RADIANCE, Cultivating Our Collective Garden

A weekly creative (art-making) retreat series to renew and restore

A ten week series with
Margaret Hartsook and Lisa Kagan

“There is a little plant called reverence in the corner of my soul’s garden,
which I love to have watered once a week.”
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

Bloom by Margaret Hartsook

As we move from the darkest time of the year towards the return of the light, this in-person weekly “mini retreat” series offers you the chance to step away from the demands of daily life to connect more deeply with your own process of regeneration and growth. Drawing inspiration from nature’s passage through winter’s dormancy into spring’s cycle of blossoming, together we will cultivate our personal (and collective) gardens of possibility through engaging in the creative process. Combining creative writing and visual art, we will explore a variety of mixed media techniques and materials such as painting, drawing, collage, and clay. This year’s RADIANCE mini retreat series will feature a number of special projects including the creation of nurture nest sculptures, paper mosaics, and clay spirit creatures (which will be bisque fired). This weekly retreat series offers you a chance to nurture your creative spark, cultivate new ways of enriching yourself and your life in this next chapter, and nourish yourself in the supportive, uplifting company of other women.

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 tea, will be provided.

Dates & Times:
Mondays 6:30pm-9pm on February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17 (no group March 24 & March 31), April 7, 14, 21, 28
*This group is divided into two parts (Part 1: February 10th-March 17th, and Part 2: April 7th-28th)

Location: Studio of the Imagination at Margaret’s home in SE Portland, the Creston neighborhood.

Program Fee: $505
Art Materials Fee: $35
Total Fee: $540

Registration & Payment:

Online registration for this program is available here if you would like to pay the full amount listed below in Option 1. For more information or if you would like to register for this program and pay by check or Venmo, please contact Lisa at: Lisa @FamilyHeirloomArts.com or at 503.347.1391. If you pay by check or Venmo, you have the option to make payments in two installments as outlined below in Option 2. Due to the limited number of participants we can accommodate, early registration is recommended.
This program has two payment options:

Option 1: Payment for the full amount of $540.00 can be made at the time of sign-up.

Option 2: Payment can be made in two installments. The first payment of $270.00 is due at the time of sign-up. The second payment of $270.00 is due by March 15th

“This time together in our weekly retreat sessions has helped me reconnect with the part of myself longing to create. It has been confirmation that stepping away from home and having a loving structure to come to each week works well for me. I love the energy of creating together, the consistent ritual of our gatherings, and the graceful space holding by Lisa and Margaret.”
~ Touchstone Retreats Participant

About Touchstone Retreats Facilitators:

Lisa Kagan is a writer, artist, creative facilitator, and personal historian. 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. She offers art and writing retreats throughout the Pacific Northwest. Lisa believes in the transformative nature of the creative process to heal, 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 published two books of original art and poetry, Coming Home to Myself (2021) and Emergence (2009). Lisa is a co-founder of Touchstone Retreats.

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

Learn more about Touchstone Retreats…

Touchstone Retreats Health & Safety Policy
• We ask that all retreat participants do a self-evaluation before coming each week 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.