Destination Creativity: The Life-Altering Journey of the Art Retreat [Paperback]

Rice Freeman-Zachery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 21, 2011

Experience art retreats without leaving your home!

There’s a community of passionate, creative souls looking to connect, and the art retreat is where is happens. In Destination Creativity, Ricë Freeman-Zachery brings the life-altering journey of the art retreat from venues all across the country straight into your hands and the comfort of your favorite chair. Maybe you’ve heard about the many different places you can go to take art workshops from a variety of talented artistic instructors, but you haven’t been sure which retreat experience is right for you. Ricë has done your homework! From Port Townsend, Washington’s Artfest to Hampton, Virginia’s Art & Soul, from rural Wisconsin to the strip of Las Vegas, from beads to quilts to painting with your hands, she has the inside scoop for you in Destination Creativity and a first-hand account of nine inspiring art retreats.

· Take five workshops right alongside Ricë with step-by-step instruction and a glimpse into the actual classroom experience.

· Hear from a variety of attendees—creative types just like you—what it is that drew them to attend their chosen event and be inspired by their life-changing stories.

· See what the retreats actually look like with plenty of atmospheric photos taken by Ricë’s favorite sidekick, Earl Zachery.

· Discover ideas for hosting creative get-togethers in your own hometown including naming your retreat, picking a venue and planning meals.

Destination Creativity is your chance to see what all of the buzz is about. Pull up a chair and take the journey.

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ric? Freeman-Zachery is a freelance writer with two books published by North Light: Living the Creative Life and Creative Time and Space. She is the primary voice behind CreateMixedMedia.com, and her articles, featuring the works of artists across the globe, appear regularly in numerous magazines including all of Stampington?s publications, Cloth Paper Scissors, and more. She herself is a mixed-media artist and her passion is for art-to-wear. She also has two books published with Quarry: Stamp Artistry (2003) and New Techniques for Wearable Art (2004). Ric? lives in Midland, TX.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (September 21, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1440308691
• ISBN-13: 978-1440308697
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ricë writes. She has written everything from a collection of poetry for her master's thesis to newspaper articles to grouchy letters to the editor of the local newspaper and everything you can think of in between: the occasional artist bio, blog rants, how-to instructions. The current fabulous gigs include writing artist profiles for "Art Doll Quarterly," "Art Journaling," "Art Quilting Studio," "Belle Armoire," "Belle Armoire Jewelry," and "Somerset Studio"--which allows her to indulge in one of her other passions: asking nosy questions--and five books, including her newest, "Destination: Creativity, The Life-Altering Journey of the Art Retreat" and her other two most recent titles, "Creative Time and Space" and the best-selling "Living the Creative Life," all by North Light Books.

(She also taught college English, so not being able to create italics for those titles makes her a little nuts.)

She blogs at her own blog, "Notes from the Voodoo Cafe," and at "The Creative Life," her blog on her publisher's website, CreateMixedMedia.com, where you can find a new post every MWF. Her own website is voodooandzen.com, and there you can find links to interviews, talks about creativity, and a whole bunch of other amazing and fascinating stuff, including a video answering Frequently Asked Questions.

Ricë interviews artists of all kinds for podcasts at "Notes from the Voodoo Lounge," available on her blog, at CreateMixedMedia.com, and through iTunes.

Whew.