September 10th-17th, 2026 - Artist/Instructor Christi Friesen CANCELLED
Christi Friesen
Play, Inspiration & Flow: A Creative Exploration Retreat
What will we be doing with our workshop time together at La Cascade in Durfort, France?
Making art of course, learning techniques and experimenting with materials, but oh! so much more than just that.
Join me in a shared experience where we will follow creative prompts to stretch our imaginations and use the companionship of our group to set up imagination momentum that will continue beyond our time together.
We will learn how to see ideas hiding in plain sight everywhere! We’ll use sketching, journaling and taking photos to capture inspiration.
You will be provided with a guidebook I’ve created especially for our group with prompts designed to open up new ideas. We will find inspiration daily from the local environment and surrounding places of interest for use in our drawings, paintings, print-making, sculpture and assemblages.
We will make things of course, there will be demos and how-tos, but more importantly, we will play, we will explore, we will look behind the curtain to see HOW to come up with ideas, how ‘flow’ happens, and where ideas can be found.
This is a time to create new pathways that you will enjoy exploring long after our time together is a delightful memory.
CANCELLED
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About Christi Friesen
Refund policy - Retreats are capped 10 students for an intimate and supportive experience.
Please fully commit to attending and participating when you book. Retreats are non-refundable once a commitment is made.
We do understand unavoidable emergencies can happen. Once a retreat fills, there will be a waitlist and if you’re unable to attend we will invite the next student on the waitlist to join us. As long as the new student registers and pay in full to take your open spot, you will receive full refund minus $300 non-refundable deposit. This is not guaranteed. The only guaranteed way of getting a full refund is to purchase comprehensive insurance with a “cancel for any reason” add on and adhere to the policy’s time sensitive window. We understand this type of insurance adds quite a bit to your trip, so please assess your financial risk factors and do your due diligence research to find the best travel insurance policy for your unique situation and needs. We recommend checking out AARDY.com insurance marketplace.
You will be required to sign a liability waiver to participate stating that you are fully aware of and agree to all our retreat terms, conditions and policies.
Students often ask if they can bring their partner along to the retreat. We know how amanzing it is to travel internationally with our loved ones. We recommend that your partner join you either before the retreat or after. Our retreats are designed as a full creative immersion, and as such the experience is focused on the students and the shared studio journey. We do not have accomondations for non-participanting partners at this time.
Merci!
Christi Friesen is an award-winning artist, specializing in mixed media sculptural and adornment pieces. Her style embraces an abundance of embellishments, often incorporating glass, gems, pearls, beads, fiber, found objects, artifacts, metal and ceramic components. Her work expresses joy and exuberance.
Christi’s art has been showcased in numerous books, articles, juried shows, exhibits and juried contests.
In addition, Christi has written a dozen how-to books on creating.
She also teaches her unique style using humor and positive energy to encourage students to stretch their creativity, technical skills and artistic confidence.
Christi says about her work: “I am an artist because I must be. My mind wanders and my fingers follow. I try to find the joy, and share it.”
