Montana Art Quilt Retreat

Featuring Environmentally Friendly

Surface Design

with

Cynthia St. Charles in Billings, Montana

Spring Session:  June 8,9,10,  2007

or

Fall Session:   October 5,6,7,  2007

Participants will spend three days creating unique surface design textiles with Cynthia at her rustic Montana retreat location.

Small group format

The number of participants will be limited, providing for a personalized, intensive creative experience.

Pristine pines and panoramic views

The retreat will be held at the St. Charles home in the pine covered hills among sandstone cliffs on the outskirts of Billings, Montana.  Participants may enjoy walking in the woods on the adjoining 350 acre nature conservancy to take in the broad views of the Yellowstone River Valley.   Deer, wild turkeys, coyotes, raccoons, porcupines, and many types of birds reside here.  At the end of a long day in the classroom, soak in the hot tub nestled among the pines.   Experience a dramatic sunset, watch the moon rise, or gaze at the stars.

Gourmet Lunches and Happy Hour

Enjoy the St. Charles’ specially prepared lunch buffet on the veranda (weather permitting), or spacious dining room.  Relax at the end of each work day with a glass of wine or cup of tea and a soak in the hot tub, if you wish. 

Convenient Lodging and Transportation

Participants may stay at the recently opened Holiday Inn Express, just 1.5 miles from the St. Charles home.  We will meet your flight, and provide daily transportation between the hotel and the retreat center.  Continental breakfast at hotel. Holiday Inn Express (406) 259-8600   

Environmentally Friendly Surface Design with Cynthia St. Charles

Three days of intensive hands-on experience with a broad range of surface design techniques including fabric painting with transparent, opaque and metallic fabric paints, creating original rubber stamps using materials found at the hardware store, rust dyeing, Tyvek®, Angelina fibers, Shiva Paint Sticks, Foiling, Thermofax  screen printing, resist techniques, and gelatin plate printing.  Participants begin with basic foundation of techniques, adding additional layers of surface design in subsequent work sessions to create unique fabrics.   You will leave this event with a generous collection of one-of-a-kind fabrics and a toolbox full of new techniques and supplies.  This workshop provides an emphasis on non-toxic materials which can be safely used at home.

Registration

Call Cynthia at (406) 259-4113 (home) or (406) 670-1710 (cell) or e-mail cynthia@cynthiastcharles.com for more information, or print and return the registration form.

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A great time was had at the 2005 retreat, and we've got pictures!