We're slowly getting back into the swing of things here in San Francisco, but wanted to take a moment to share a bit about our fantastic escape to New Hampshire last week. We were honored to be teaching at
Squam Art Workshops, which is held at the
Rockywold-Deephaven Camp on Squam Lake. It's impossible to describe in pictures and words what a magnificent experience it was to spend 5 days in such a beautiful, peaceful, and inspiring setting. But oh well....we'll give it a shot.
We had no idea what to expect, but were astounded when we arrived at our own private little cabin with its own private little dock. It was all perfectly charming and rustic, complete with a screened-in porch and fireplace (which was mysteriously restocked with kindling and firewood each day—the camp equivalent to a mint on your pillow, it seems).
We spent Thursday and Friday teaching workshops in an expansive, gorgeous cabin with it's own fireplace and dock: one class was dedicated to Nature-inspired crafts, while the other focused on our Wallpaper book. Our students were so wonderful and talented and eager to dive right in and make all sorts of beautiful projects. We were completely blown away by their creativity.
Our evenings were spent quietly enjoying a roaring fire and the Norman Rockwell jigsaw puzzle that we checked out from the Camp Library.
We had Saturday off and spent the morning roaming the shady wooded paths between cabins and poking our heads into all the other amazing classes that were being offered (knitting, block printing, felting, painting, sewing....). Everyone was so happy and relaxed and completely blissed-out by the activities and the setting.
After lunch we embarked on a little canoe adventure, paddling our way out to the wonderfully serene Church Island.
Obviously we were completely enthralled with the natural beauty of Squam, but it was the incredible people we met that made the experience truly unforgettable. We were so happy to have made so many amazing new friends: from Elizabeth (the founder/organizer) and her crew of fantastic helpers, to all the students and all the teachers (
Betz,
Marisa,
Maya,
Laura,
Lisa,
Lizzy,
Sally,
Lisa....) it was the connections we made with these wonderful people that made the trip truly magical. We highly encourage everyone to check out
Squam Art Workshops and make plans to attend in the future. Hopefully we'll see you there!
Lauren's photo
Joelle's photo
Tom's photo
Lise's photo
Jonathan's photo
We're slowly getting back into the swing of things here in San Francisco, but wanted to take a moment to share a bit about our fantastic escape to New Hampshire last week. We were honored to be teaching at Squam Art Workshops, which is held at the Rockywold-Deephaven Camp on Squam Lake. It's impossible to describe in pictures and words what a magnificent experience it was to spend 5 days in such a beautiful, peaceful, and inspiring setting. But oh well....we'll give it a shot.
We had no idea what to expect, but were astounded when we arrived at our own private little cabin with its own private little dock. It was all perfectly charming and rustic, complete with a screened-in porch and fireplace (which was mysteriously restocked with kindling and firewood each day—the camp equivalent to a mint on your pillow, it seems).
Our evenings were spent quietly enjoying a roaring fire and the Norman Rockwell jigsaw puzzle that we checked out from the Camp Library.
We had Saturday off and spent the morning roaming the shady wooded paths between cabins and poking our heads into all the other amazing classes that were being offered (knitting, block printing, felting, painting, sewing....). Everyone was so happy and relaxed and completely blissed-out by the activities and the setting.
After lunch we embarked on a little canoe adventure, paddling our way out to the wonderfully serene Church Island.
Obviously we were completely enthralled with the natural beauty of Squam, but it was the incredible people we met that made the experience truly unforgettable. We were so happy to have made so many amazing new friends: from Elizabeth (the founder/organizer) and her crew of fantastic helpers, to all the students and all the teachers (Betz, Marisa, Maya, Laura, Lisa, Lizzy, Sally, Lisa....) it was the connections we made with these wonderful people that made the trip truly magical. We highly encourage everyone to check out Squam Art Workshops and make plans to attend in the future. Hopefully we'll see you there!
Jennifer Barger at the Washington Post was kind enough to include us in her story about wallpaper that came out last week- check it out here!
This is our cabin here at the insanely beautiful Squam Lake. We're teaching art & craft classes here at SAW for the next couple of days.
And this is the view from our screened sitting porch. Not sure we're going to come home...More pictures soon!
Just a little reminder that THE art/cultural/social event of the year is almost upon us. Next Saturday, June 6th is Southern Exposure's Annual Fundraiser and Art Auction!!! I've been checking out the preview of art that is going up for bidding, and it's ridiculous...click here to check it out for yourself and start planning now which works you're gonna win.
"Bennington" by Jake Longstreth
"Large Rock Placed onto Field (Country Countryscape)" by Brion Nuda Rosch
"Hunted::Quail:" by Lisa Solomon
"Deep Breath" by Daniel Nevers
"High Desert Winnie" by Sasha Petrenko
We just got our hands on a copy of the June issue of 7x7 Magazine, and here we are on page 55, in the middle of yet another wallpaper project at our dining room table. Thanks so much Leilani for a great story!
Caro's photo
Karen's photo
