An Arboreal Journal
Nov. 11-16, 2021
An Arboreal Journal is about being like a child, wandering among trees,
gathering found elements, then coming inside to make sense of them all.
This time elements that relate to trees specifically, and the soil from which they originate.
It’s about expressing ourselves with things that are already there,
about paying close attention to the place that gifts us-
the pined mountains of Prescott, Arizona.
Usually we would start with a book/journal and bring our visual stories from the outside in.
This time we’ll create outside of the journal, with papers, paint, and pen work.
We will soak cloth and paper bundles in dye baths infused with various materials like rust, spices, and herbs.
We will make our marks with nature-made tools and extract pigments from soil, rocks, charcoal, and arboreal elements.
Then we’ll put all our creations together into a book/journal of our own making.
With the help of gentle and fresh multiple prompts we’ll satisfy our deep need to be
and become more independent, brave, free, and connect to trees, land, and to each other.
We will grant our undeniable wish to explore our worlds and witness our constant onward movement,
to discover and expand through tactile, sensorial, and honest creative gestures.
Our days together will end with rich voluminous personal journals/books filled with awe and wonderment,
warm nests of gatherings to be cradled in the palm of our hands.
It will be a place of safety and comfort, a testament to our longing to be self-reliant
while at the same time admitting our reliance on others,
to gather and connect to a world larger than our own.
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Orly and Rebecca share a friendship born through deep trust,
nurtured with an honest joyful support of each other.
It is through this open hearted caring and desire to connect deeply
that our retreats were born.
It has been our honor over the last seven years to
offer meaningful creative sojourns-
from the pine mountains of Prescott, Az. to the old world charm of San Miguel de Allende;
always extending a safe harbor,
sense of wonder and encouragement with each unique group we
are honored to welcome.
This year we invite you to the peaceful mountains of Prescott, Arizona
where our visual stories will be
nurtured and inspired by the unique natural elements of the southwest.
Orly will be our guide-
as nature ignites our senses transforming our art work through
natural dye baths, earth pigments, nature's mark makers-
to inform and infuse our creative outpourings.
In the warm hold of nature, we will welcome a return to our very roots
as hunters and gatherers,
allowing the weight of the world to fall from our shoulders
and simply awaken the primal creator in each of us.
“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown,
for going out, I found, was really going in.”
-John Muir
Come away with us- far from the distractions of the world.
Our camp home is a bright, spacious inviting lodge nestled in peaceful surroundings.
There will be campfires, quiet walks, a chance to share our stories and hold each other up
in the light of kindness, compassion and care.
A chance to turn our hearts to nature
and connect to a world larger than our own.
Home will be Chapel Rock in the towering pines of Prescott, Arizona,
located two hours northwest by shuttle from Phoenix Sky Harbor airport.
New flight service now available for some cities at
Ernest A. Love Field into Prescott.
Five nights lodging, delicious meals enjoyed fireside in a spacious rustic lodge,
four full days of creative explorations with Orly sharing as only Orly can!
24/7 access to art studio, free wifi, comfortable rooms, nurturing surrounds,
delightful staff, new friends, creative awakenings.
Thank you for your inquires-
our workshop is full!
please email if you would like to be on our waitlist.
rebecca at recuerda_mi_corazon@yahoo.com
no deposits required,
until we know the world is safe for travel
and gathering together.
