We invite you to join us in creative community at the cusp of autumn, as we move towards the darker days of the year. This weekly retreat series offers you the chance to step away from the demands of daily life and to connect more deeply with yourself and your innate wisdom through the creative process. During this session we will explore our relationship to the concept of “creative alchemy” as it relates to how we can transform ordinary experiences, emotions, and raw materials into treasures, innovative creations, and fresh insights. We will experiment with distilling our creativity into forms and shapes that speak to our lives and a deeper connection with ourselves through engaging in active imagination, exploring magical realism, and transforming the discarded into gold. Our weekly projects will utilize a variety of mixed media techniques including painting, drawing, collage, and sculpture. Featured projects for this series include creating assemblage sculptures incorporating personal treasures, designing balance and harmony mobiles, and making bleeding tissue paper paintings. This program offers you a chance to kindle your creative spark and cultivate new ways of enriching your imagination while nourishing yourself in the supportive, uplifting company of other women.

$540

​​Dates & Times: 

September 28 @ 6:30 pm - December 7 @ 9:00 pm

Location: Studio of the Imagination SE Portland, OR

​​​​Image Credits:(top) Butterfly Moon by Margaret Hartsook

Transform, MIxed Media by Lisa Kagan

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