WORKSHOPS
2025
All the workshops below take place in Prince Albert, a semi-desert Karoo town at the foot of the incredible Swartberg Mountain Pass.
The workshops are grounded in Prince Albert's compelling biodiversity, unique rock formations and local culture.
CREATIVE PLAY
26th - 30th MARCH / CLOSED
We started the year with a workshop that invited us to explore four different personalities of play - the Storyteller, the Collector, the Explorer, and the Creator. With our Karoo playground marked out, we explored the crucial relationship between play and creativity, and learnt how to recognise, encourage and safeguard play wherever it materialises.
HEART of STONE
19th - 22nd JUNE / 4 days
In this midwinter workshop we explore stone, through myth, science, and art. Inspired by the magnificent geological rock formations of the area, we’ll spend time in the mountains, grind our own pigments, and re-think what we know about a stone.
The workshop includes an introductory talk and welcome dinner, a visit to a private mineral collection, and three full mornings in the studio and out in the mountain.
R 4600 p/p Includes all materials and select catering. Accommodation excluded, please get in touch for recommendations.
FULLY BOOKED
PA OPEN STUDIOS
10th - 16th JUNE
I’ll be offering an Introduction to Drawing with Mindfulness over during the Open Studios Week. This class covers everything about why I think drawing is so good for our brains and our hearts. After offering it online for years, this is the first time I'll be facilitating it in-person! I'm so excited about this new incarnation of it and to experience it with others.
The class explores drawing as a mindfulness practice; the necessity of drawing right now; and how to draw with your body and from your heart.
No experience necessary, only curiosity!
12th / 14th JUNE | 16:00 - 17:30 | R250 p/p
Have a look at the full Open Studios programme here.
WELL SPRUNG
20th – 23rd SEPTEMBER
A springtime workshop that blooms differently every year, just like the season it celebrates. The focus of this equinox workshop remains the same - how can we use drawing to explore and relate to nature?
We work with a variety of mediums and mindful drawing exercises that take inspiration from the natural environment, both in the studio and in the local landscape.
R4800 p/p
Includes all materials, guided veld walk, and select catering. Accommodation excluded, please get in touch for recommendations.
4 PLACES LEFT!
The following retreats take place outside of Prince Albert.
TO SEE A FLOWER
Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat
24th - 27th JULY
The old-growth milkwood forests and lush greenness of the Overberg are fresh and unfamiliar territory for me and in this workshop we'll be looking at how drawing can facilitate an introduction, or act as interpreter, when meeting a new landscape. Working from nature - as well as in and with nature - we'll be exploring drawing as a form of knowing, and drawing as an exercise in empathy.
Bodhi Khaya is a wonderful retreat space, where you'll also have the opportunity to participate in yoga, meditation, walks and trails, or a treatment. All meals are provided by the famously delicious Bodhi Khaya kitchen. You'll have everything you need to really lean into an attentive, connected, and nourishing space.
R6 200 - R10 250 depending on accommodation choice. All inclusive.
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