Creative Expression

Discover the wild edges of your creative practice using your body, voice, and imagination with the brilliant guidance of leading, creative luminaries and artists from around the world.

Creative Expression Garden Painting

Kintsugi: Embracing Imperfection (October)

With Yuka Morino

October 7 - 11, 2026
Kintsugi, 金継ぎ translated literally from Japanese means "golden joinery". This traditional Japanese art used to repair broken ceramics uses natural materials, like tree sap, clay and flour dusted with gold (or other precious metals) to make the cracks, or broken lines beautiful.  The cracks are…

Watercolour & the Art of Seeing (All Levels)

With David McEown

June 9 - 13, 2027
Inspired by the ocean shorelines, ancient forests, and mountain landscapes of Canada’s west coast, we will explore the magical spontaneity and flow of watercolour by painting directly from nature. This session can accommodate the Beginner in watercolour and those artists wishing to learn and grow…

Watercolour & the Art of Seeing (Intermediate/Advanced)

With David McEown

June 14 - 18, 2027
Inspired by the ocean shorelines, ancient forests, and mountain landscapes of Canada’s west coast, we will explore the magical spontaneity and flow of watercolour by painting directly from nature. This session is designed for Intermediate to Advanced artists wishing to enhance their perception, technique, composition…

Dance of Connection

With Bettina Rothe

June 18 - 23, 2027
Come home to yourself, find connection and nourishment in community, and with the land. What if dance could become a place to meet yourself more honestly - and to discover new ways of being with others? Together we take refuge in our primary language: rhythm.…

Sense Writing: An Ecology of Creative Practice

With Madelyn Kent

June 27 - July 2, 2027
What if you didn’t have to wait for inspiration to connect to your deepest urge to create? Sense Writing merges somatic principles with the art of writing to help you tap into the rich landscape of your stories, memories, and imagination — whether you already…

Writing with Intuition: A Journey into Creative Consciousness

With Sarah Selecky

July 30 - August 4, 2027
Join author and creative intuitive Sarah Selecky to learn the magical art of writing from your whole self, using intellect and intuition at once. These skills live in the heart of story and poetry, yet they're rarely taught in traditional writing programs. While academic courses…

Slow Art, Somatic Practice, and Creative Rest

With Shauna Kaendo - Art Therapist | BFA, RCAT

September 10 - 15, 2027
Being in conversation with art, process, and our senses. This is a therapeutic art immersion. A space to be in conversation (and collaboration) with our art materials, creative process, and the sensory experience(s) of art making. To focus less on technique, and control — and…