Animals Brought to Life – Madeline Island Workshop Every detail of the retreat

Every detail of the retreat is designed to nurture your artistic journey and create a welcoming

the lineup at the pancake breakfast

and transformation

all-inclusive workshop at the serene Asilomar Conference Grounds near Monterey

Animals Brought to Life – Madeline Island Workshop Every detail of the retreatUsing a simple technique, you will learn to create from a photo a pattern suitable for your comfort zone and level of expertise. We will explore value and use that knowledge to choose fabrics for either a natural colorway or how to change your colors to fun and bold. Eyes are so important to creating a connection to the animal portrait. We will explore different options for creating eyes that let the animal talk to the viewer. Other subjects I will