The Loosely Bound Path: An Experimental Bookmaking Retreat
with Charlene Lutz & Sandy Weisman
Saturday & Sunday, April 12 & 13 and May 17 & 18
9am to 5pm each day
Cost:
Both weekends (4 days): $375 + $50 materials
One weekend (2 days): $275 + $25 materials
Maximum 10 participants
Go to 26SplitRockCove.com/workshops to sign up now!
In a world marked by constant flux and uncertainty, this retreat invites participants to explore the concept of “surrender.” Together, we will reflect on what it means to let go of control, trust one’s process, and enjoy the products of this exploration.
Through writing and art making, we will create artist books that embrace our impermanence and our individual ideas of beauty. Participants will leave not only with handcrafted books, but also with a deeper understanding of how art can mirror and mediate life’s complexities.
Join us as we work with layering writing, batik, dyeing with natural materials, and stitching to create loosely bound books centered around the theme of surrender. Simple book binding skills – pamphlet, accordion, Japanese stab binding – as well as more complex bindings will be included as needed. Books will be made from paper or cloth, or a combination of the two.
Participants will engage in tactile, meditative processes, allowing for calm and well-being. This retreat offers a sanctuary for the soul, and a space to create meaningful art infused with purpose and care. This workshop is intended for beginners and more-advanced book makers, as well as for writers, poets, and those who love it all!
SANDY WEISMAN is a visual artist and poet. Her poetry has been included in two anthologies and several journals, including Salamander, Spillway, Barrow Street, The Maine Review, Off the Coast, and Muddy River Poetry Review. Sandy’s artwork has been exhibited locally at the Michael Good Gallery in Rockport, Granite Gallery in Tenant’s Harbor, Waterfall Arts in Belfast, and the Maine Jewish Museum in Portland, as well as in locations in the Boston area. FMI, visit SandyWeisman.art
CHARLENE LUTZ is an artist and educator with more than 20 years of experience in multiple school and nature-connected settings. She hopes to hold space and empower others by inspiring creativity in emergent and collaborative ways. She is a teaching artist with Waterville Creates in Waterville, Maine, and at The Orchard (Katahdin Children and Families Foundation) in Patten, Maine.
Charlene works with various organizations, including Antioch University, New England and Inside-Outside Nature Based Educators , to inspire art making and connection. FMI, visit her website at CharleneLutz.com.