Thought you'd like to meet the artists.

It rained today so we cancelled plans to go to the market or to the medieval city of Troyes; instead we finished up some pieces in the studio, getting ready for the vernissage tomorrow night. The relaxed afternoon gave use time to see what everyone else was doing, Barry even found a new model to work with,

Thought you'd like to meet the artists: Judith Krone, Ann Pease Dodys, Deanna Fleenor, Barry Whitebook and Phil Yeh. Tomorrow is our last day of class. At 4:00 we will clean the studio, drape a tablecloth onto one of the tables we've been using for pastels, pick flowers from the garden for a centerpiece, set up a bar of champagne and munchies, then rush to our rooms to scrub the pastel off of our faces and change out clothes. Guests arrive around 6:00.

I can't believe it's almost over. We've spent 2 weeks together, eating, drinking, working, exploring. We've gotten to know each other pretty well. It will be sad when people start departing for the airport. Four of us are in Atlanta and we are making plans to try to meet monthly for a French dinner at each others' homes. I hope it happens.