do whatever you want forever: artist retreat 2026
HELLO!! A few months ago I saw this post by K. Woodman-Maynard about hosting your own artist retreat. I was like “wait. I have free will. I can do that.” so I did!!! I started planning back in march, and the retreat took place at the end of may. ten people including myself came to the retreat. it was quite successful! we planned this trip using a multitude of google forms and sheets, asking people what kinds of things they’d like to do, figuring out who was bringing what, figuring out location/time/date/etc...I think we had a total of 3 surveys and 2 spreadsheets over the planning process lol. we went with a town that was within driving distance for nearly everyone involved (one person flew in!!) and we stayed at an airbnb for a couple nights! my partner and I planned workshops, activities, and meals based on what everyone had said in the surveys. nadlie made little bundles of goodies for our guests which included a sketchbook with a hand-printed cover, so...