Art and Soul - A Creative Journey

That's right, fellow Art & Soul'ers... we're moving our blog. Being fans of new creative things, we wanted to update the look and feel of our blog. So we moved to a platform that can support ...

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Our first event for the year in Portland was amazing! They're always special, but the air was alive with excitement and energy this year. With a brand new theme, we started off our even...

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Okay... I've given you a few weeks to settle in, clean up the house from holidays and family visits, put away the decorations, and gently glide into 2019. So what I really want to know is... ...

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Wow! Look at all these amazing instructors we had at our Virginia Beach retreat for another uplifting, creative, soul-soothing week of mixed media workshops at one of our all-time favorite l...

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Lights... Camera... Action! We are so excited to introduce our Art & Soul theme for 2019... RED CARPET! Can't you just see the flashbulbs popping as you walk down the runway dressed from head...

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We're so excited to boast that LeBrie Rich — one of our very own amazingly talented instructors — currently has an exhibition of felted works! Grocery , is LeBrie's series of life-size br...

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We are always beyond blessed and excited to have Susan Lenart Kazmer teaching at our events! Her work is built on years of researching cultures, repairing ethnographic adornment, art school,...

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My love affair with animals started at a very young age.  I spent the summers with my grandparents on their ranch in South Dakota. They raised Hereford cattle and owned a couple thousand acres. ...

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We're so excited to have Susan Shaffer — the owner of Joyful Arts Studio — teaching at our Virginia Beach retreat. She firmly believes that art transformed her life, allowing her to reve...

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We're so happy to have Lisa Chin as a member of our Art & Soul Virginia Beach family! Lisa has been an artist and maker — of one kind or another — for her entire life. She has a bachelor...

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If you've ever been to an Art & Soul retreat, you know that every year we have a specific theme for our retreats, and for 2018 it's Highland Fling ! We love to carry that theme throughout eac...

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Growing up with creative, artsy parents, Libby Williamson’s childhood was a world of fabric scraps and yarn, pins and needles, paint, Elmer’s Glue, and a whole lot of Scotch Tape. At any...

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Erin Keck's workshop, Adornments with Found Objects Well, our inaugural Art & Soul Retreat in Colorado Springs was a smashing success ! Not only was it a dream of mine finally fully realized...

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  Well, our roster of attentive, caring, nurturing instructors would not be complete without Jean VanBrederode , who literally shines in these categories! As a longtime Art & Soul teacher, J...

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We love having Eric Scott teaching at our events! He is one half of the Journal Fodder Junkies, and he's dedicated to helping people discover their artistic potential and cultivate their creativ...

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It takes a village... isn't that what they say? Well, when it comes to Art & Soul it's a tiny village, but when that group is considered more than just employees, you've struck gold. I'm so v...

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We are so happy to have Chad Alice Hagen as part of our Art & Soul family! She has been happily and intensively exploring resist dyeing and surface design of hand felted wool since 1979, and del...

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Wow! Our inaugural event was everything we could have hoped for! The vibe was incredible and everyone attending was as excited to be there as we were to bring our unique mixed media retreat ...

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Oh, joy of joys! My dream realized — an Art & Soul event in Colorado — is happening two weeks from today! I truly and sincerely can't believe it's actually here already. I'm so excited ...

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I grew up in a household where we never stopped working (on something… anything!) until bedtime. Therefore, to this day… I cannot just “sit” and attempt to relax. My mind continues to...

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This year Jacqueline Sullivan will be teaching 4 workshops at Art & Soul Colorado Springs ... Deli-collage, On The Horizon, Paper Pizazz and Acrylic Textural Painting. These workshops are des...

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A Colorful Palate with Jacqueline Newbold Oh boy do we have some colorful classes for Art & Soul Portland 2019 ! We're thrilled to be able to offer you 155 mixed-media workshops, taught by 4...

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Oh my gosh... what a fantastic time we all had at our Portland Art & Soul event! With more than 200 new attendees we had a total of over 400 who joined us! It makes my little Highland Heart g...

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On a dark desert highway, taxi driver needs his fare Small panic (did I bring enough supplies?), rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a marvelous sight There were ...

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We are thrilled to have Keeler Estate Vineyards with us once again for private wine tasting and sales during our Vendor Night shopping event. Located in Amity, Oregon, Keeler is a truly magi...

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