UPCOMING ADULT WORKSHOPS FOR 2012
Camp Ocean Pines provides creative programming to encourage personal, physical and spiritual growth. The beauty and tranquility of Ocean Pines helps inspire the expression of creative potential. Sample weekend retreats include sculpting, painting, quilting, storytelling, writers’ workshops, massage, yoga and nature study.
We have several informative and educational workshops planned for this year. The contents range from the arts to nature to self-improvement. The beautiful surroundings help to enhance the learning. See below for details!
2012 Adult Workshops
All workshops in date order
Mixed Media Mosaic Retreats
March 1-4, 2012
June 14-17, 2012
September 13-16, 2012
December 6-9, 2012
New this year:
Mosaic Concrete Workshop:
August 30-September 2, 2012
Concrete is not as hard as you think! An intensive, 4-day hands-on workshop that will
explore three popular concrete techniques to create interesting 3D garden art and sculpture:
- Polystyrene (Styrofoam) mesh & concrete
- Rebar and/or wire, metal lath & concrete
- Hypertufa planters and bowls made from inexpensive form materials.
Prepare to complete and take home three small projects!
Cost:
- $375 with lodging & meals,
- $310 without lodging or breakfast.
Plus a $75 materials fee payable to instructors.
Limit 12 participants.
Register now!
Experience why these workshops are quickly becoming a regular favorite for a growing number of mosaic art enthusiasts from all over the state!
If you
love mosaic art or have always wanted to learn the creative process of making mosaics, these hands-on workshops are for you! Join Fred & Donnell Pasion of Passiflora Mosaics for a fun-filled 3 or 4-day (your choice) weekend retreat. The new 4-day option allows for more flexible work sessions or for other activities such as beach pebble collecting or strolling Cambria shops. You will enjoy their relaxed and informative teaching style as you work in the inspiring atmosphere of the mosaic-filled Arts & Crafts Lodge overlooking the ocean.
Along with the artists’ vast selection of materials, participants are also encouraged to collect and bring their own interesting finds such as tile, china, glass, pebbles, shells, jewelry, knick knacks, found objects, etc., to use or share. Also available for purchase will be special inspiration pieces from the artists’ collection or interesting stones and fossils from the camp store, as well as a colorful selection of custom stained glass.
Project choices include any Indoor or Outdoor projects listed on the instructors’ workshop page or upon instructors’ approval, participants may bring their own project(s) to work on.
Note: A $10-75 per-project material fee will be charged, payable to the instructors, depending on project selections.
Register now! Limit: 20 participants.
Cost:
4-day Option
- $375 Includes: Instruction, 3 nights lodging in dorm-style cabins and 9 meals.
- $310 Includes: Instruction, no lodging and all meals except breakfasts.
3-day Option
- $270 Includes: Instruction, 2 nights lodging in dorm-style cabins and 6 meals.
- $215 Includes: Instruction, no lodging and all meals except breakfasts.
Native Flute, Drum & Healing Sound Workshop
March 30-April 1, 2012
Join us for a weekend of playful exploration and deepening practice as we explore the world of melody, rhythm, and sound with native flutes, frame drums, djembe, doumbek, mantra, healing sound circle, and more. Instruction for all levels with workshops, practice sessions, healing and yoga of sound sessions, good friends, hot fires, delicious food, and the play of wind, sun, water and earth.
Facilitators:
Vince Chafin Whether teaching, performing, in ceremony or just “in life”, Vince holds space for the magical, mystical and sacred to be revealed and honored.
Judy Piazza is internationally known for her extraordinary talents, exceptional skill and generous, joyful spirit as performer, educator and music therapist.
Cost:
Onsite attendees
- $278 by March 10
- $318 after March 10
Includes all workshops, instruction, six meals & shared accommodations
Starts Friday at 4 pm and ends on Sunday at noon
Offsite attendees
- $256 by March 10
- $296 after March 10
Includes all workshops, instruction, four meals (breakfasts excluded) & offsite accommodations. Starts Friday at 4 pm and ends on Sunday at noon
CA Sculptors Symposium
April 22-29, 2012
Welcome to our 10th Annual California Sculptors Symposium!
We are celebrating our 10 years at Camp Ocean Pines, where we have enjoyed a high level of sculpting, fun and friendships. We present you a broad range of workshops and instructors. We will have a life model every afternoon, plus Karen Cope will be available in the mornings for individual help in the clay studio. For beginners, Stephanie will be with you all week to help you in all levels of stone carving. John Thompson will offer 3 sessions for wood carving, a first for our symposium. Please check out the details of the program on the schedule and on the instructor panel of the brochure. Check out the websites for our instructors, and visit our website for more information and history of CSS.
