What Is The Perfectly Imperfect Course?

This class has been a wonderful journey of discovery. Lorna’s approach to creating and teaching art has influenced me and allowed me to experiment and explore without self-imposed restrictions or worrying about being ‘perfect’. This has made it possible for me to begin to discover my unique visual language.

“Lorna Crane’s workshops offer an unparalleled artistic experience.

She is one of the most dedicated, talented, and gifted artists I’ve had the pleasure of knowing.

I count Lorna among the most important artists working today.

Her students will gain a wealth of information about materials and techniques, but will also greatly appreciate Lorna’s abilities to bring the spirit of play and experimentation into making compelling artworks. “

Lorna Crane’s ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ online workshop is an inspiring and stimulating experience. i signed up eager to learn how to make my own brushes and use them for mark making and came away discovering new aspects of my artistic voice. Crane’s generosity with her processes and her time are above and beyond what i could have anticipated. The many videos are beautifully produced and the downloads are a useful, detailed addition to my library. The facebook group is invaluable, bringing together a global group of like minded artists willing to share insights, techniques and work with the same generosity as Crane. If you have the opportunity to take this workshop, don’t hesitate.

This course has helped me feel more intimately connected with my environment through looking, listening, collecting & unravelling the secrets, stories & richness of nature’s palette….

I have played, dabbled & found myself absorbed in various processes under Lorna’s rich guidance, Playing with fabric, paper, leaves, rust, bark, inks, hand made brushes & local ochres.

I have thoroughly enjoyed making brushes from locally sourced materials. Finding surprise & mystery on different mediums through layering & turning things inside out or upside down. A rich resource of tools & prompts to discover different ways of working through playful adventure.

I have long admired Lorna’s approach to art. The opportunity to engage from home, at my own pace, the freedom, under excellent tutorage has proven to be the perfect fit.

I found real enjoyment seeking materials, constructing “brushes” and then elation as the brushes wove their magic when dipped in inks and moved over various papers and fabric.

 My visual language became evident as I increasingly let go and allowed the materials and my movements speak for me.

I encourage anyone who shares a little hesitancy but has the desire to create to follow in my footsteps and join any of the courses offered in such a professional and friendly format to jump in boots and all – your life will be enriched

I absolutely adore Lornas course. She is inspirational and it has so extended my art practice. I m slowly getting through the course as I navigate through other art projects. But the bonus is we own the course forever so we can work at our own pace.
I’m also very much enjoying listening to Ang Friday night talks with renown artists. What a wonderful insight into their practice. Thank you so much for taking textiles to the next level!

What an amazing experience joining the course was. It freed my way of seeing and creating so very much. I love Lorna’s way of working and playing, and by encouraging us to explore mark making in new ways, this has freed me to play more and experiment.

I had forgotten how much I enjoy working with fabrics, and the use of drop cloths which can then become part of future works was a revelation and has inspired my visual language ever since. I love the randomness and unexpected marks.

Lorna has allowed me to let go of control, discover my deeper more meaningful inspiration, to cherish the found things and incorporate them by making brushes, mark making and incorporating them in works. This course has added invaluable knowledge to draw on in my future works and artistic direction.

I enjoyed this course with Lorna immensely. Each module not only had a written explanation of the techniques and materials needed, but also a wonderfully visual video demonstration. Lorna is so knowledgeable and passionate about her own work, and this passion and expertise shines through her personality.

Lorna has given me permission to be myself, and to embrace the unexpected results, rather than feel I have failed in what I was hoping to achieve. Her work is inspired by her natural surroundings where she lives and works, and this has again helped me to look at my own environment with new eyes, and to be inspired by the natural colours, textures and land/seascapes where I live, helping me along the path to finding my own visual language.

For anyone seeking a unique approach to their creativity, I would definitely recommend this wonderful online workshop with Lorna.

I took the Perfectly Imperfect course to let go, to learn new processes, and to incorporate into my art a feeling of the natural environment that inspires so deeply.

Lorna’s course has taken me on a journey of discovery. She took me out of my comfort zone and I gradually found I was letting go and enjoying the process, and most importantly learning to identify my own visual language.

The freedom of letting go is bliss and the journey to finding marks that resonate with me, redefines me within my own artistic compass.

Lorna teaches with her heart and soul and is the most encouraging artist I have ever had in my life, I have taken a lot of classes. Her lessons, constant encouragement and the beautifully taped class revitalized and healed my spirit. She is so knowledgeable and is so willing to share all her secrets with us, I can’t tell you how excited that made me feel. Thanks to her I have my art soul back.

Perfectly Imperfect is an amazing experience. Lorna’s skill and enthusiasm creates a tribe of participants who dive into the wealth of creative ideas and challenging lessons she presents and lose themselves in the joy of discovering their unique voices in mark making. It has pushed me creatively in a number of ways. I have been experimenting with asemic writing for a while now, but Perfectly Imperfect brought a breakthrough that gave me a connection with, and facility for, asemics that I hadn’t yet reached on my own. If you’re drawn to mark making, if you love fiber, crave creative adventure and enjoy being led by someone who is passionately engaged in learning and teaching, this is the course for you! 

A truly inspirational experience, one that connects the heart and soul to nature.  

For me, the most enjoyable part of this online course has been the connection between art and the natural world. Bringing elements of nature together through the use of handmade brushes, earth tones and mark making. And of course, creating the gorgeous coil pots and vessels. 

This course has helped me to delve deep and discover who I am and what truly inspires me.

If recommending this course (and I have), I would say that it is “like a breath of fresh air.” Lorna’s warmth and charm shine through as she generously shares her extensive knowledge and life experiences as an artist in a relaxed and friendly environment. Loved every moment of it!

I hold my creative self with a new awareness after completing this course. There’s a deeper understanding of who I am as an artist and an open vulnerability to create for the sheer joy it gives me. 

Perfectly Imperfect was a perfect combination of guidance and creative freedom, and it resonated deep within me from those very first marks that spilled onto my paper. This course is special and will continue to guide me and remind me of the importance of creating from the heart.