Blue Mountain Creations
with Roxanne Stout
October 15-20 , 2025
An abundance of inspiration waiting for you….
Your own creativity is calling to you! The combination of nature and art will enchant you at Blue Mountains Creations with Roxanne in the Autumn. Imagine waking up in the morning to the sounds of nature in the beautiful blue mountains: the songbirds, the wind whispering through the pine trees. Many of our projects involve observing nature and walking to collect and gather. Besides the fun of collecting beautiful natural objects, this gives us a sense of place and feeling of belonging. You might even see a bluebird!
We will begin by making an art journal.we will spend part of every morning sketching and writing outside! Our main art project will be to create a wall hanging or tapestry, simply made of fabrics and papers - that could hang up vertically or placed horizontally on a cabinet or shelf as an artist book. This piece will be added to throughout our time together with collage and stitching, finally to be bound using sticks and other natural elements, gathered in the forest or by the river and along the pathways.
We will also spend time glazing fabrics to create beautiful colored pieces, mark making on vintage paper, making unique bundles to hang, and sewing a smaller fabric scroll. All the stitches I present are very easy and playful!
During our time together we will construct a small assemblage of natural or found objects. We will decorate this by wrapping foraged elements with thread, wire and small treasures.
I cannot wait to work and play with you at the Red Thread Retreat in in the Blue Mountains.
Supply List
The following materials are suggested for our workshop:
A small amount of fabric scraps: white or cream cotton or linen
scraps. (Consider tearing or cutting up an old pillowcase) We will
use my process for painting this fabric with colors of the Blue
Mountains)
A small amount of paper scraps: In light or natural colors, vintage
papers, old text or book pages, old envelopes or letters (also that
will fit in a zip lock bag)
5 pieces of watercolor paper 8 x 10 inches. (Roxanne uses cold press for the texture)
Acrylic Paint: small tube of black and white
Your favorite embroidery flosses or thread
Large eyed Needle
Large Glue stick
Matte Medium (small bottle unless you are carrying it on a plane)
A few assorted paintbrushes
Water container
Pencil
Scissors
Wire (26 gauge)
Please don’t worry if you cannot bring certain supplies. I will be bringing
plenty of beautiful fabrics and papers plus extras of all the supplies!
$20 materials fee paid to instructor
About Roxanne
Roxanne lives and creates in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The mountains and the river lands that surround her home are her constant inspiration. She shares her art in workshops throughout the United States and abroad and has had her work shown and published internationally.
Through her art Roxanne creates to convey the feeling of connecting, timelessness and re-creation. Teaching enables Roxanne to share her passion … nothing makes her happier than helping her students find their own processes of renewal. Her goal is to help her students find their own magic.
Roxanne also teaches online workshops to students from all over the world and designs stencils for StencilGirl Products in the US. Her two best-selling books are available on Amazon and provide unlimited inspiration.
Your Red Thread Retreat fee includes:
- 5 nights lodging
- Dinner Wednesday thru Sunday
- Lunch Thursday thru Sunday
- Self-serve breakfast each morning
- 4 days of class 9 AM - 4:30 PM (1 hr lunch break)
- 24 Hr art room access
The DETAILS
Location: Blue Mountain Retreat Center is located up the hill from the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, at the junction of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Walk along the river path and cross the bridge to historic Harpers Ferry. Enjoy the clean mountain air just an hour away from three major airports. (DCA, IAD, BWI) Pickup available at BWI.
Dates: October 15-20, 2025
Arrive Wednesday, October 15, after 3 PM and in time for 6:30 dinner.
Class Thursday thru Sunday from 9-4 with 1+ hour lunch break.
Depart Monday morning, October 20th by 10 AM
All rooms are offered on a first come basis. Your $250 deposit will secure your spot upon registration. The balance will be billed and payable in one or two payments.
Payment is due in full if registering after April 1, 2025.
As always, the retreat cost is all-inclusive except for the $20 materials fee due to the instructor at the beginning of class.
(Massage appointments available upon arrival. $85/1 hour session, paid directly to retreat center owner, Beth Ehrhardt LCMT, a licensed massage therapist, and an excellent one at that!)
REGISTRATION
Single Room - $1120
Triple Room - $979
Large 4-bed Room - $954
REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Cancellation Policy - Please read!
Cancellation by or before July 1, 2025 - Full refund less a $150 cancellation and processing fee.
There will be no refunds after July 1, 2025, but if you or I find someone to take your spot, you will receive a full refund less the non-refundable $150 fee.
SEE YOU THERE IN
