Join us in the breathtaking Le Marche region of Italy, where art, nature, and travel come together in a joyful celebration of discovery. This immersive retreat invites adult participants of all experience levels to explore the art of collage inspired by the beautiful birds of Le Marche. From birds of prey circling high in the Apennine Mountains, to seabirds gliding over crystalline waters, to songbirds flitting through vineyards and olive groves, the region hums with natural beauty. Bring your binoculars—bird-spotting adventures will fill our days! These feathered residents will be our artistic muses as we create expressive collages using handmade papers, painted textures, and found ephemera gathered during our travels. Explore, observe, and create with us!
 
Location: Montelparo, Italy
Instructor: Joann McDaniel
Cost: €3349
Sponsor: Hotel Leone
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Writing can be both an inherited and an acquired skill, as is illustrating. With daily explorations through the heel of Italy, you will encounter antiquities, incredible nature, history and cultures from Greek to modern times. Lindsay, a fun-loving, well-published writer/illustrator and professor, will guide you. Enjoy cool mornings, exploring Lecce and nearby towns, the coast, vineyards and orchards. The warmer afternoons will take place in the naturally cool, cave-like 15th-century converted bakery, Lo Spazio d'Arte, your workspace. Everything is included: regional transportation, private accommodations in Centro Storico, full art materials packet, hand-bound journal, meals, wine and your weeklong pass for building entries at your leisure. This ‘Florence of the South’ is a treasure, and a place to create memories!
 
Location: Lecce, Puglia, Italy
Instructor: Lindsay Barrett George
Cost: 2750 Euro
Sponsor: Lo Spazio d'Arte
email, (+1) 570 251 1766 or (+39) 347 906 4636