A long October Weekend at my Cottage Studio: Sacred Layers of Softness & Texture ...Thursday, October 22nd to Sunday, October 25th

Join me Thursday, October 22nd- Sunday October 25th, 2026 for a 4-day workshop at my studio, 949a Mirror Lake Road, Yardley, PA

On this glorious long weekend workshop, I will open up my heart, my home and my studio fully to a small, intimate group where we work on two mixed media projects with a strong emphasis on process & play.

This is a weekend of pure creativity and epiphanies as we use mixed media & art journaling to to reconnect with our creativity and to consider the process as well as the end creation.

These long weekends are freeing and intimate. People who attend feel as if a huge creative shift happens inside them. We will create a safe space to explore and experiment with a feast of materials.  My studio will become your studio. 

In this foliage filled weekend workshop, we will look at materials with a new set of eyes as we create one of a kind chunky art journals, honoring exactly where we are. As we take apart all the pieces and reassemble them, we will be putting back into place pieces of ourself. We will focus on who we are right now, and put it down visually and in words.

Our second project will be altering and embellishing a piece of clothing that we love by adding in vintage elements through layering & slow stitching.

The art of slowing down and tuning into our intuition will be a part of our circles. 

I share all of my art supplies with you in the hope of you seeing the entire world as your art store.

With a 237-acre historic farm as our backdrop, we will work outside and inside my magic studio cottage to get out our heads and into our hearts. 

If you are looking to find or rejuvenate the artist and writer within, these October days will rejuvenate your soul.

We will begin with cozy dinner around my kitchen table in Lambertville, NJ.  This delicious dinner will set the stage for a weekend of creative permission and friendship.

Friday is a full creative day in the cottage and outside in the fresh air. And we will begin the day as friends, all full of the light of our dinner the night before in my home.

Saturday begins with a field trip and treasure hunting and then back to the studio for lunch, show & tell and to create.

Sunday we gather through early afternoon  s we finish and share all the gifts of the weekend.   We will work outside on the farm as the colorful leaves crunch under out feet and fall around. The Fall in the northeast is simply beautiful this time of year and the farm surrounding my studio cottage is breathtaking. 

Our long fall weekend together includes:

• Endless art supplies and inspiration.
  
• Dinner at my home, two morning continental breakfasts, three studio lunches, snacks and bottomless coffee and tea. 
• Two different projects: a chunky altered art journal and a piece of your clothing that we will embellish and completely redo. Both projects will open our hearts up as we create using the materials around us, in my studio and on the farm, using many mixed media techniques.
• We will be doing all types of photos transfers, encaustics, layering, dying, rusting, painting, cyanotype, sewing on paper, stream of conscious writing and experimenting with water-soluble materials and fibers...plus whatever else I discover until we gather.
• On Saturday morning, we will treasure hunt through an out door flea market searching for ephemera and goodness to use at the studio and to bring back home. Don’t be surprised to find hidden treasures inside the treasures.
  

→ Travel and lodging are not included. There are fabulous AirBNB's in Yardley, Newtown, Langhorne, Pa (Bucks County) as well as in Lambertville, NJ (about 20 minutes from my studio and the love bubble artsy river town that I live in). Please send any questions you have to me: colleen@colleenattara.com

Kind words about this long weekend workshop:

 "It was one of the most unique creative opportunities I have had. Colleen, you have a gift...you are a gift to all who came. You told us when we arrived that everything you need is here. You were so right. We came from all backgrounds and levels of experience. I have never seen people change and gain confidence in such a short time. You and your studio are magical."-Linda

"I felt like my creative light has been so dimmed these past several years. Your workshop was like a hand pulling me out of brackish, silty water to witness a sunrise after forgetting sunrises existed. I never felt such a strong calling and inspiration to create." - Catie

"The workshop you had was so amazing. I came home in a love bubble. It was hard to re-enter…." - Karen

"Months later, I am still reflecting on the wonderful weekend I experienced at your studio. It brings me so much joy every time I think about it…it was truly magical in every sense…I walked into the adventure without any expectation and left overjoyed, overwhelmed with ideas and the excitement for creativity." – Elena

Cancellation policy:  No refunds after September 15th, 2026.  You may transfer (means you may apply funds to another attendee) through October 15th, 2026.  All requests for refunds must be received in writing before September 15th, 2026. In the case of acts of God, war, disaster or unforeseen circumstances, Colleen Attara Studio reserves the right to reschedule this workshop. There will be a $75 administration fee on all cancellations. There are no exceptions.

Note: these amazing pictures come from my eye and the eye of these talented artists & photographers: Cindy Fatsis, Elizabeth Wade, Dalis Davidson. xo

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