This weekend was Portland Art Collective's spring retreat. 21 of us headed to Menucha on the Columbia River Gorge for a weekend full of art, food, laughter, rest and lots of inspiration.
The grounds of Menucha were at their springtime peak with lilacs and rhododendrons in full bloom.
A great variety of moss to be found in the woods:
And even some garden art tucked in:
Here is some of the group hard at work. No telling what the others were up to.
Didn't get good pictures of all the great projects going on, but here's a little sampling.Jill worked on intricate paper dolls:
Sandy's watercolors:
Suzanne's soldered charms:
Z'anne's zentangles:
Diane's paper birds in their early stages:
Cynthia's fiber necklaces:
Lorraine's journals:
Tammy's fabulous fiber garden:
Tory's crown:
And I worked on hand stitching prayer flags. I'll show more of these later.
It was a great weekend with laughter that brought me to tears a number of times. Always the mark of a perfect retreat.
Ah, those tearful laughs are the best! Looks like you all had a great time creating. You making those prayer flags in anticipation of the Journey retreat next year? Hint, hint...xoxo
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Fun, Fun, Fun !!!! Always lovely to go away on these art retreat weekends. Such beautiful photos (thanks for sharing them all) and I do love your prayer flags. I must get back to mine...they have been neglected these past months.
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Jacky xox
Wow, that is practically a creative overdose! What wondrous things you all are making in such a fabulous place too. You are so fortunate to have that group.
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful recap of a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all of your photos, Robin. It sure was a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI like Cindy's hint hint- funny. Your photos are great what fun it was! My word verification word is SPOOMMO nice word to say out loud.
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