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| Design Outside the Lines - Taos, NM (2012) | |||||||
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| Learn and play with Diane Ericson & Marcy Tilton
Ignite your imagination. Get away from it all in the company of kindred spirits. Grow your work at Design Outside the Lines, a sewing and fiber experience presented by Diane Ericson and Marcy Tilton. These 4-day hands on workshops are a journey in discovery and creating. Through formal and informal classes and time to 'play' in the studio, you'll expand your perspectives on design, sewing, surface design, jewelry, accessories and techniques with an overall theme of expanding your creativity. 2012 Price: $1895.00 includes workshop, room and board. TAOS Experience the magic of Northern New Mexico! Situated at the end of a quiet road not far from the center of town, The Mabel Dodge Luhan House is a historic adobe looks out across Taos pueblo property with a view of the sacred Taos mountain. We set up studio space in the conference center, hold small informal groups in the log cabin room and enjoy an afternoon class or two outside in the stone courtyards. Two meals a day are included at Mabel’s, breakfast and dinner. Lunch is on your own, with downtown Taos is an easy 5-minute walk from Mabel's with many wonderful and diverse eating opportunities in route. Mabel Dodge Luhan House is not a restaurant; they will cook meals especially for us each day. We will be the only group there during the retreat. Historic single rooms available also. Spouse/partners are welcome (queen size beds only). Call for single supplement prices and spouse/partner rates. To visit the Mabel Dodge Luhan House online: www.mabeldodgeluhan.com There are 3 rooms with a queen or king size bed that can accommodate a single or a spouse accompanying you. Please let us know if you have a roommate already; if you want a single supplement; if you have a specific room request or if you want to bring a spouse. Taos: Price includes 4-day workshop, meals (breakfast & lunch [daily], dinner [first night only]), and lodging. Rooms are double occupancy. There may or may not be rooms available before and after the retreat. If you want to come early or stay after the retreat, please contact Maria at Mabel Dodge Luhan directly, 800-846-2235. Getting to Taos: Fly into Albuquerque, then rent a car and drive to Taos or take a shuttle. The drive takes you past/through Santa Fe, then north, and is a magnificent BIG view ride. Allow 3 hours driving time. If you possibly can, allow more time for stops and vistas. Shuttle service: Faust Transportation, 505-758-3410. Call ahead to reserve and check times and verify the price before making plane reservations. Driving: From Albuquerque or Santa Fe, take I-25 North, to Santa Fe, from Santa Fe, follow 84/285 to Espanola, at Espanola, follow Hwy 68 and signs to Taos. The main highway takes you into Taos. Near Taos: Georgia O’Keefe’s home & studio in Abiquiu (about 1 + hour from Taos) can be visited in small group tours. This incredible experience must be booked in advance with the Georgia O’Keefe Foundation: 505-685-4539, FAX: 505-685-4551. Tours leave from the Abiquiu Inn (if you want to spend a night close by) 800-447-5621. For all retreats: Send your full amount or $300 deposit to hold your place. Full payment is due 60 days prior to your retreat. Cancellation policy: Now to 30 days prior to the retreat, $100 is non-refundable. Less than 30 days prior to the retreat, no refund. You may transfer your reservation to another person or to another retreat within the same year if unable to attend. Materials list, arrival information, maps etc. will be sent 6 weeks out from the event. “This is more than a sewing workshop. It is a life changing experience.” Workshop Participant Wondering what to wear? Bring comfortable expressive clothes you feel good in, and feel free to dress up or down...fun things you love and maybe don't always give yourself permission to wear. Include layers. In a community of fellow fiber artists, you can express yourself in many fun ways. You might want to include casual clothes for morning walks and an apron or t-shirt for surface design. | |||||||