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24OctAbout this trip
This Fall, come to Vermont to experiment, explore + expand your authentic creative expression with artist mentorship and high level coaching, hosted by world renowned artists Natalie Blake and Randi Solin at their world class studios in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Celebrated by collectors, galleries, museums, celebrities and royalty around the world, Natalie Blake and Randi Solin have each been mastering their craft for over thirty years. They've each developed a strong creative voice and unique artistic style that has culminated into successful, world wide businesses. Together they created Fire Arts, a destination spot featuring a gallery, glassblowing studio, clay studio, and an organic bakery-cafe.
Your hosts of this retreat, Natalie and Randi will help you remember the power of embracing beginner's mind as you delve into a diverse array of creative mediums. With both clay and glass experiences, you'll have the opportunity to discover and develop your artistic voice and style through their mentorship.
Immerse yourself in our professional, award-winning studios, where freedom of self-expression knows no bounds. Here, you'll find the space to explore, experiment, and expand your artistic horizons in an environment that nurtures and supports your creative journey.
There will be support and guidance from professionally trained, experienced coaches as you move through whatever is holding you back.
Step out of your routine and spend time with the artists both in the studio and with Q+A coffee chats.
Give yourself the space and time to explore what your creative expression means to you, and define your artistic voice, uncovering a deeper level of authentic expression.
Connect with other women and find a sense of collaboration and community as you create.
Stay in our beautifully decorated historic accommodations that will welcome every part of you home, providing trustworthy, safe and exquisitely curated spaces for your journey of self-discovery.
Nourish your body with our fresh, delicious, locally sourced menu.
Together, we'll kindle the flames of creativity. We’ll find abundance, wisdom, and open-heartedness, embrace personal change, conquer challenges, and surrender our resistance through the transformative spirit of fire.
Are you ready to join us on this remarkable adventure? The fire of inspiration awaits, Embrace your truest self, tap into your creativity, be held in the epic fall season of Vermont, and co-create with the Girls Who Play With Fire, hosted by Randi Solin and Natalie Blake.
What’s included
Artist MentorshipQ+A Coffee chats with the artists, as well as time creating in the studio, and opportunities for one on one connection
Professional CoachingMove through whatever comes up for you with the guidance of two professionally trained coaches
Group studio timeEvents in the clay and glass studio with Natalie and Randi
Evening Group EventTBA - a fun group event
AccommodationsA beautiful stay in our curated Airbnb's.
BeveragesAlcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
MealsDelicious locally sourced food during your stay, along with a collaborative group meal that we'll cook together from our farmer's market finds
Connection TimeConnect with other women on a similar path, make friends or potential future collaborations, the possibilities are endless!
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2NovDinner on Glass combines fine dining, glass blowing, and performance art into a dazzling and unforgettable feast for all the senses.
Glass artist Randi Solin’s Brattleboro studio is the setting for diners to watch artists and chefs work together to create an exquisite multi-course meal cooked entirely on hot glass. This one-of-a-kind, genre-defying, culinary experience will be led by glass artist Robert DuGrenier and chef Alex Sorenson of Blank Slate Kitchen. Proceeds benefit BMAC and the Vermont Glass Guild.
The process of cooking with molten glass is one that requires great skill. When glass first comes out of the fire, its temperature reaches approximately 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit. The glass quickly reduces in heat, leaving the chef a small window of time to cook the ingredients. Once the glass cools to 1,200 degrees or lower, there is an increased risk of the glass shattering. The result is a thrilling demonstration of artistic ingenuity and technical expertise.
Proceeds benefit BMAC and the Vermont Glass Guild.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS & CHEFS
After earning his MFA at Illinois State University, Robert DuGrenier moved to New York City and launched his career as an artist, sculptor, and designer, primarily working in glass. He moved to Taft Hill Farm in West Townshend, Vermont, 20 years later and opened Robert DuGrenier Glass Art Gallery in Townshend. Long enamored of interactive and immersive experiences, DuGrenier enjoys combining his loves of making glass and growing and eating delicious food.
Alex Sorenson is a New York Times-starred chef who has worked in a wide range of fine-dining restaurants throughout New York City and abroad. He has lived and worked in France, Rwanda, and Borneo. Sorenson recently relocated to West Townshend, Vermont, where his passion for local food and community inevitably led to his connecting with DuGrenier, with whom he has collaborated on numerous art/culinary events.
