Oct 29-Nov 2, 2001
Day of the Dead workshop Want a glimpse of
immortality Mexican Style? Intriguing exploration of one of Mexico's most
nationally celebrated festivals, It encompasses the myths and beliefs
surrounding the Mesoamerican rituals and All Saints day, culminating on
Nov.2 with activities of Dias de Muertos in homes and graveyards all over
Mexico. Stories...sugar skulls...skeletons dancing, flowers, food, crafts,
and paintings -yes all this and more! A firsthand look at the customs
and the cultural aspects will provide inspiration and ideas for the development
of paintings drawings and craft projects. Nancy says, "I can guarantee
you will not return home the same person.. and your paintings will reflect
your growth.." Media: artists choice level: Intermediate to advanced artists,
Coordinators: Nancy Lennie, Judy Zafforoni. Materials fee: for fiber$35.00
want to know more? Contact Nancy:
retreat@lapalomamexico.com
$250
Nov. 11-17, 2001
Watercolor with Linda Lee Foster Watercolor taught by one of Seattle's most knowledgeable teacher;
Foster is giving a watercolor workshop in Mexico, November 11-17, the
package includes your room, shared accommodations, instruction, workshop
time & studio use. Breakfast and lunch is provided. This special site
has beautiful landscaping with wonderful Mexico all around you to paint.
Join Linda Lee Foster for this wonderful painting experience. For more
information and to sign up please contact La Paloma or Linda on her web
site. http://www.waow.org/members/Lfos.htm $710
Dec. 10-14, 2001
Zip-ity-do-da! A whole workshop of fun and fantasy Work with clay, build and create with found materials. Discover
the beauty of MEXICAN FOLK ART in Masks and Icons Making your own special
folk masks and Icons is a real Christmas treat. Media: ceramics, found
materials, paint, fiber. Materials fee $15.00 ALL LEVELS of art enthusiasts
are welcome! Instructors: Judy Zaffaroni, Nancy Lennie.
retreat@lapalomamexico.com
$250
Jan. 7-11, 2002
The Nitty-Gritty Drawin' Class with Nancy Lennie Choose to challenge yourself to the fun of drawing. 5 days of essential
drawing skills. Tips and tricks to better drawing. Meet an old friend,
your right brain. I will prove to you, you can draw anything you want.
Lennie is a terrific instructor having taught drawing at many levels from
children to adults for 20 years. Level: beginning to intermediate Media:
pen pencil notebook, drawing paper. Contact Nancy:
retreat@lapalomamexico.com
$200
Jan. 14-18, 2002
Basketry Workshop Tour with Judy Zafforoni Judy Zafforoni has been teaching basketry throughout the Northwest
for 20 years. In 1996 she combined her basketry and teaching skills and
her love of the Mexican culture, developing Basketry Workshop Tours to
Mexico. She now makes her home in the Melaque Bay area and will be happy
to help advise about flights, hotels and tips about where to explore!
Contemporary and traditional weaving techniques using plaiting, twining,
coiling, random weave, ripple twine, construction and knotless netting
techniques. Collect local materials while exploring the nearby bosque
jungle, the lagunas and coco plantations. A week long Basketry Workshop
Tour complete with hotel, meals, materials, instruction, and unusual outings!
More info?
yurizaf@yahoo.com
cell: 503-913-2493 till Oct. No basketry or craft experience necessary.
$650
Jan 29- Feb 2, 2002
Eclectic Acrylics with Casey Brown For the
uninitiated, Casey charts the basics with encouragement to experiment.
The artist at home in the acrylic medium, with either transparent, opaque
or impasto application, Casey encourages expression of ideas and reaching
for the limits with an eye for composition, form and color. Students can
incorporate textures, mixtures of media, three dimensional effects (found
objects, modeling) or expand upon their already established style. Level:
all Media: acrylics workshop fee $15.00. Contact Casey Brown:
jvoyseyb@home.com
$250
Feb 4-8, 2002
Bold and Easy Watercolors with Nancy Lennie Emphasis on the playfulness of creating fun watercolors, with new
techniques in the use of brush and paper. Lennie has been successfully
teaching watercolor in Mexico to full classes. She is a fantastic motivator
and teacher for those who need a jump start with their creativity and
a fresh look at the world around them. Level: all welcome. Media: watercolor.
