Wednesday, November 16, 2022

A New Journey begins

We are back home from our 2022 retreat happy and tired and already scheming for next year’s project!    



As some of you already know, Laurie Mika and Leslie Harris have officially retired from our retreat.  
                                          

 Laurie and Helen brainstormed this idea around 13 years ago with the idea of a collaborative project driven workshop designed by Laurie. Brilliant! Lynn Leahy came on board as our partner and off we went. Leslie came aboard our second year as our extraordinary organizer. What a journey it has been! 


We are forever grateful for Laurie and Leslie's kindness, caring, joyful attitudes and love. One of our students described our relationships as one of respect. Respect for each other’s ideas and thoughts. Our brainstorm meetings were wild and exciting at times and filled with creativity. We will mostly miss Laurie’s creative and fascinating vibes and Leslie’s “mom” comments, bringing us back to the reality of organizing and timelines! 




Great News!  Lynn Leahy and Helen Shafer Garcia are continuing our art retreat with two extraordinary gals. Our new partners are Katherine England and Marjorie Love. 

                                                       



Katherine England has been our guest artist and friend over many years, bringing amazing talents. Mosaics, beading, sculpture, and journaling are just a few. Katherine is an extraordinary teacher and we are pleased  to have her as a partner. She will astound you with her skills!



Marjorie Love is our new partner/ organizer. Her valuable skills for directing and organizing from her administrative career (she’s retired!) will be perfect for this bunch of artists.  We are so looking forward to her fabulous spread sheets filled with info! 



So, without further adieu……we will be announcing our new project early January 2023 and registration will begin soon after! 


Our dates for the 2023 retreat 

October 30 through November 7th. 

Look for more information coming soon

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