Randi Solin has been working in glass for over 30 years, She established Solinglass, her Brattleboro, Vermont, glass studio in 1998. Solin creates original blown glass sculptures by using glass like a contemporary abstract expressionist painter. Her work has been collected and exhibited throughout the world, including the permanent collection of The White House, nine U.S. Embassies, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Women's Creative Retreat in Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAhttps://www.wetravel.com/trips/women-s-creative-transformation-retreat-girls-who-play-with-fire-35592581What If You Nurtured The Part Of Yourself That Wants To Push Your Creative Edges?This retreat is open to anyone who is interested in exploring their creativity and cultivating a deeper connection with their creative life force.Join us in beautiful Brattleboro, VT this fall when the leaves are beautiful and the weather is crisp for an experience that will leave you feeling inspired and revitalized!You’ll have a long weekend away from your daily life to devote to your creativity, exploring your creative edges through the mediums of glass, clay, paint, movement, sound and food. During the retreat you’ll have lots of time in the studio creating, as well as time to relax, connect with others,and have fun!Immerse yourself in a group of inspiring, positive, adventurous women and experience a sense of connectedness and community as you explore different mediums. You will not be focusing on the technique, but will experience each of these mediums in a way that will help you tune in, let go, and see what happens when you aren’t attached to the outcome. (you just might surprise yourself!) We’ve found that approaching your creativity this way opens you up to a whole new world of possibility, a deeper sense of trust in your intuitive knowing, a more embodied presence, and a sharpening of your senses, awareness, and focus that ripples out into your career as well as your entire life.You’ll leave with your paintings, glass, and clay creations that were made from following your unique creative life force, and a renewed sense of vitality and inspiration. (If you are traveling far, we can also ship them to you).what you’llexperience: Deepen your intuition and self trust Ignite your creative flow accessing a deeper level of your creativity Find a more authentic expression Sharpen your focus, awareness, and senses Become more present and embodied Find more of what you love and connect with the beauty of your natural expression Go beyond your mind and into your true essence Connect with a community of inspiring women on a similar path Walk away feeling revitalized with fresh inspiration No artistic experience necessary!What Would Be Possible For You If You Were Able To Go Beyond Your Mind Chatter, Access Something Deeper And Express It Freely?When was the last time you gave yourself the gift of your undivided attention and the space to explore your creative side?Daily Flow: THURSDAY NIGHT4pm ArrivalCheck in and WelcomingDelicious Nourishing food6:45-8:45 - Creativity warm up: Painting workshop (2 hours)Relaxation and connection timeSleepFRIDAY 8:30-9:30am BreakfastIntegration CircleMorning Somatic Flow with Clay (2 hours)Group Circle + Body Tuning ExerciseMidday: Lunch Afternoon Somatic Flow with Glass (3-4 hours)Relaxation and time to get ready for dinner6:30pm Group Somatic Food Experience + DinnerLuxurious Soundbath, Time to relax and connectSleepSATURDAY8:30-9:30am BreakfastIntegration CircleSomatic Glass Experience (3-4 hours)Group Circle + Body Tuning ExerciseMidday: LunchSomatic Clay Experience (2-3 hours)Relaxation time and time to prepare for dinner6:30pm Chef lead Group Somatic Food Experience + DinnerEvening Sound Experience (2-3 hours)Relaxation and sleep SUNDAYRelaxing, cozy fall morning8:30-10am BreakfastGroup Integration Circle - writing exercise, group created improv experience for integration and closureFinal Photos + testimonialsDeparture (approx. 1:00pm), lunch for the road providedDepart with your glass and paint creations (clay will be shipped or available for pickup later, if you are flying we can ship everything for you)*Please note this is an outline that is subject to small changes due to unexpected opportunities and the group’s desiresAbout the Artists:Randi Solin and Natalie Blake have been mastering their craft for over 25 years.Recognized worldwide for their unique creative styles, these women have successfully collaborated to develop Fire Arts Vermont, an award winning destination space in Brattleboro connecting the community with the arts. About the Food:During your stay with us, you'll be eating the finest locally sourced, organic food.We're collaborating with a local private chef to bring you the most delicious food each day.We'll also be going to the local farmers market to create a farm to table meal together.About your chef:Jessica Jean Weston is chef owner of Superfresh! Organic Café in Brattleboro, VT, author of Healing Tonics, Juices, and Smoothies: 100+ Elixirs to Nurture Body and Soul, a certified holistic health coach, and doTERRA Wellness Advocate. Weston was named one of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s 30 Under 30 Health and Wellness Leaders of 2017. With a BA in Medical Anthropology from Ithaca College and as a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), Jessica has spent her career exploring the broad subject of food as medicine with Mayan healers in Belize, on organic farms, and with herbalists, shamanic practitioners, and more.Jessica’s personal journey to health navigating a series of food intolerances, as well as what made her feel most vibrant, led her to a non-GMO plant-based diet free of soy, gluten, dairy, eggs and meat. Recognizing that everyone has their own path to explore with different physical, emotional and environmental needs, her goal is to simply share her experiences and knowledge through creating delicious, approachable cuisine, with understanding that no one being is alike (even the same on a different day with different circumstances).Post is under moderationStream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.
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