Here are the eight Workshops for September:

Quilted Landscapes

Award winning quilt artist and top-notch instructor, Laura Fogg, says, “This is a fun class with no patterns or difficult techniques, and it’s appropriate for all levels.. You will create your own ‘art quilt’ collage of a subject of your choice, and either glue or sew it together.”

Glass Mosaics

According to acclaimed mosaic artist and teacher, Elizabeth Raybee, there will be stained glass of all colors and other fun materials to use in mosaics. You can make glass-on-glass pieces, which will look like stained glass windows, or use plywood or cement-boards for your surface. I'll also bring glass vases and ceramic planters, etc. IF you have something you' d like to cover in colorful glass, you may bring it with you. Cutting tools and safety equiptment and instruction will be provided, as well as a variety of adhesives.

Illustrated Journaling

Exploring Oak Woodlands

Kate Marianchild, Author and Instructor: As fruits, nuts, and seeds ripen and fall...as birds and mammals consume and cache food for migration and winter... as plants sequester chlorophyll, turning leaves turn red and gold...we’ll wander through Emandal’s oak and riparian woodlands, rarely walking more than a mile or two a day. We’ll investigate the colorful galls adorning oaks and willows and we’ll examine the seeds of redbud and mountain mahogany. We’ll watch ground squirrels race from burrow to burrow under an oracle oak, and we’ll crouch by a magnificent woodrat mansion whose inhabitant will be resting inside until dark.

Slow Stitching

Baskets from Nature

Louisa Lenz-Porter, Instructor: Emandal is resplendent with basket making materials…. from wild grapevine and honeysuckle, to willow, tule, vinca, cattails, ivy, manzanita, dogwood, redbud…. to name just a few. Begin with a walk about the farm, to collect materials you’ll use to construct a sturdy, practical, beautiful work basket.

Memoir-Life in Small Bites

Susan Bono, Author, Editor, Coach, Teacher: Understanding comes to us in glimmers, gleams, and flashes of insight. I think that’s the power of short form memoir. It allows us to make some sense of our lives as it tumbles us ever forward. For over thirty years, I’ve been structuring workshops designed to work for anyone, from confident, accomplished writers to those who wish they were. You’ll find inspiration, challenge, and a wonderful community at Emandal. Experience the benefits of gentle deadlines, the joy of being heard and supported.

Art on Your Own

This is for you, if you desire time and space to work on your own creative endeavors…. whether writing a memoir or novel, crocheting a blanket, sewing some clothes, beading some earrings, painting out in the open air, sculpting or crafting a nifty gadget….. whatever you’ve been wanting to do, but haven’t made the time. Secure one of the cabins in camp for 4 nights, 5 days of creative endeavor. Share your interests with others during our partaking of libations each late afternoon before dinner.