Artist’s retreats are not a new concept. Retreats for just about every personal and professional need have been growing in numbers as people search for a more intensive and attractive way to meet others with the same interests. To network and get out of your comfort zone, Artistic seminars and retreats are a great way to get inspired and network with the arts community. Inspiration comes from many places, but sometimes surrounding yourself with other creative people, beauty and context will bring you through those dark days when you lack inspiration.
Fiber art retreats are seen in the same way. Textile artists like any other artist, requires time away from their comforts their homes, cities, and daily life of thought and imagination to be creative. Sure you can go shopping to touch and see fabric and colors for inspiration or you can study color theory for inspiration, go to a gallery, craft fair, or anywhere where textiles are displayed. But, sometimes the best resource for inspiration is in others with the same interests.
Whether you are new to the art or want to expand on your existing knowledge, a retreat or seminar can be the inspiration to go further and expand your creative juices. You can brush up on your technical basics, or learn some new ones. Study the foundations of textiles with new techniques in color and design, gain some new knowledge, or hone your existing weaving techniques, get some advice and time on a loom, learn structural differences between different weaves, and expand your network of similar thinking textile people.
Retreats and intensive seminars range in price depending on several factors. You can take a one day seminar for as low as $100 or four and five day retreats which are much more intensive and informative. Most courses, retreats and seminars include materials plus instructional illustrated booklets for you to perfect at your leisure, and won’t break your budget. Most retreats have onsite stay accommodations where for a minimal cost, includes comfortable rooms, meals and good company. Remember, the people you meet along your journey will be indispensable to networking and personal success in your future. That along with the knowledge you acquire is well worth the small price you pay up front.
Locate a retreat or seminar given by a respected weaver or fiber artist, with a creative and relaxing environment, surrounded by nature, colors and textures that inspire. To get the most out of this kind of experience, it is recommended that you stay four or five days, this will allow you the time to relax and get to know the people and instructors in a more personal way and create lifelong bonds and friendships necessary to networking with others in your craft. These people are indispensable to the future enjoyment and long term connection to your journey through the world of fiber arts.
Whether seeking inspiration, rest, or just time to work in a rural and peaceful environment, a retreat can offer this and more. Take a chance for your future happiness and creativity; you will have great memories to look back on, and a greater knowledge of your craft.
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