Some feedback...

“I’ve nearly finished the new book [Screen Printing] – and just felt I wanted to say a big congratulations! I think it’s an amazing resource and so clear! Having just spent two years being introduced to the techniques, reading it through consolidates it all. So much exciting possibility!
All the books have all been terrific, but having seen the work at the N E C, I was struck with just how much you’ve influenced the work of so many people and was planning to write before I actually saw the latest book. The work in this country has developed hugely, largely due to your hard work and mentoring. I’ve been watching the quilt scene (and embroidery, for that matter) intensely since about 1995 and have always felt the Europeans were on a different level artistically, but no longer!
So a big thank you, too, from me, personally, for having helped me access what was inaccessible when I started! I’m really looking forward to the next few years of work with the tools in hand. Shirley Shotton

“I absolutely loved being in a class with Claire & Leslie. I put them both at the very top of my list of great teachers and the class is at the top of my great learning experiences list (and I have taken many classes with most of the top teachers). I liked the pace of the class, and benefited hugely from the attention and feedback from both tutors – they made sure every day that each student received ample time and attention. The richness of the class derives from the fact that both Leslie and Claire have a distinct style and way of teaching, yet they never compete or clash. The best way I can convey that idea is to say that 1+1 in this case does not equal 2 but rather more like 3 or 4”. MG

“Trying to describe the impact of spending a week at the Crow Barn on a class with Leslie Morgan and Claire Benn is hard. To discuss it in terms of techniques learned seems to trivialize the whole of it; to talk about it in terms of their enthusiasm and energy means my words don’t measure up; to discuss it in terms of how my mind and vision were listened to and stretched seems to elevate it to a spiritual experience. Taking the workshop was like being a part of their formula for kinetic energy: Claire and Leslie are truly among the hardest working women I have ever encountered in any arena”. KD

“Two of the exceptional talents which Claire Benn and Leslie Morgan possess include the ability to assess where each student is in their artistic journey and secondly, the willingness to offer suggestions and advice on how to continue to grow”. MA

“The first thing I appreciated about taking a class with Claire Benn and Leslie Morgan was their ability to draw out of each student what they wanted to communicate in their artwork. It didn’t matter if the person was a “butterfly” (all over the place), or a person with a great deal of strong passion and feelings. As we went around the room that first morning to review what we hoped to accomplish, I knew I was in the right place and that the week was going to change my life.

Leslie and Claire then shared all of their skills about design and mark-making techniques to help us execute our ideas and we spent the next 4.5 days doing just that – executing our ideas in fabric.

Claire and Leslie have clearly worked together for some time. They are great friends. They enjoy each other and have confidence in each other. They know what students need in order to move forward and be the best they can be. They were there to bring out the best in us rather than be clones of them. Their ability to tag team was of huge benefit in that each student was able to make tremendous progress in a single week. My artwork will never be the same. I have a new confidence, I have a sense of direction, I have new skills that I use regularly, and I know what to do when I feel “stuck”. I can’t wait to get back under their tutelage in the classroom again to keep pressing forward in my artwork.” KS

“Leslie Morgan and Claire Benn have a unique and fresh approach to creating fearless art. Each student is given exceptional individual attention; their hands on approach and amazing knowledge base of techniques provide opportunities for artists to find and develop their own voice”. VW

“Leslie Morgan and Claire Benn have a unique and fresh approach to creating fearless art. Each student is given exceptional individual attention and their hands-on approach provides the opportunity for artists to find and develop their own voice. Their knowledge base of techniques was amazing and part of their ability to point each artist in the right direction. Leslie and Claire are talented, very capable and delightful”. VM

I have just finished reading your new book about Thermofax Screeens. I think this is one of your best books so far (I have read all of them), you give such clear advices and the compositional comments are fantastic. The DVD that comes with the book is also wonderful. I love the way you work and teach, this is really a way where I think that you encourage people to go further in their creative process; I am glad that you produce such wonderful books and DVD’s. Life can be so positive!!! Corinna, Switzerland