RADIANCE, Cultivating Our Collective Garden

A weekly creative (art-making) retreat series to renew and restore with Margaret Hartsook and Lisa Kagan 

Dates & Times: 

Winter & Spring 2025 (10 weeks): Mondays 6:30pm-9pm on February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17 (no group March 24 & March 31), April 7, 14, 21, 28

*This group is divided into two parts (Part 1:February 10th-March 17th, and Part 2: April 7th-28th)

“There is a little plant called reverence in the corner of my soul's garden, which I love to have watered once a week.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

As we move from the darkest time of the year towards the return of the light, this in-person weekly “mini retreat” series offers you the chance to step away from the demands of daily life to connect more deeply with your own process of regeneration and growth. Drawing inspiration from nature’s passage through winter’s dormancy into spring’s cycle of blossoming, together we will cultivate our personal (and collective) gardens of possibility through engaging in the creative process. Combining creative writing and visual art, we will explore a variety of mixed media techniques and materials such as painting, drawing, collage, and clay. This year’s RADIANCE mini retreat series will feature a number of special projects including the creation of nurture nest sculptures, paper mosaics, and clay spirit creatures (which will be bisque fired). This weekly retreat series offers you a chance to nurture your creative spark, cultivate new ways of enriching yourself and your life in this next chapter, and nourish yourself in the supportive, uplifting company of other women. This program offers space for creative expression for women of all ages and backgrounds. No writing or art experience is necessary. All art materials, as well as snacks and tea, will be provided.