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 think of yourself as a writer or simply want support […]
Creative Expression
Writing with Intuition: A Journey into Creative Consciousness
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 focus on craft and technique, they often overlook the mystical […]
Slow Art, Somatic Practice, and Creative Rest
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 more on how we FEEL when we’re engaging with art […]
Dance of Connection
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. We will dance every day, exploring how movement can open […]
Watercolour & the Art of Seeing (Intermediate/Advanced)
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 skills and express their own unique voice and mark making […]
Watercolour & the Art of Seeing (All Levels)
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 essential techniques, colour mixing and drawing / perception skills. What […]
Kintsugi: Embracing Imperfection (October)
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 called Keshiki 景色 and in Japanese, mean scenery, landscape or […]