03/25/2026
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Come join me to make
Wild Pages
In a four-day immersion in layered painting, memory, and handmade books
September 13-16, 2026
at the Smiley Manse
Springfield, Vermont
Wild Pages is a four-day immersive art retreat where painting, memory, and handmade books come together. Through layered work in watercolor, gouache, ink, and simple printmaking, you’ll create a series of expressive pages inspired by place, home, and your own visual storytelling. Guided prompts, demonstrations, and open studio time help you build depth and rhythm in your work before you bind your painted pages into a one-of-a-kind book with handmade flax covers. Come gather images, experiment boldly, and leave with a finished Wild Pages book that holds your marks, your stories, and your sense of place.
You will Learn
* wet, dry and masking methods for watercolor, gouache and other painting media
* ink transfer printing
* painting and drawing on various types of papers
* how to use semi-transparent vellums to create dynamic page layouts
* how to compose relationships between pages
* pattern-making via carved stamps, drawing, or paint
* color mixing
* various image transfer processes
* use of prompts to observe, simplify, and abstract what you see to the page
* interpret personal photos and maps into meaningful pages
* coptic stitch book binding
