THRESHOLD

This course explores the book as both object and art form - from ancient scrolls to contemporary artists’ books. You will have your own hands-on creation, writing, watercolor, and book-making experimentation.

This course offers instruction in painting the human figure from a live model. Students will have explore color, anatomy, and expressive technique to capture the vitality and form of the human body. The instructor will spend one-on-one time with each participant to ensure everyone is learning at their level. No prior experience necessary!

Experiment with a wide range of materials and explore the energy, origin stories, and both the historical and personal significance embedded within them. Through unconventional mark-making you’ll investigate how different mediums, tools, substrates, gestures, and attachment methods shape the creative process. 

Discover the physical and symbolic power of color in this immersive workshop that bridges painting and sculpture. Participants hand-make pigments, explore traditional binders, and apply color to a range of natural materials while learning the cultural and historical meanings of color

Through mindful observation, material exploration, and connection to the landscape, learn to paint from within. This immersive retreat offers the tools and space to replace imitation with authenticity and trust in your creative process.

Rather than silencing your inner critic, learn to listen for the wisdom hidden within its voice. This retreat blends mindfulness, nature, and studio exploration to help you transform fear into fuel and deepen your confidence in your artistic painting intuition.

This retreat invites artists to move beyond their primary disciplines and uncover untapped dimensions of their creative voice. From merging text and image and writing to short films, you’ll awaken new ways of seeing and making.

Each day will start with a poetry prompt. Over the five days, you will awaken your creative reflections through filmmaking, assemblage, and sculpture that invite you to imagine more freely.

Discover how to transform your travel experiences into expressive, unfussy tablescape paintings. You'll learn how to arrange a balanced still life, capture mood through color, and use loose, intuitive brushwork. 

Immerse yourself in nature as you learn to observe light, color, and atmosphere.  This plein air workshop strengthens your ability to translate what you see into expressive, confident paintings created outdoors.

Explore color, composition, paint application, and the foundational principles of oil painting while capturing favorite moments amid the beauty of the area. Experience growth in direct painting methods through intentional observation in the studio and outdoors.

Participants will explore mark-making rituals with unique tools on unconventional surfaces, and mixed-media collage. Ideal for artists, makers, and curious beginners, this retreat offers a nourishing space to reconnect with your hands and leave with a collection of personal, textural works that reflect your inner landscape.