Our first full day at
Art Is...You began with a creativity warm-up session presented by the delightful
Loretta Benedetto Marvel. A wonderful artist, storyteller, writer and all around sweet person, she had us laughing and drawing and getting to know each other. A perfect start to what became a perfect day! Thank you, Loretta.
I eased into my first big art retreat by volunteering in
Pam Carriker's Color Book Journaling class; I acted as go-fer, photographer, helped with set-up/clean-up and whenever Pam needed an extra pair of hands or a "runner." I spent the day with lovely ladies, Jeannie, Robin and
Joanne and had a chance to watch a workshop pro in action.
On Saturday evening while vendors were busily setting up their tables, a few of the contributor's to
Pam's book gathered and signed each other's books. Reminiscent of yearbook days! It really was great fun to spend time with
Seth and
Jodi.
It was also great to finally meet the ultra-talented
Lorraine Reynolds whom I'd "met" years ago through an Etsy group. We were having fun, can you tell?
It's great to relive the retreat through photos and remember all the wonderful people I had the chance to meet. We created art, told stories, laughed, hugged and made memories. And so, to quote Seth Apter, "get thee to an art retreat!"