Camp Ocean Pines has comfy bunk style cabins that have on-demand hot water and all comfort facilities. There is plenty of space for tents and a few spots for small RVs, but no hookups. The camp’s chef serves 3 delicious meals, buffet style, each day.
We will have an air compressor and generator and plenty of space for power tooling and a separate area for hand tooling.
The special highlight of our 2012 program will be the continuation of the 3 year monumental sculpture project, led by John Fisher. This was started in 2011, and will be completed in 2013. The 2.5 ton block of Italian marble was hand picked by John in November 2010, and shipped to the USA, then transported to Cambria by Art City Stone Supply. This impressive John Fisher figurative sculpture will be offered for sale or auction in 2013.
We look forward to seeing you at our 10th symposium !!
Victor Picou
Symposium Director
Cost
- $785 Plan A – lodging, meals, and all instruction for full week
- $810 Plan A (after April 1)
- $640 Plan B – offsite lodging, all meals except breakfasts, and all instruction for full week
- $665 Plan B (After April 1)
- $190 Plan C – day rate includes 1 night lodging, 3 meals and all instruction
- $421 Plan D – student rate (9 units or more); lodging, meals, and all instruction for full week
Pianofun Piano Retreat
June 1-4, 2012
Enjoy three or four days of popular piano studies in an inspired setting. The perfect combination of hands-on piano instruction, entertainment, and spiritual and musical renewal. Reserve your space now. For more info, click here.
In 1982, California musician Robert Laughlin figured out a way to teach a classroom full of adults how to play piano in a single four-hour session. He taught this class at a local university and within a year was presenting his workshop at 12 California State University locations. The popularity of the workshop mushroomed, and to date, he has presented it in colleges and universities throughout the country, on both coasts, the Midwest, and the Hawaiian Islands.
3-day Retreat (June 1-3, 2012)
Includes three days of workshops, two nights lodging, and five meals.
- Regular Registration (Through April 30) – $327
- Late Registration (May 1 – June 1) – $377
4-day Retreat (June 1-4, 2012)
Includes three days of workshops plus a day of semi-private coaching, three nights lodging, and eight meals.
- Regular Registration (Through April 30) – $477
- Late Registration (May 1 – June 1) – $527
Please note: Full payment is due 30 days prior to workshop date.
Register now!
Chinese Brush Painting with Joy Harvey
September 16-23, 2012
Class is now full; Please call 805-927-0254 to be placed on the waiting list.
Practice the ancient arts of Chinese Brush Painting, Calligraphy, and Japanese paper marbling with artist and teacher, Joy Harvey. Joy has over 30 years experience to share with this limited enrollment class. A fine arts background is recommended. The 8-day workshop begins with dinner on Sunday and continues through the week with meals, lodging and instruction and concludes with lunch on Sunday. A materials list will be sent to registered participants and specialized supplies will be available to purchase.
Cost: Limited enrollment of 15 students; Please contact Joy Harvey before enrolling.
$495 Includes: Includes 7 nights lodging, 20 meals, use of the camp, lesson plans, hands-on teaching, and constructive critique.
$445 Includes: All instruction, no lodging and all meals except breakfasts.
Register now!
Thursday night will be a free night for attendants to visit and dine in the quaint town of Cambria.
“Focus On the Figure” Workshop
October 11-14, 2012
Imagine being in a serene environment where you have 3 days to work with a life model(s), having your meals prepared, and no telephones to answer. We have space for you and other figurative artists in the relaxed setting of Camp Ocean Pines, Cambria, CA, a beautiful place along the central coast, 12 miles south of Hearst Castle. We offer comfy bunk style lodging in straw bale constructed cabins and 3 delicious home cooked meals each day.
Focus On The Figure is for artists to have access to a model, and space for drawing, painting or modeling clay. For 3D artist, carving stone or wood outside is just fine. If you need power for tools, you can hook up to the camp’s grid( no compressor or generator). There will be plenty of outdoor space for sculptors.
This is a non-instructional retreat for artists to simply enjoy the company of others in a highly creative, quiet setting. If however, you would like instruction, please indicate your needs. Depending on the need, we could schedule some instruction in figure drawing. We have indoor space for one or two models in separate and simultaneous sessions. We will do our best to accommodate those drawing, painting and working in clay. There will be long and short poses. No photography of models.
Cost: $315/person
$126/person for day rate (1 night, 3 meals)
Cotton Ball Quilting
Dates to be announced soon!
This is your chance to ” Get Away and Sew”.
Rob Appell will be sharing some fantastic new quilts. There will be a several new project ideas, plus all of our favorite techniques will be wonderful sources of inspiration.
Of course, this is your weekend, so you may work on any projects your hearts desire.
The Cotton Ball staff will be there to educate and entertain you.
Please call Rob Appell at The Cotton Ball (805-772-2646) to sign up.