HEART OF SUMMER, POETRY & ART IN THE GARDEN ~ Fiber Art Wall Hangings, June 8th

A poetry & art mini retreat
with Margaret Hartsook and Lisa Kagan

“Create space to pause and draw sweetness from each bright thing.”
~ James Crews

Come create with us under the luminous summer skies, allowing yourself to be transported by the magic of the Pacific Northwest peak summer evenings during this art and writing mini retreat. This offering embodies the spirit of a creative retreat paired with summer art camp for adults. We will read and write poetry in the garden as well as engage in play and discovery through nature-based art projects. At our June retreat, we will create hanging fiber art pieces incorporating poetry and embellishing with natural materials. This evening retreat offers you a chance to awaken your creative spark in the majesty of the natural world, cultivate new ways of enriching yourself and your life in the supportive, uplifting company of other women.

Peace of Wild Things II, Mixed Media by Margaret Hartsook

This program offers space for creative expression for women of all ages and backgrounds. All women are welcome, including cisgender, transgender, and those whose gender identity aligns with womanhood. No writing or art experience is necessary. All art materials, as well as snacks and drinks, will be provided.

Date & Time:
Monday June 8th, 6:30pm-9pm

Location: This retreat will be offered in Margaret’s garden and at her home studio, Studio of the Imagination, located in the Creston neighborhood in SE Portland. Upon sign-up, participants will receive more detailed location information. In the case of inclement weather, the program will be offered inside.

Registration & Payment: 

Register online at:
https://events.humanitix.com/heart-of-summer-poetry-and-art-in-the-garden-fiber-art-wall-hangings-june-8th-2026

For more information or if you would like to register and pay by check or through Zelle, please contact Lisa at: Lisa @FamilyHeirloomArts.com or at 503.347.1391. Due to the limited number of participants we can accommodate, early registration is recommended.

Check out our other summer offerings:

HEART OF SUMMER, Kinetic Poetry Sculpture (August 3rd, 6:30pm-9pm) $80
~ Register online at:
https://events.humanitix.com/heart-of-summer-poetry-and-art-in-the-garden-kinetic-poetry-sculptures-august-3-2026

ART IN THE GARDEN ~ A Celebration of Creative Community (A full day retreat, August 23rd, 10:30am-5pm) $225
~ Register online at:
https://events.humanitix.com/art-in-the-garden-a-celebration-of-creative-community

This program is offered through Touchstone Retreats.
Learn more at: https://familyheirloomarts.com/touchstone-retreats/

Radiance, Mixed Media by Lisa Kagan

“This Touchstone Retreats program was one of the most soul-nourishing days I’ve ever spent.
The silence of women making things is the most sacred sound I know, and you created a beautiful container for that.”
~ Touchstone Retreats Participant

Image credit, featured image (top of page): Regeneration, Mixed Media by Lisa Kagan

About Touchstone Retreats Facilitators:

Lisa Kagan is a writer, artist, creative facilitator, celebrant, and personal historian. She is a co-founder of Touchstone Retreats, facilitating art and writing programs throughout the Portland area. Her business, Family Heirloom Arts, is dedicated to helping individuals and families celebrate their life stories and significant life milestones through conducting oral history interviews and creating illustrated heirloom books. Through her work as a celebrant, Lisa runs Full Circle Ceremonies, supporting people to create custom ceremonies honoring celebrations, transitions, and healing. Lisa believes in the transformative nature of the creative process to renew, empower, challenge, inform, and awaken the human spirit. Lisa received her BA from Wesleyan University in Connecticut with a focus on writing and fine art. She has completed intensive studies in the arts at Skidmore College, the University of New Mexico, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and the Maine Photographic Workshops. Lisa has completed her celebrant training through the Celebrant Academy and the Ceremony and Rites of Passage Global Training certification program. Lisa has published two books of original art and poetry, Coming Home to Myself (2021) and Emergence (2009).

Contact:
Lisa Kagan
Lisa@FamilyHeirloomArts.com
503.347.1391
familyheirloomarts.com

Margaret Hartsook sees art making and writing as spiritual practices that can open the gates of creativity and self-expression. She believes we each have a unique creative language that can promote well-being, healing, meaning making, and growth in our lives. Through de-mystifying the tools of visual art making, she guides individuals to explore and find their own unique expression. Trained in drawing and painting at California College of Art, Margaret completed her BFA at the University of Oregon and received a master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling & Psychology with an emphasis in Art Therapy from Naropa University. Margaret is currently working at Legacy Good Samaritan in the Cancer Institute as an Art Therapist. In addition to facilitating many art-based workshops she co-created the Art Therapy program for Pathways Hospice in Northern Colorado and established the Memories in the Making art program for the Alzheimer’s Association in Oregon.

Contact:
Margaret Hartsook
margarethartsook@yahoo.com
303-682-1073
mhartsook.com

Touchstone Retreats Health & Safety Policy
• We ask that all retreat participants do a self-evaluation before coming to the retreat and that they remain at home if they have any symptoms of illness.

Touchstone Retreats Cancellation Policy
Payment is fully refundable with one month’s cancellation notice. Participants will be charged for 25% of the total program fee with less than a month’s notice up to 14 days prior to the start of the program. No refund is possible with less than a 14-day cancellation notice. Family emergency situations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If you have a COVID related situation arise, and you need to cancel please contact Lisa Kagan at Lisa@FamilyHeirloomArts.com or 503.347.1391.