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Do What You Love retreat: Paper heaven with Rachel Hazell

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For someone who loves both paper and journeys as much as I do, Rachel Hazell’s class ‘Maps, Charts & Other Discoveries: An Extraordinary Expandable Sketchbook Journal’ sounded like heaven to me.  And wandering around her class during the Do What You Love retreat, that’s exactly what it appeared to be.

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There was folding, cutting, tearing, sticking, sewing, writing and all sorts of other things going on.

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And I have never seen so many supplies – paper, ribbon, fabric scraps, pens, lace, bits of old maps, stamps, stickers –  ohhh so lovely!

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At times loud laughter would shake the walls, at others there would be complete silence as everyone got in the zone making their beautiful tiny books.

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At other times there would be singing, oftentimes there would be tea drinking, and I believe much chocolate was also consumed.

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And if that is what it takes to create book magic, then let that be the recipe!

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Rachel herself is such a treasure…

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And the  story-filled books that emerged from her class took my breath away

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For more blog posts from participants in Rachel’s class see: Catherine Redfern and Louise Gale

For more of my posts about the retreat see: Gathering /Full of Love / Reflecting / Bloom True with Flora Bowley / Delicate wax and wire sculptures with Priscilla Jones /  No (wo)man is an island

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