Tuesday, December 04, 2007
SANTA FE: Free-Ranging the Spirit Sept 4-6th AND/OR TAOS: THE KNITTED CANYON RETREAT 09 Sept 9-14th
KNITTING IN TAOS AND SANTA FE
TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO KNIT AND BE INSPIRED
IMAGINE visiting North America's mystical, magical community of art & design while:
- Knitting in the famed estate of the Mabel Dodge Luhan House (see below)
- foraging in some fabulous bead and yarn stores including LaLana in Taos
- Yarnscaping the landscape of Georgia O'Keefe experiencing evocative knitting
- strolling through historical and beautiful streets of Santa Fe, Taos and Old Town, Albuquerque
In other words, days full of gorgeous scenery, art, and design served with sides of yarn, great food, and great companions. Does it get any better?
If you have yet to visit the Taos/ SAnta Fe area, be prepared to fall in love. The light and color here has attracted artists for centuries and will continue to do so for as long as creative folks have eyes to see and souls to feel. This is a deeply spiritual and inspirational place. I've been invited to lead knitting forays in two sessions this September, including one weekend and one longer retreat in Taos. Read on for details.
SANTA FE
SANTA FE
Friday, September 4th (evening) to Sunday, September 6th
The dynamic trio Beth, Ricki and Judi, who put together the fabulous Californian retreat last March, have conspired to offer a weekend workshop in Santa Fe September 5th&6th (Saturday and Sunday) featuring in part Judi's famous brunches, Ricki's beautiful home, and Beth's infectious creativity. Believe me, these three know how to organize a fabulous weekend. Just ask any of the San Capistrano, California, group who participated last March.
Plus, Oodles yarn shop, that lush foraging ground of yarns and beads, will be hosting part of the weekend with beautiful hand-dyed yarns designed especially for our project which is the Scotian Meadow Wrap, a favorite of Beths, Ricki's and Judy's. The wrap is a free-range basketweave design perfect for hand-dyed yarns and just begging to be embellished. For more information on this weekend, click here for details http://www.mystudio907.com/Studio_907/Jane_Thornley_Workshop.html .
Knit the landscape that inspired Georgia O'Keefe
Mabel Luhan Lodge
Wednesday, September 9th to Monday, September 14th
But maybe you want more of a true retreat and always longed to linger in Taos, further north of Santa Fe, high in the mountains? The Mabel Luhan Lodge, historically famous by great minds and artists alike (DHLawrence and Georgia O'Keefe stayed there) as well as by the dramatic folk like Peter Fonda who drove his motorcycle on the roof, will be our home for the five days of the KnitAround retreat. There I'll be leading retreatees on a spiritual and artistic excursion into the colors of New Mexico. We'll be plunging into free-range evocative knitting, focusing on combining colors and stitches that will bring this inspirational area alive in fiber, and embellishing our projects in beads. Workshops combined with free time for explorations are part of the retreat.
So, Ansel Adams, Willa Carter, DHLawrence, Gertrude Stein, Georgia O'Keefe and now you. Why not? Oh, by the way, did I mention that Mabel Luhan, art patron and writer, taught knitting herself? Now that's auspicious.
The sacred Taos mountains, the luminosity of the atmosphere and the stellar, star-crusted evening skies. Food served is usually organic and harvested locally, not to mention delicious, but some swear you could live off the air itself: spiced by pinon and crystal clear.Nearby in Taos itself with one of my favorite yarn stores, La Lana, with it's baskets of locally-dyed silk and wools with the most incredible selection of rovings for discerning roving knitters, with Southwest Knitting and Weaving as one of the fabulous places to visit. And, if Taos isn't enough to lure you, Santa Fe is nearby with it's art-rich environs and a spirit all its own.
The details of this excursion are now available by contacting Carrie or Sherrie at knitaround@aol.com or calling , 734-998-3771. The organizers keep the workshops for the morning with afternoons and evenings free. That means time for museum wanderings, yarnshop visits, shopping, dropping by a winery and more shopping. This is my kind of trip. I'll organize outings to a few favorite places if enough people are interested.
Costs include your room for 5 nights, 2 meals/day with breakfast on your last day, plus workshops. It does not include transportation of any kind, dinner, or any other trips or entertainment. The cost per person is $895.00. pLease contact the organizers for more detail.
Posted by Jane on 12/04 at 11:24 AM
(7) Add a Comment • View all Comments•
(47) Trackbacks • Permalink
 |
From the entry 'SANTA FE: Free-Ranging the Spirit Sept 4-6th AND/OR TAOS: THE KNITTED CANYON RETREAT 09 Sept 9-14th'.
|
 |
| By Sheri on 2009 05 11 |
|
From the entry 'SANTA FE: Free-Ranging the Spirit Sept 4-6th AND/OR TAOS: THE KNITTED CANYON RETREAT 09 Sept 9-14th'.
|
|
| By Pam Gardner on 2009 05 08 |
|
From the entry 'SANTA FE: Free-Ranging the Spirit Sept 4-6th AND/OR TAOS: THE KNITTED CANYON RETREAT 09 Sept 9-14th'.
|
|
| By Gina Clement on 2009 05 08 |
|
From the entry 'SANTA FE: Free-Ranging the Spirit Sept 4-6th AND/OR TAOS: THE KNITTED CANYON RETREAT 09 Sept 9-14th'.
|
|
| By Ruth Simone on 2009 04 24 |
|
From the entry 'SANTA FE: Free-Ranging the Spirit Sept 4-6th AND/OR TAOS: THE KNITTED CANYON RETREAT 09 Sept 9-14th'.
|
|
| By OwlKatt on 2009 03 14 |
|
From the entry 'SANTA FE: Free-Ranging the Spirit Sept 4-6th AND/OR TAOS: THE KNITTED CANYON RETREAT 09 Sept 9-14th'.
|
|
| By Cynthia on 2009 03 03 |
|
From the entry 'SANTA FE: Free-Ranging the Spirit Sept 4-6th AND/OR TAOS: THE KNITTED CANYON RETREAT 09 Sept 9-14th'.
|
|
| By OwlKatt on 2009 01 15 |
