Past Retreats

2023

The Mandala – Colorful Creations for Self-Expression & Discovery
Wednesday, February 15, 1pm-4:30pm
with Claudia Fulshaw at Well of Mercy Retreat Center, Hamptonville, NC

2022

Autumn Mix: Westward Ho! – Explore the direction West while creating a Peace Pole
Saturday, December 3, 9am-5pm
with Claudia Fulshaw at The Stable in Durham

The Witchery of Living – art & writing featuring poetry of Mary Oliver
Saturday, October 29, 2022, 9am-4pm
with Claudia Fulshaw and Mandy Mizelle at The Stable in Durham, NC

Mid-Summer Mix: Southbound
Saturday, July 30, 2022, 9am-4pm
with Claudia Fulshaw at The Stable in Durham, NC

Spring Mix: Due East
April 22-24, 2022
Friday 4pm – Sunday 11am
Well of Mercy Retreat Center, Hamptonville, NC
with Claudia Fulshaw

Wintry Mix: True North
February 4-6, 2022
Friday 4pm – Sunday 11am
Well of Mercy Retreat Center, Hamptonville, NC
with Claudia Fulshaw

2021

Fall Song – an outdoor art & writing retreat inspired by the poetry of Mary Oliver
Sunday, October 31, 2021 
9am – 4pm at The Stable in Durham
with Claudia Fulshaw and Mandy Mizelle

Pondering, Painting & Planting Peace Poles
Saturday, August 21, 2021
9:30am-4:30pm at Appalachian Arts in Clinton, TN with Claudia Fulshaw

Listen, 4th Annual June Art & Writing Retreat
Saturday, June 12, 2021
9:00am – 3pm
at The Stable in Durham, NC with Claudia Fulshaw and Mandy Mizelle

Spring Mix: Ravel / Unravel
Friday-Sunday, April 16-18, 2021
Friday 4pm – Sunday 11am
at Well of Mercy Retreat Center, Hamptonville, NC with Claudia Fulshaw and special guest Bryant Holsenbeck

Wintry Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature, Rest
Friday-Sunday, January 22-24, 2021
Friday 6:30pm – Sunday 11am
at Well of Mercy Retreat Center, Hamptonville, NC with Claudia Fulshaw

2020

CrEATe, Pray, Love
Creating Vision Board Journals
Wednesday-Thursday, November 11-12, 2020
at Well of Mercy Retreat Center, Hamptonville, NC with Claudia Fulshaw

The Spirit Likes to Dress Up Like This…
An outside, socially distanced and masked, Halloween retreat inspired by the poetry of Mary Oliver
Saturday, October 31, 2020
10am – 3pm at The Stable in Durham
with Claudia Fulshaw & Mandy Mizelle

Autumn Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature, Rest and the Element Earth – Cancelled due to COVID-19
Friday – Sunday, September 18-20, 2020
at The Oratory Center for Spirituality, Rock Hill, SC with Claudia Fulshaw

Pondering, Painting & Planting Peace Poles – Cancelled due to COVID-19
Friday, August 28, 2020
9:30am-4:30pm at Appalachian Arts in Clinton, TN with Claudia Fulshaw

Mid-Summer Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature, Rest and the Element Water – Cancelled due to COVID-19
Saturday, July 18, 2020
at The Stable in Durham with Claudia Fulshaw

Pondering, Painting & Planting Peace Poles
Thursday, June 25, 9:30am-4:30pm
at Florence Thomas School of the Arts, West Jefferson, NC with Claudia Fulshaw

The Art of Disappearing
A retreat inspired by the poetry of Naomi Shihab Nye
Saturday, June 13 , 2020
10am – 2pm via Zoom from The Stable in Durham
with Claudia Fulshaw & Mandy Mizelle

Vision Boards as Springboards – Cancelled due to COVID-19
Saturday, May 2, 2020
9am – 4pm
at The Stable with Heidi Gessner

Spring Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature, Rest & the Element AIR – Cancelled due to COVID-19
Saturday, April 18, 2020
9am – 4pm
at The Stable with Claudia Fulshaw

Pondering, Painting & Planting Peace Poles
Saturday, February 29, 2020
9am-4pm
at The Arts Place of Stokes County in Danbury, NC with Claudia Fulshaw
Sponsored by The Lilies Project.

Vision Board 2020 Workshop
Saturday, January 25, 2020
9am – 4pm
at The Stable with Heidi Gessner

Wintry Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature, Rest & the Element FIRE
Friday 6pm-Sunday 12pm, January 10-12, 2020

at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, Stoneville, NC with Claudia Fulshaw

2019

Wintry Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature, Rest
Friday-Sunday, January 11-13, 2019
at Avila Retreat Center with Claudia Fulshaw

Wintry Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature, Rest
Saturday, January 26, 2019
at The Stable with Claudia Fulshaw

Create Your Life: Vision Board Workshop
Saturday, March 23, 2019
at The Stable with Heidi Gessner

Spring Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature, Rest
Saturday-Sunday, April 13-14, 2019
at The Stable with Claudia Fulshaw

Your One Wild & Precious Life
An Art & Writing Retreat inspired by the Poetry of Mary Oliver
Saturday, June 1, 2019
at The Stable with Mandy Mizelle and Claudia Fulshaw

Mid-Summer Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature and Rest
Pondering, Painting & Planting Peace Poles
Saturday, July 20, 2019
at The Stable with Claudia Fulshaw

Create Your Life: Vision Board Workshop
Saturday, August 24, 2019
at The Stable with Heidi Gessner

Praying in Color: Using Art, Spirit & Rest as our Tools
Friday – Sunday, September 6-8, 2019
at The Oratory Center for Spirituality, Rock Hill, SC with Claudia Fulshaw

CrEATe, Pray, Love
Creating Vision Board Journals
Wednesday-Thursday, September 18-19, 2019
at Well of Mercy Retreat Center, Hamptonville, NC with Claudia Fulshaw

Autumn Mix: Pondering, Painting and Planting Peace Poles
Saturday, October 26, 2019
at The Stable with Claudia Fulshaw

2018

Wintry Mix: Art, Spirit, Nature, Rest
Friday-Sunday, January 12-14, 2018
at Avila Retreat Center with Claudia Fulshaw

Go Placidly Amidst the Noise and Haste
An Art & Writing Retreat inspired by the poem, Desiderata
Saturday, June 9, 2018
at The Stable with Mandy Mizelle and Claudia Fulshaw

Believing is Seeing: Create Your Life Path with a Vision Board
Saturday, August 25, 2018
at The Stable with Heidi Gessner and Claudia Fulshaw

The Mandala: Colorful Creation for Self-Expression, Relaxation & Discovery
Friday – Saturday, September 7-8, 2018
at The Oratory Center for Spirituality, Rock Hill, SC with Claudia Fulshaw

The Mandala: Colorful Creations for Self-Expression & Discovery
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
at Well of Mercy Retreat Center, Hamptonville, NC with Claudia Fulshaw

Our Story Continues: An Evening of Story and Art, Blessing the Animals We have Loved and Lost
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
at The Stable with Jehanne Gheith and Claudia Fulshaw