WORKSHOPS

“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,
To gain all while you give,
To roam the roads of lands remote,
To travel is to live.”
― Hans Christian Andersen


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2024


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June 26 - 30
Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon 






                      Woven Stitch Collagraph Book Sold Out






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ShakeRag Alley Mineral Point, Wisconsin 
October 4 - 6
One of my fav places to teach!






























Tesoro del Corazon 

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 
 October 27 to November 7, 2024
We will open registration  late Febuary.  This workshop sells out very quickly. If you are interested please email Marjorie  to sign up for updates or to be put on the waitlist. 







Past workshops
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April 16 to 22, 2023
Woven Stitch Collagraph Book
Workshop is full
Khandallah, Wellington NZ



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Baja California Painting and Photo Expedition 

Sold Out...contact Ellen Parry for the wait list. 
 

The Cataviña Ecosystem, Cave Paintings, and the Gulf of California

This adventure will be a once in a lifetime exploration. I'm very excited to offer this trip along with  Photographer Eileen Mandell, Ellen Parry, Director of Baja Rancho Art,  and Raul and Caroline Aguilar, owners of Rancho Bellota. 
We will spend time exploring and painting on location, hiking, and winding down at our hotel for merry drinks, great food, and excellent conversations. You will be picked up at the Tecate border for ease of travel. No worries about driving. Raul will guide us thoughtfully through the wondrous terrain. 



The botanically rich Cataviña ecosystem includes incredible boulder fields and indigenous flora – gigantic Cardon Cactus (Pachycereus pringlei), Boojum (Cirios), Mexican Blue Palms (Blue Hesper Palms), and Elephant trees (Bursera microphylla) – are just a few of the species we’ll capture in photos and artwork. We will spend 1½ days hiking and exploring the creative possibilities of this area before traveling further south to the magnificent Cave Paintings in San Francisco de la Sierra and the Mission town of San Ignacio.

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Baja Rancho Art  Retreat                                      
  

September 21 to 24, 2023. open for registration

 This will be a grand opportunity for you to explore the native 
habitat along with horseback riding, relaxing in the pool, Margaritas brought to you while painting on location, 
wine tastings at 2 wineries in the beautiful Guadalupe Valley, candlelight dinners....sign up here

Painting on location, horseback riding, hiking, wine tasting,
 margaritas, yummy home cooked meals, cosy cabins,
 transportation from the border....need I say more? 
This is an all inclusive retreat in beautiful Guadalupe Valley
 in Baja, Mexico. 

The 2,800 acre ranch sits in an oak lined valley just north of Baja’s scenic “Ruta del Vino” between
 Tecate and Ensenada, approximately 1½ hours south of the border.

It is a working ranch, as you would have found in Baja California over 100 years ago. 
Oaks and sycamore trees, seasonal creeks and springs, rugged hillsides, boulders and 
local wineries provide inspiration for painting, sketching, and photography.

Baja Mexico 

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ShakeRag Alley Mineral Point, Wisconsin 
September 27 - 30
One of my fav places to teach!













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Madeline School of the Arts 
Santa Fe Location


Santa Fe Color and Light 

March 13 to 17 2023 

Spend an amazing week in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This workshop is your chance to explore, paint, find extraordinary objects of art, drink and be merry!





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March 25- 26













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Madeline Island School of the Arts
March 14 to 18, 2022










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ShakeRag Alley Mineral Point, Wisconsin 
May 12- 15 2022
One of my fav places to teach! 




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 This will be a grand opportunity for you to explore the native habitat along with horseback riding, relaxing in the pool, Margaritas brought to you while painting on location, wine tastings at 2 wineries in the beautiful Guadalupe Valley, candlelight dinners....sign up here

 
Baja Mexico 
 


Painting on location, horseback riding, hiking, wine tasting, margaritas, yummy home cooked meals, cosy cabins, transportation from the border....need I say more? 
This is an all inclusive retreat in beautiful Guadalupe Valley in Baja, Mexico. 

The 2,800 acre ranch sits in an oak lined valley just north of Baja’s scenic “Ruta del Vino” between Tecate and Ensenada, approximately 1½ hours south of the border.

It is a working ranch, as you would have found in Baja California over 100 years ago. Oaks and sycamore trees, seasonal creeks and springs, rugged hillsides, boulders and local wineries provide inspiration for painting, sketching, and photography. 

Focus on Book Arts  Unfortunately, this event has been canceled

Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
July 15 to 18, 2022
I'm very honored to have been selected to teach at this important Book Arts event.
 









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Tesoro del Corazon  SOLD OUT

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
 October to November... 
We will open registration  February 2022. This workshop sells out very quickly. If you are interested please email Leslie  to sign up for updates or to be put on the waitlist. 



2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hello, Helen! Will not be able to do Mexico this year, but I see you'll be in PHX for Art Unraveled, so I will probably catch you there!
xx, Pam Gemin

Helen said...

Hi Pamela! I just updated my Art Unraveled classes! Hope to see you in one or more of my classes!