Showing posts with label feature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feature. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

we heart uppercase!




What an absolute delight and surprise to be contacted by the much admired Uppercase Magazine out of the blue a few months ago. They requested just one photo that represented the Makerie (a tall order indeed!) as part of a creative retreat feature in Issue #12. To be included alongside a plethora of incredible retreats across the world was another 'pinch me please' moment and to actually see it in print was quite exciting and humbling to say the least.

And if that wasn't wonderful enough, the fabulous Janine Vangool (Uppercase's founder) is giving every participant a copy of their inspiration-filled magazine. Can you believe how generous and thoughtful they are? I'm quite excited for our Makerie peeps to see first hand what an amazing publication this is. I am now a proud subscriber and think you might be too after seeing the abundance of creativity they share.

We heart Uppercase!


Friday, February 10, 2012

it's here ~ creative pilgrimage!



We shared a few months ago that we were featured in a book (yes, a real book called Creative Pilgrimage!). Well it just arrived in the mail and to see it actually in print was quite a fantastic feeling. Never in a million years did I think our new little event would be part of a book, let alone a totally gorgeous one! To be in the same publication alongside amazing retreats across the county and incredibly inspiring artists and their projects has left me over the moon with excitement and quite frankly, disbelief!

The book not only shares many wonderful opportunities for creative retreating, but also features a plethora of fantastic projects and tutorials by the very special souls who teach at these events ~ Flora, Maya & Sarah just to name a few. It's really a remarkable combination that Jenny Doh has put together and I highly recommend checking it out! Of the many things I love about Creative Pilgrimage, one of the things I cherish the most is that my mom's photographs appear in our feature and her name ~ Linda Winski ~ is even in the credits! We have always talked about how neat it would be do a project together and low and behold, here were are. (For those of you coming to the retreat this spring, keep an eye out for her. She'll be the beautiful little ball of energy wandering around with a camera strapped on her shoulder.)

What really says it best is the most lovely dedication by author Jenny Doh. I've shared it below.

"I dedicate this book to the courageous spirit of discovery within us all ~ the spirit that helps us put aside our insecurities and imperfections as we take a leap of faith in our quest to learn, to teach, to grow. May this book remind us that the time will never be perfect, but the time will always be now, to embark on pilgrimages both big and small." 

With enormous gratitude to Jenny for believing in the Makerie enough to include us in Creative Pilgrimage. It's certainly a dream come true.  

xo