Creativity Retreats

It has been a while since my last post!!!  As much as I enjoy my art, I always have to tend to the job that pays the bills!!!  Truth be told, I was having a difficult time removing the sticker in the picture below that I wanted in this post.  Last year, I attended a Creativity Retreat with Ronna Weltman, Robert Dancik and Loretta Lam in May of 2013.  The retreat was for one week in Cape May, New Jersey, which is world famous for its Victorian architecture.  Since 2010, I have been a member of the New York Polymer Clay Guild and at the urging of the President, finally I decided to attend a polymer clay retreat.  I did not know what to expect and I did not bring current projects I was working on.  This was a retreat and I was going in with an open mind.  One of my life's personal statements is that, "I'm enrolled in the school of life long learning."  This was an understatement!  By the end of the week, I was already looking forward to next years retreat!  Keep an open mindset when attending a retreat.  You will learn from the instructors as well as the other attendees.  If you leave with a finished project by the end of the week, great!!!  However, the retreat will really get your creative juices going thinking about your art work.  What is your personal statement regarding your art?  You are not there to copy the masters but to find your own voice.  This information is invaluable to an artist!!!  Melanie West surprised us with a guest appearance.  Her work is just as amazing as all of the other artist.  I will always remember the creative souls I met at the retreat. I felt truly honored to have spent time with such amazing artist who are living legends.