Wonder Wander

Spend an exceptional few days in the French countryside, just as the best days of autumn are upon us with a truly inspired workshop leader. Gail Rieke. You’ll walk down country lanes gathering inspiration and materials which you’ll put together in a number of unique travel journals. You will learn to compose your pages in ways that express your own individual experience of the world. Several creative binding techniques will be demonstrated. You will be able to enjoy the processes of other participants as each student will be encouraged and supported to create diverse journal forms. In that way, we will all learn from one another. October 11-14, 2010.

Course Location

Students will study at Maison Conti inthe ancient village of Montmirail, France, 100 miles west of Paris in the picturesque Perche region. Convenient by train or car. www.maisonconti.com

photo by Donna Norquist

About Gail

Visit her website at: http://riekestudios.com

Gail Rieke lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She specializes in travel journalmaking. She has received numerous awards for her unique collage and assemblage art. Her work and studio, which is in itself a work of art, have been featured in many publications dedicated to the arts. Her work is widely exhibited and placed in many private collections. She is an experienced and inspirational workshop leader, having led groups in the U.S. and Japan. This is her first European course.

Cost: 795€

Includes 3 day course with Gail Rieke, 3 nights lodging, 3 gourmet dinners, 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches and transportation to and from the nearest train station (la Ferté-Bernard).

Please email info@maisonconti.com to register.