2025 TFAM Retreat - Fibre Explorations
September 26-28, 2025
September 26-28, 2025
What a great retreat! A few pictures to share the fun.
Retreat Workshops
~two workshops are being offered, each being 2 full days (all day Friday and Saturday). Participants will select one at registration.
~two workshops are being offered, each being 2 full days (all day Friday and Saturday). Participants will select one at registration.
Workshop 1:
Discover the Art of Silk Painting
with Yvonne Rempel
Discover the Art of Silk Painting
with Yvonne Rempel
Unleash your creativity and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of silk painting!
This hands-on two-day workshop is perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike.
Over the two days we’ll cover:
• Mixing Paints & Dyes – Understanding colour blending, transparency, and layering
• Using Resists – Exploring techniques like gutta, wax, and water-based resists to create defined patterns
• Painting Techniques – From freehand brushwork to salt effects and alcohol techniques for unique textures
• Design & Composition – Planning your silk piece and creating harmonious designs
Silk painting is a wonderfully fluid and expressive art form, and I encourage you to experiment and have fun!
Max students 12
Note: a kit fee to be paid at the workshop
This hands-on two-day workshop is perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike.
Over the two days we’ll cover:
• Mixing Paints & Dyes – Understanding colour blending, transparency, and layering
• Using Resists – Exploring techniques like gutta, wax, and water-based resists to create defined patterns
• Painting Techniques – From freehand brushwork to salt effects and alcohol techniques for unique textures
• Design & Composition – Planning your silk piece and creating harmonious designs
Silk painting is a wonderfully fluid and expressive art form, and I encourage you to experiment and have fun!
Max students 12
Note: a kit fee to be paid at the workshop
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Workshop 2:
Motifs for Fibre – Your Way
with Leona Herzog
Motifs for Fibre – Your Way
with Leona Herzog
Do you want to create your own designs but don’t know where to start? This workshop will guide you through a series of creative exercises, using plant material as inspiration, leading to the development of your own design. Each participant will create an original motif that will then be interpreted in one of two fibre mediums: contemporary embroidery or punch needle. You might even want to try them both.
Botanicals are becoming increasingly popular as a form of artistic expression and florals are the starting point for this workshop. Drawing exercises will explore line and shape. The drawings will then be used to create an original design for each participant to create a small, finished piece.
Options include:
Note: a small kit fee to be paid at the workshop
Botanicals are becoming increasingly popular as a form of artistic expression and florals are the starting point for this workshop. Drawing exercises will explore line and shape. The drawings will then be used to create an original design for each participant to create a small, finished piece.
Options include:
- Contemporary embroidery using non-traditional materials such as ribbon, cording, wool, beads and other materials along with embroidery thread.
- Punch needle using a variety of fibres to explore colour and texture
Note: a small kit fee to be paid at the workshop
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General Information:
Registration Fee is $295. This includes your selection of one of the 2 workshops offered as well as several other shared activities being planned. It also includes lunch for all 3 days and supper for Friday and Saturday. It does not include your accommodations, please see below.
Participants may be staying at the Barker Hotel & Suites in Southport, MB (free parking on the east side of the bldg). A block of rooms is being held at a special rate of $118/night, just identify yourself as a TFAM Retreat participant. Each room has a full kitchen, sitting area and separate bedroom (one queen bed) and bathroom. Participants are responsible for booking their own rooms. Rooms can be individual or if you wish, shared with another person.
Registration Fee is $295. This includes your selection of one of the 2 workshops offered as well as several other shared activities being planned. It also includes lunch for all 3 days and supper for Friday and Saturday. It does not include your accommodations, please see below.
Participants may be staying at the Barker Hotel & Suites in Southport, MB (free parking on the east side of the bldg). A block of rooms is being held at a special rate of $118/night, just identify yourself as a TFAM Retreat participant. Each room has a full kitchen, sitting area and separate bedroom (one queen bed) and bathroom. Participants are responsible for booking their own rooms. Rooms can be individual or if you wish, shared with another person.
**NOTE: This special rate applies to the nights of Sept 25, 26 and 27. Book 2 or 3 nights as you prefer but activities start at 9 AM on Friday the 26th.
Rooms must be booked by Sept 10th.
Rooms must be booked by Sept 10th.
Since rooms are equipped with a full kitchen, breakfast will not be provided.
**NEW: the hotel let us know that they now provide a small continental breakfast in the main floor common room. Rooms have a Keurig coffee maker, pods provided.
We make our way to the Peggy Mae Legacy Centre (30 Centennaire Dr) each morning. Workshops, lunch and supper will take place at this building. The building is on the left as you enter Southport and is a very short walk from the Barker Bldg.
After supper, members can enjoy communal time with other members at the Barker Hotel & Suites, where we have use of the common rooms for evening programming, visiting, shared experiences and getting to know each other.
**NEW: the hotel let us know that they now provide a small continental breakfast in the main floor common room. Rooms have a Keurig coffee maker, pods provided.
We make our way to the Peggy Mae Legacy Centre (30 Centennaire Dr) each morning. Workshops, lunch and supper will take place at this building. The building is on the left as you enter Southport and is a very short walk from the Barker Bldg.
After supper, members can enjoy communal time with other members at the Barker Hotel & Suites, where we have use of the common rooms for evening programming, visiting, shared experiences and getting to know each other.
Barker Hotel & Suites - Southport (check their website for more info and photos)
Rooms:
Common areas:
Peggy Mae Legacy Centre - 30 Centennaire Dr
Cancellation Policy: In the event that there is a student who needs to cancel their reservation and there is a waiting list with a person who can take their spot, their full payment will be reimbursed. If there is no waiting list, and they cancel before the September 1 cut-off, a 90% refund will be issued. Any student cancelling after the Sept 1 date, has the option to provide the name of a replacement student if there is no waiting list. No refund will be issued after Sept 1.