Spontaneous Floral Expressions Retreat

April 15th-18th 2027

Mixed Media • Intuition • Creative Play • Connection • Renewal

Step away from the demands of everyday life and immerse yourself in a weekend of creativity, connection, and artistic discovery.

The Spontaneous Flower Arrangements Retreat is an invitation to slow down, explore, and reconnect with your natural creativity through the joyful process of mixed media floral art. Whether you are an experienced artist or simply curious about trying something new, you'll find a welcoming and supportive environment where perfection is not the goal—curiosity, expression, and discovery are.

Throughout the retreat, you'll learn how to create vibrant, layered floral compositions using a wide variety of materials including watercolor, acrylic paint, ink, pastels, crayons, collage elements, markers, pencils, and more. Through demonstrations, guided exercises, observational sketching, and plenty of independent studio time, you'll gain confidence in trusting your instincts, embracing experimentation, and developing your own unique artistic voice.

Designed with spaciousness in mind, this retreat offers a gentle rhythm that balances learning, creating, and rest. Participants are encouraged to move at their own pace, taking the time they need to fully engage with the creative process. You're welcome to linger over a project that inspires you, take a quiet break on the porch, enjoy lunch while overlooking the flowers and birds, or simply pause to soak in the beauty of the surrounding landscape. There is no pressure to keep up or produce a certain amount of work. This is your retreat experience, and you are invited to participate in a way that best supports your creativity and well-being.

In addition to mixed media painting, we'll spend time learning simple sketching techniques inspired by live flower arrangements and the natural world around us. These observational practices help strengthen artistic skills while cultivating the art of slowing down, noticing details, and finding inspiration in everyday beauty.

Each participant will receive a sketch journal and sketch pen to take home, providing a place to continue collecting ideas, practicing new skills, and nurturing their creative journey long after the retreat has ended.

Come as you are—with curiosity, a willingness to explore, and a desire to discover what can bloom when creativity is given time, space, and attention.

Throughout our time together, we will explore:

• Mixed media techniques for creating rich layers, texture, and visual interest

• Floral composition and design principles

• Color exploration and expressive mark-making

• Basic sketching techniques

• Creative problem-solving and moving through artistic uncertainty

• Ways to cultivate spontaneity, curiosity, and confidence in the creative process

This retreat is designed with spaciousness in mind. Alongside instruction and hands-on creating, there will be time for reflection, connection with fellow participants, and the freedom to follow your own creative discoveries.

What You'll Leave With

• Multiple completed mixed media floral artworks. At your pace as many as time allows.

• A deeper understanding of mixed media materials and techniques

• Increased confidence in your creative abilities

• Practical tools for continuing your artistic practice at home

• Fresh inspiration and new creative friendships

• A renewed sense of play, possibility, and trust in your own creative process

What's Included

• All art supplies and mixed media materials used during the retreat

• Light refreshments

• Guided instruction and demonstrations

• Studio time with individualized support

• Creative exercises and inspiration prompts

• A take-home sketch journal and sketch pen to encourage continued creative exploration

• A nurturing and encouraging atmosphere for artists of all levels

No previous art experience is required. Come as you are—with curiosity, a willingness to experiment, and a desire to explore the beauty that can emerge when we allow ourselves to create freely.

Date & Time: Thu, April 15 2027, 1:00 PM - Sun, April 18 2027, 12:00 PM CDT

Location: Studio 22, Tontitown, Arkansas

Cost: $750

Early Bird Special $650 until November 15th 2026

use code “early bird” at check out

*Stay and meals are not included

Please bring your packed meals (there is a fridge) or dine out at the local restaurants

Schedule:

Thurs. 1:00pm-5:00pm

1:00pm- Welcome and Retreat Overview

2:00pm- Ice breaker art activity

3:00pm- Demo and Create Inspiration Journal: Color themes, composition basics and texture sampler pages

Fri. 10:00am-5:00pm (lunch break 12-1)

10:00am- Demo and creation of textured backgrounds

12:00pm-  Lunch break

1:00pm- Sketching demo and sketching exercises.

3:00pm- Continue creating textured backgrounds to build our bouquets

4:00pm- Wrap Up

5:00pm- Break for the day

Sat. 10:00am-5:00pm (lunch break 12-1)

10:00am- Build bouquets: Your choice of one large expressive bouquet, a series of smaller works or both. Using abstract florals and intuitive garden-inspired compositions

12:00pm- Lunch break

1:00pm- Morning Session Continued

400pm-Wrap Up

500pm- Break for the day

Sun. 10:00am-Noon

10:00am- Finishing touches

11:00am- Share and reflections. Group photo and goodbye’s

12:00pm- Departure

Email me with any questions: art@bethwoessner.com

*Important! After January 30, 2027, all sales are final.