Contact Nancy at
laploma13@prodigy.net.mx
$200
Mar 4-8, 2002
Painting in oils with Ann Templeton Workshop is designed for the intermediate to advanced student.Emphisis
will be on color theory,value relationships,composition and design and
outdoor painting relationships as opposed to indoor painting. Students
will work outdoors for landscapes and indoors with still life and florals.
Hints on working from photos will be covered. Class iincludes FUN as well
as hard work, taught by a leading instructor who is very knowledgeable
in her field. Templeton prefers to call her painting" expressions" a symbolic
expression/impression of a subject with a personal commitment to excellence.
An artist/painter since 1969, she currently teaches about 15 art seminars
each year in as many as 10 states including Hawaii and Mexico. Her conceptual
style of painting and enthusiam for her craft are rapidly winning her
awards and honors throughout the U.S.including fame as a major force in
the field of oil painting,reconition for her teaching expertise, and notoriety
as a colorist personified. Contact Ann at: http://www.anntempleton.com/ . email:
anntart@ruidoso.org
phone: 505-378-4262 $500
Mar 10-15, 2002
Woven Forms with Judy Zafforoni Explore those
limitless areas of creativity within by defining your own basketry shapes
using materials gathered from the earth. Judy will take you on a journey
of learning techniques, textures and forms while providing a gentle and
supportive approach to teaching the beginning basketmaker. Experienced
also welcome. Materials fee $50.00 contact:
yurizaf@yahoo.com
for more information. $200
April 1-5, 2002
Watermedia with Linda Lee Foster For more
information about this class contact Linda Lee Fosters web site. http://www.waow.org/members/Lfos.htm . Or email
retreat@lapalomamexico.com
$710
April 22-26, 2002
A taste of watercolors with Jerry Fenter Two weeks to choose from. "Every child is an artist. The problem
is how to remain an artist once he grows up -Pablo Picasso. Are you looking
for a retreat that brings out the child in you? Have you always wanted
to learn to paint or improve on the painting you've done? Spend a week
or two with Pacific Northwest watercolor artist, Jerry Fenter. Each workshop
will include a range of subjects, from basic wash techniques to still
life and figure painting. There is an endless supply of beautiful scenery
and tropical life to paint and enjoy. There will be plenty of time to
work and to play. It's a wonderful place to stimulate your creativity.
Contact Jerry at
fenter@gorge.net
limit 10-students per class. $650
April 29-May 2, 2002
$650
May 6-10, 2002
Art Journaling Retreat with Nancy Lennie People have used journaling for years as a form of self-help, to
delve into the subconscious mind using logic and reason of the left brain.
Writing opens up avenues within us that are often forgotten or buried
under the practicality of everyday living. Likewise, visual artists often
use the canvas as a medium of expression and self-discovery, a cathartic
way of unleashing emotions in a pure and unaltered way that is almost
exclusively right-brained driven. Long-time artist educator Nancy Lennie
has developed an art technique that merges the two forms of expression
in a process called art journaling. Instead of appealing to one side of
the brain while leaving the other unstimulated - as writing or visual
arts do - art journaling is a way of using the entire brain by beginning
with visual images and moving to concrete words. Nancy has designed workshops
which walk students through the steps necessary for opening up to the
holistic experience of journaling with art. This is not something designed
exclusively for visual artists and writers looking to expand their creative
sides. It is a way of seeing the world that EVERYONE - from high-powered
business executives, to ordinary people eager to do some soul searching
- can relate to. Contact: Nancy lennie at
retreat@lapalomamexico.com .
$100
May 13-17, 2002
Art Journaling Retreat: the Parables/and Psalms Basically, an art journal is a collection of simple sketches or
drawings with personal reflections written somewhere in the space of the
art. Pieces have the simplicity of form in both drawing and prose that
allows the creator to share the journal as art but they also contain a
deeper meaning that was drawn out and synthesized through journaling.
The process helps students connect their creative selves to their spiritual
selves by starting with sketches of abstract patterns and gradually delving
into the deeper meanings of their responses to these sketches and turning
them into a journal they can share with others. Everyone is invited to
join in this unique process. Instructor: Nancy Lennie. Contact:
retreat@lapalomamexico.com .
$100