Nurture your creativity
Our next Making Zen Online Retreat will be 25-29 September!
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Get inspired!
20+ ARTISTS over 5 days will teach you methods you can use to get creative and find that exquisite feeling of Zen.
01.
Get out of that Creative Rut
Too often as creatives we get stuck in a creative rut....
The Making Zen Online Retreat offers many different workshops and solutions to allow you to try new ideas and open you up for inspiration.
02.
Make some 'Me Time'
Why is it that creating gets put at the bottom of our 'to do' list?
We all know and feel the benefits of when we sit down and create, and this Online Retreat provides the incentive to make some well deserved 'Me Time.'
03.
Learn New Techniques
How often have you seen something on Instagram that looks easy, but when you tried it yourself you realised it was harder than you thought?
Don't worry, we've all been there! The workshops show you step by step how to create gorgeous things.
Making Zen is proud to partner with...
September 2023 Workshops
Dye, Stitch and Sew
Arounna Khounnoraj
Making Ink from Acorns
Rebecca Desnos
Small Felt Boxes
Deborah Fisher
Make a Multi-Purpose Pouch
Kate Ward
Playing with Embroidered Hair Textures!
Bianca Springer
Jogakbo: Korean "Stained-Glass" Patchwork
Lucinda Walker
Create a Practice Project Wall using Plant FibreÂ
Ruth Woods
Three Saucy Mends to Enhance Anything
Kate Sekules
Make a Slow Stitched Coaster from Scrap Fabrics
Rebekah Johnston
Fun & Functional Fabric Books
Kiala Givehand
Parabolic Paper Stitching
Clarissa Grandi
Mini Crystal/Jewelry Pouch
Heidi Iverson
Tambour Embroidery: an Introduction to Couture Beadwork
Kat Waters
Embroider a Floral Pillow Case with Reverse Appliqué
Vania Soucy
Making Your Art Permission Slip
Amy Maricle
Folk Embroidery for Your Home
Kasia Jacquot
Contemporary Bee Embroidery Project
Kirsty Freeman
Meditative Mums and Marigolds - Adding Embroidery to a Stretched Canvas
Mollie Johanson
Rethinking Embroidery
Elnaz Yazdani
Upcycle Your Clothing with Embroidered Flower Pockets
Melissa Galbraith
Create a Healing Meditation Cloth
Emma Freeman
Meet your summit host
Hi, I'm Kate!
I'm a textile artist with a love of travelling and the esoteric. Everything has the potential to become a new creative project, and because of this my house is literally scattered with these ideas.
My goal is to empower you and give you permission to get creative, helping you to CRAFT a life you love.
Want to learn about my mission for the Making Zen retreat? Check it out here.
Love letters from past attendees
Comments in response to Making Zen Online Retreat in October 2022
Kim Saxe
"Making Zen is not to be missed! Whatever your level of expertise - from beginner to expert, you will learn a lot & be inspired to try all sorts of new techniques & projects. Kate Ward is exceptional at pulling together a terrific group of teachers to spur us onwards! Thank you Kate!"
Rachel Irving
"Thank you so much for the amazing Zen Online Retreat. The timing was perfect for me and helped me deal with a stressful week. It provided me with so many ideas and encouraged me to make everyday. Thank you, I can’t wait to watch everything available on the All Access Pass and find pockets of creativity everyday."
Sharon Walker
"My second Zen retreat and I can't wait for the next one - I'm in awe of the quality of presenters.
Thank you Kate for making this retreat so enjoyable."
More love letters from past attendees
Comments in response to Making Zen Online Retreat in May 2022
Susan Pepper
"I spend a lot of time sewing alone and it was a fantastic experience to be part of a focused week in a community of people from around the world. We watched the same videos, played with techniques and shared the results. Thank you Kate."
Ilse Schnider
"Thanks a lot for keeping creativity flowing! I must say that joining has changed a world for me. As an experienced knitter with a big inner Monk I enjoyed discovering so many new techniques and seeing that exactitude and thriving for perfection can hem my creative flow."
Kelly Johnson
"I loved this experience so much! I’ve joined several artistic groups since COVID hit because I’ve been secluded at home (lung issues), and these groups have literally been life savers for me. The group of artists you put together, including yourself, have been top notch!
Buying the All Access Pass certainly has been worth it. I’ve been enjoying taking my time creating the various projects. "
It's time to...
- Start making time for yourself so that you can develop your creative ideas and satisfy those creative itches
- Get out of that creative rut and start making beautiful things you are proud of
- Conquer the fear of making a mistake and getting it wrong and learn the easy way to do things
- Get over that negative self talk that you are not creative and realize that it's all about having fun
- Stop doing things the hard way by trying to figure it out all by yourself - let us show you how!
