What’s

Included

Three Nights at a Private, Spacious Lakefront Home on beautiful Lake Santeetlah

Nestled in the mountains of western North Carolina, and located right on the lake!.  An easy 2 hours drive from vibrant downtown Asheville.  Your accommodations will be at one of two beautiful lakefront homes (homes are walking distance to each other; and just around the “cove”).

2 Days of Watercolor Workshops with Katie White

As your guide for the weekend, artist and educator Katie White will help you embrace watercolor as a tool for mindfulness, creativity, and self-expression. With her gentle, encouraging approach, she’ll support you in letting go of perfection, tuning into your intuition, and finding joy in the process of painting. Whether you're new to watercolor or looking to deepen your practice, Katie’s expertise will help you explore with confidence and curiosity.

Katie will lead you through the process of creating mindful watercolors as well as guiding you through exploratory exercises that encourage play, and a deeper connection to your creative flow. 

All Art Supplies You will Need for the retreat

All watercolor paints, brushes and papers you will need for art-making during the retreat will be provided, and will be at your disposal throughout. If you have a favorite watercolor paint brand or set, feel free to bring it along if you would like. Teaching artist, Katie White, will also provide you with a list of recommended materials in case you prefer to bring your own and/or purchase after the retreat.

Inspiration from Nature

80% of the lake’s shoreline is undeveloped, giving us plentiful, lush beauty + tranquility, vast horizons, deep hues of blue & green and big, open sky. In this setting, you will have no shortage of natural beauty to draw ideas and inspiration from for your color palettes, forms and subjects. We invite you to allow the unspoiled natural surroundings to fuel your choices & imagination throughout the retreat.

Community and Connection

Throughout the retreat, we will enjoy creative time together, via art-making, meals, lake outings on the boat, happy hour and downtime together on the screened porches. You will also have the opportunity for your own private time as you choose, when you need a little downtime.

Soaking in the Beauty of the Lake

You’ll have time for swimming, boating or just relaxing as you watch the sunlight dapple across the lake as you sip your morning coffee. Sunset cruises to enjoy the lake’s beauty will be offered on Thursday, Friday & Saturday.

Delicious & Nourishing Food

On the first night, there will be a special chef-prepared dinner celebration to welcome you, with a glass of wine or special mocktail. Friday and Saturday, you’ll enjoy fresh continental breakfasts in addition to fully catered lunches and dinners. On Sunday a catered brunch will be provided for the last morning of the retreat.

NOTE: Cancellation Policy: Due to the amount of preparation & expense that goes into creating each retreat we are not able to provide refunds. In the event that you are not able to attend, we will allow you to transfer your spot to someone who is interested - given advance notice- but it would be your responsibility to find your replacement. As a courtesy, if we have people on the wait list we are happy to announce your available spot to these individuals.

For those interested, we offer the ability to pay in 2 installments. (50% due at time of booking, remaining 50% due by August 1st)

Food sensitivities: Accommodations in our menu planning depends on the number of people in the group that have specific sensitivities or limitations. If you have questions in advance, please reach out here!

Transportation: While transportation is not included, your host- Kristen Edge-  is happy to work with you if you need to arrange for shuttle transport from the Asheville Airport to Lake Santeetlah.  Please reach out to Kristen here, if you have questions about arrival logistics.