in one day but I think each of you made a good start and I hope you can also finish the sculptures in future.

I think it was incredible and fantastic experience to meet forum friends in real!

We promised to share some photos here so here they are. If you have some more, please send them here too!

Look, look! It really happened, STS meeting in real and a sculpting workshop!

Everyone worked, very concentrated


I tried to feel like teacher


Everyone worked so hard and long that they didn't even noticed Unidentified Flying Object on the evening sky  


And here, the started models: gaur calf by Karin, Musk ox by Florian, Ethiopian wolf by Julie and Javan badger by Kikimalou And a very little cobra by Karin Now, I truly hope you will continue working on them friends!!!


And now we say "hi" to all STS friends!


OK, maybe less serious


I hope we can repeat it in the Spring time, perhaps April.

Here is another picture of this very cool day :)

Whoa ! Amazing expirience ! I would like to join one day in a meeting like that
And really really good models !

Holy, Hopping Hamster  That looks like a dream of a day

Ohhh, I wished I had been there  But your pictures make me very, very happy

The models you made are absolutely marvellous !!! What a great teacher and talented apprentices

I hope to see all the models when they are finished

Anna, it is the most amasing idea I ever witnessed in this forum. I cannot express in words how happy I am watching these pictures. It is praiseworthy all the effort you all printed in this initiative to turn it possible.
Many thanks to you all, Florian, Julie, Karin, Christophe and Anna for this unforgetable moment and for sharing your fantastic experience with all of us!
I am flabbergasted, all in all, you are from 4 different countries and it is an International meeting of an artistic expression workshop. Local administration should feel proud of it.
I love also what is already done with these figures and I hope it is the start of a big adventure to all of you. I see talent and we on forum want to follow all your development.

Yahhhh Great great great !
These photos make all of us very happy and we have also a small chance to feel the great expirience of all 5 of you
Anna, your idea was just so great and the result, that we can see from the photos - just amazing.
The models look very promising, with very good start and the best think is , that we see the talent of Kiki, Julie, Karin and Florian :)
Anna you did a great job and guys, you have to finish these models - mandatory !

These photos made my day !

We did it  Thank you so much Anna for this fabulous idea, and thank you also for your warm and sincere welcome

Thank you also to your family who accepted to have so many strange people at home  

I want to tell every member here: Ana exist in real life, I encountered her

This was a great day, very warm but very serious too and it was incredible to meet Ana, Tarunyada, NightLioness and Florian. We talked, in Dutch, French and even in English  But we also stayed very silent because making models is a hard job... Especially when you are a cat, a rhino, a manatee or a macaque!

I am very happy to have meet you all and I wish it is not the last time.

This day lead me to think there is a kind of magic in STS and I wish it will spread everywhere.

If there is still a place for me, I will be come again in april

Hello everyone! Back from a great weekend and very happy to see the photos and replies is in this topic It was a great day and I learned SO MUCH from Anna My bold idea of making my first ever sculpted animal a Gaur calf was not a bad idea after all and I am so proud that I could get help from Anna

It was also a great to see all the faces behind the posts and walkarounds on this topic I have made new friends that day and I know for sure I will see a least two of them more (Hope in this or next month! )

Thank you so much Anna, I will work further on my Gaur calf and I will let you know how it progresses

Looks like you all had so much fun! I wish I could have been there Great work so far on your sculptures, can't wait to see them finished!

Now I want to know who's who in the photos