Creative Retreat In-Person May 12-15 at the HighlightsFoundation Barn at Boyd Mills

May 12-May 15th
In Person

Artist, illustrators and storytellers, join me for an amazing creative Spring weekend in the gorgeous relaxing rustic setting at the Barn at Boyd Mills in Milanville, PA, home of the Highlights Foundation.

This will be a transformative experience of art-making and imagination, lots of laughter, great conversation, and getting closer to yourself and your creative voice and vision.

You'll spend an intimate weekend with an incredible group of SCD Alumni, all brilliant and talented thinkers and makers going deeper to explore our stories and push our creative work to new levels. We’ll keep our personal visions as art-makers and why our stories matter in this world at the fore as we gain insight into our work and instincts with creative courage.

You’ll leave refreshed and inspired, with new art, insights and grit PLUS an amazing group of friends (and some art goodies from me!) You’ll have opportunities for easy hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets, as you’ll be surrounded by acres of trees, meadows, and farms. This idyllic atmosphere is sure to fill your well and stoke creative fires well past the weekend experience.

• Thursday, May 12 Check-in begins as early as 2pm. We’ll gather for a welcome happy hour at 5:00pm and will head for dinner at 6 pm with after dinner conversation around the fire pit.
• Friday and Saturday will begin with optional early morning yoga sessions and breakfast then full of creative time between lunch and dinner. Afternoon walks and down-time to work and explore the campus-- the library is filled with children’s books --this is the HighlightsFoundation campus! After-dinner activities will include more amazingness, SCD style.
• There are tons of places on campus for drawing and reading and your cabins each have desks and porches, coffee-makers, hair-dryers, soap/shampoo/conditioner, books/board games, wi-fi/ac/heat, and access to washing machines/dryers,
• Farm-to-table meals using fresh local and organic ingredients when possible are a highlight of the retreat. All dietary needs will be accommodated—please let me know about any allergies or special dietary needs/concerns in advance.
• Sunday, May 15th, the retreat will end with a farewell lunch-- your check-out is 1pm Sunday.
• If you’d like to come a day early, or stay a day late, that is an option! Let me know and I can put you in touch with our coordinator for the weekend.

Before we meet, we’ll schedule a zoom with all the participants to say hello and discuss what sorts of clothes, art supplies etc. you might bring etc!.

Very excited to have this to look forward to with you!

First come, first serve.
Contact me for payment plan details.
Refunds will be given with 14 days notice, minus $125 for processing, credit card and admin fees.

Discount for paying via Venmo--contact me for details ASAP.