Saturday 19 July, 2025
10.00am – 4.00pm (two sessions)
The Corner Uniting Church
After a very successful retreat in January, we are giving you another opportunity to give yourself the gift of expressive ‘time out’ in winter with time to explore the connections between life, creativity and spirituality with art or writing. Images and words are two ways in which we seek to give voice to our inner and outer human experience. This is a retreat time for exploring place and presence in relation to your life journey.
These two half-day guided workshops are an opportunity for you to be centred and stretched as you reflect on recent experiences and express these in some way. We aim to provide a space that is inclusive, reflective and prayerful, where you can spend time with others and also have your own time for focus and discernment.
Timetable
10.00 am – 12.30 pm Painting Workshop
12.30 – 1.30pm Lunch (BYO)
1.30 – 4.00pm Continuing Painting Workshop or Poetry Workshop
Morning and afternoon tea provided
Painting Workshop
Karan Hudson is an experienced artist and art teacher. She will provide the environment and guidance for both beginners and painters at any level to engage in visual journalling using watercolours.
Explore simple watercolour painting of places for the purposes of slow travel or spiritual reflection.
In the morning session we will focus on watercolour techniques, different papers, journal formats and composition. This session will be suitable for beginners.
Bring any pens, paints and journals you already employ. Some paints and papers supplied.
If you wish to attend all day, the afternoon will offer more individual tuition around the room considering your purposes for painting and level of experience. People who attended a previous painting workshop in January may like to choose to attend just the afternoon session unless they would like the morning refresher on technical aspects.
Equipment and Costs
Karan will provide artist quality watercolours and brushes.
One session (morning or afternoon) $40
Two sessions (morning and afternoon) $80
Poetry Workshop
Paul Turley is a Uniting Church minister and writer of poetry, prose, drama scripts, songs and prayers. Paul will provide the environment and encouragement for you to reflect on your life experience and to express this in whatever form of words you choose. There will be time and space for solitude and interaction as you wish.
This workshop is only offered in the afternoon.
Equipment and Costs
Please bring your own paper or journal and pen/s.
Afternoon session $30
Venue
The Corner UC is situated at 93 Oaklands Road (Cnr Oaklands & Diagonal Roads), Warradale SA 5046. There is plenty of parking onsite.
There is a Subway, Chicken Shop, Pizza shop and IGA very close by for lunch options.
More information
Call Belinda on 0452 314 869 or email admin@cmla.org.au