From July 19 to 23, 2024, Heather lead a workshop with a dozen participants at the magical Hollyhock retreat centre located on beautiful Cortes Island in British Columbia.  

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Heather presented the intensive as follows...

 

Relax body, breath and mind with short guided meditations and simple perceptual exercises. Follow brushwork demonstrations using Japanese sumi ink and watercolour on various Japanese washi papers. Inspired by surrounding natural subject matter, and mixed media approaches of layering, tearing and collaging cultivate personal and unique expressions in abstract or naturalistic imagery. Deep intuitive and directed studies lead to an abundance of patterned washis for further artworks to use post workshop and make a series of finished artworks during the workshop.