Discover new creative passions and
rejuvenate in the beauty of Tuscany
Choose from one of our Pottery Retreats - clay, food, and accommodations are all included, as are trips, wine tastings, and cooking classes. It’s a great combination of clay and culture.
Handbuilt Ceramics
March 1 - 10, 2024
These aren’t your elementary pinch pots! In this workshop we push the limits of the clay pinching technique, using coils to make larger and more complex forms, breaking out of the round. €2170
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How to Build a Soda Kiln
March 12 - 21, 2024
Build a soda kiln start from the ground up, ensuring a solid foundation, efficient air flow and combustion, and good insulation. Once built, we test fire her!! A fun, high energy workshop. €2170
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Pottery Intensives
Apr 1-5, Apr 8-12, May 6-10, & May 13-17, 2024
Looking to push your practice? Choose an area and let’s go deep: surface design, glaze formulation, throwing techniques, dinnerware, sculpture. Focus on specific techniques in a very small group setting. 985€ - Register by email.
Or equally enjoyable, and probably just as messy, are our Textile Retreats. There’s lots to choose from and each one is a balance of cloth, culture, cooking, and community!
Eco Printing Intensives
Apr 15-19 & Apr 22-26, 2024
Designed for those who’ve already begun experimenting with ecoprinting and who want to deepen their understanding and broaden their options, this retreat offers lots of one-on-one learning as well as a chance to get inspired by italian culture. 985€ - Register by email.
Creating Cloth
October 18 - 27, 2024
This retreat explores creating marks and colour on cloth using natural materials. It’s a slow and exciting process that encourages us to see the world around us with new eyes. Workshops are balanced with trips, tastings, and cooking classes for the full italian experience.
2400€ - Waitlisted
EcoPrinting Bootcamp
November 5 - 14, 2024
In this 10 day bootcamp, we explore the many faceted art of eco-printing. Beginning with the basics of making clean prints, we then delve into how natural dyes, blankets, decolourants, and printmaking can enrich the process. This is a retreat designed to push your knowledge.
2700€ - Register by email.
Design your own Retreat
Excited by what you see? Have a group of fellow makers that are also interested? Email us - we can create the learning experience in 2025 that you crave!
