What a lovely weekend I had as an honorary Moss sister attending an art retreat for 3 in Palm Springs. Isn't the place Mary Ann found fun? As soon as I got there, I had to add a little birthday festivity, since it was recently Mary Ann's birthday:
Mary Ann had a great point; that the light showing through the garland at the stitched places is as pretty as the other parts,maybe prettier. Of course, we'll have to try more stitching without thread, to create more holes for light and report back.
The place was so beautiful and fun. Both outside:
and inside:
I couldn't resist putting on Mary Ann's round glasses for a photo in the round mirror:
One Moss sister makes her bed, another does not, I'll let you guess which is which:
The journals came out as soon as we'd finished inspecting our new digs. Oh, the journals! So fun to be with other avid art journalers, always. First one I dug into was Mary Ann's sample for her Full Tilt Boogie class...look at the binding!
Then onto another journal, one of Carol's:
And on and on we went until we got through as much of the pile as our brains could take, without a break for sustenance.
The rest of the trip is a blur of creating, painting, playing and all that goes along with that.
We all made mini journals, here's mine (open):
and of course, some journal pages:
I wanted to steal this paper that Mary Ann made:
But I didn't.
All too soon, the sun set again and it was time for me to return home. Plans for next year made the leaving a little easier. It's always good to leave before you've had your fill, right?
If you would like to see more photos from the weekend through a different lens, you can check out my instagram, Carol's blog, or Mary Ann's blog.
{Ed:just remember, one of them tells "tall tales" and the other spins yarns for school children, so take their renditions with a grain of salt!}
