A Southern Retreat
It's All About CONNECTION with
Each Other
Nature
Your Creativity
Date and Times
Arrive:
Friday, February 27 anytime - hopefully by lunch (fingers crossed)
Depart:
Sunday, March 1 after lunch
all times are flexible - come early - stay late
Studio Address:
3632 Lookout Drive
Huntsville, AL 35801
Cell
256-426-9163
Home Address:
3405 Lookout Drive
Huntsville, AL 35801
The Inspiration...
The residency was truly a beautiful experience. We each came away with something unique as a group and individually. I wanted to create a time and a place for us to reconnect at "home" as friends, individually in our own creative space and artistically as a group. It is my dream and prayer that during this time we will be able to deepen friendships, learn from each other and from nature and thus deepen our own creative spirit. I will share more of the specifics soon.......It sounds a bit bohemian and I hope it is! I am just so dang excited...You are my inspiration!
A bit about where you will be
My husband Steve and I live on the beautiful Monte Sano Mountain overlooking Huntsville. The mountain is a part of the foothills of the Appalachians. I have grown up on this mountain and played in the woods, caves and creeks (don't get the idea that I was a tomboy I had my Barbies). I also grew up downtown in a 200+ year old house. In the 1800's, Monte Sano was called the "mountain of health or Viduta" and a place for summer homes where you could get away from the heat and also boasted a train and a historic hotel. Growing up we lived on the mountain in my great grandfathers summer home for a few years and then in our house downtown, repeat. When I got married we moved up here as fast as we could. It is a quirky neighborhood with many artists, a state park, trails, a school and an art gallery and a museum. Basically a place free to dream and go outside in your pjs.
You can google info about Huntsville. It is unlike any other place in the south, a mix of old and new, Southerners alongside people from everywhere in the world, not to mention the country. High tech, Bio tech, 5 universities, more ph.D's than anywhere else, a key component of the space race (NASA Marshall Space Flight is here), one of the largest greenspaces within a city limit, the river, farms everything - and southern charm!
Other stuff
Wine and Other - BYOB
Food - (let me know about allergies please)
Breakfast - Pick Up things like fruit, croissant, yogurt etc.,
Lunch - Build your own Sandwich or Salad and maybe a soup if its cold
Dinner - Steve will cook
Lodging -
Everyone will have their own bedroom (see below), Many will have their own bath. All rooms are on the same street and a few houses down from each other
Studio -
We will set up camp at my cottage studio (see below)
Creative Supplies -
Bring a few minimal things that you use. We can make do and I have lots of different things too.
Transportation -
Basically once you get here you really wont need a car. If you are flying we can pick you up and stop by a store for anything you need.
Other Stuff - Questions - call text or email
A bit about food and lodging and supplies
Food - Steve, my husband is going to cook for us! Yay! Let me know if you are allergic to anything.
Wine - BYOB
Transportation - If you are flying we can get you at the airport. Once you get here we can walk everywhere. If you need to go to the store we cna carpool etc.
Lodging - I have that covered. Let me know if you have any special requests.
Art Supplies - bring what you love. I have a lot of stuff you can borrow or use too.
Basically, let me know if you have concerns or questions or feel free to call!
Who
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Alyssa
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Amy
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Apple (fingers crossed)
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Ashley
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Hannah
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Kelly and daughter
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Natalie and friend
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Roxane
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Sarah and Simon (fingers crossed)
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Sara
Our Time - in the works
Friday, February 27
Saturday, February 28
Sunday, March 1
Bonjour! Finding a space for you to enjoy and create
Explore and Relax
Sharing and the "Wine Cave"
Dinner
More Sharing and the "Wine Cave"
A Walk in the Woods
Poetry and Music inspired by Nature
Sketching with Abandon exploring the character and emotion through line
The Poetry of Color, Shapes, Textures and Layers
The Art of Movement (see below)
The "Wine Cave"
Dinner
The Narrative and other Tall Tales
More Sharing and the "Wine Cave"
Time to Distill and Relax
Lunch and Pack
Au Revoir
A Surprise - Art through Movement
Rose, a ballet dancer and a model that I use will be at the studio late afternoon to pose for us on Saturday. She is very gestural and can tell a story with her body. Explore the different forms of art to describe her.
My Home:
We live on the last street of the mountain in an old summer home, an 1890's raised cottage with a wrap around porch. We can see the view from here and you gain a perspective of other - that things are really beyond self. You also see the glorious sunsets from start to finish (I have learned so much about light from them) and the storms that come in from the west. We will have dinner here and you are welcome to use the porch and grounds for your creative pursuits and to relax. There are three bedrooms and two baths upstairs for some of you.
My Studio
Just down the street is my studio. It too is circa 1890's cottage and I adore it. Our property extends in front of this house through the woods, following a stream that turns into a waterfall during wet weather and over the bluff (does not look out to city). There is a large great room for gathering and easels, a studio room, a salon room along with a bath and kitchen and most importantly a wine opener, cheap wineglasses, coffee maker and kettle.
My Mother's Summer Home:
Next to my studio is my mother's summer home. This 1890's home was our second home (My studio was our first). Yes we moved down the street three times. This home has 3 bedrooms and 3 baths and some of you will stay here. My neighbor also has an unoccupied furnished home next door that can house some people too.