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Art Journaling in Edinburgh with Tammy Gilley and Jane Bumar
Join Feature Artist Tammy Gilley and Sketch Strolling founder Jane Bumar in Edinburgh, the ancient and magical capital of Scotland!
September 6-13, 2025
Travelling as an artist is different than a regular tourist vibe. Artists really mean it when we talk about seeking out the journey - not just the destination. We savor the essence of our surroundings and seek deeper connections. We want a blend of classroom instruction, ample studio time and ‘boots on the ground time.’ Why go all the way to Scotland to spend all your time in a studio (even if it has gorgeous, utterly unique Victorian vibes!)
We crave experiencing the real places we’ve maybe only dreamed of. We also need to breathe the air in the quiet, pastoral countryside, feel what it’s like to tread ancient cobblestones and meander in quaint villages.
My own deep need whilst traveling as an artist also includes the freedom to curate my own adventures. In the Sketch Strolling Art Journaling experience, you’ll enjoy opportunities to bond with friends while maintaining the freedom for solo explorations, striking a balance between community and individuality.
Your Scottish art journaling experience includes:
Class time with Feature Artist Tammy Gilley
Five art instruction and open studio sessions with Tammy as we collage & create in our handmade vintage art journals - your suitcase of travel memories.
Sketchstrolling with Jane Bumar
Two all new Sketch Strolls! We’ll visit the most charming, local lanes and markets of Edinburgh for inspiration, and immerse ourselves in Outlander locations as we sketch and stroll our way through history.
Travel
Two days exploring ancient villages, waterfalls and autumn scenery in a luxury private vehicle, featuring kilted Scotsman Brian Collie - owner of Personal Tours of Scotland himself! For those who’ve met him before, you know he’s the best in the Scottish tour guiding business, and he’s only guiding for Sketchstrolling - the authentic Scottish art tour experience!
One week Edinburgh Transportation pass - empower your curiosity and feel savvy during your own exploration time.
Enjoy a private guided tour of Edinburgh's Royal Mile including the Harry Potter-famous Victoria Street and Greyfriars Kirkyard.
Meals & Drinks
Two authentic Scottish dinners at historic venues
Afternoon tea in an elegant hotel with dainty sandwiches, pastries, scones, cakes and tea
Pints and Tunes night - enjoy traditional Scottish music in a 200-year old pub
Exploration time
Plentiful free time to explore and go at your own pace. Plus, you'll be equipped with helpful tips and knowledge on vintage shopping, quaint bookshops, art supplies, & great in-the-know ideas (from actual locals!)
Three Pricing Options
Workshop only - $2,049 (EARLY BIRD $1,999 until 12/31/2024)
Workshop & Shared Accommodation - $3,499 (EARLY BIRD $3,250 until 12/31/24)
Workshop & Single Accommodation - $4,875 (EARLY BIRD $4,600 until 12/31/24)
Only $500 deposit to hold your space.
To join us, please contact Jane at sketchstrolling@gmail.com
2024 Durfort Artist's Collective Presents The French Art Escape
You're invited to join us for a week of time to develop your inner artist in the flower-bedecked medieval artisan's village of Durfort!
JUNE 28-JULY 5, 2024
Enjoy being nurtured with healthy food, and time to stroll & smell the lavender. Enjoy convivial artsy company in this gathering of only nine guests. Discover our authentic, off-the-touristy path region of southern France as only a team of artists with local knowledge can present it.
Welcome to the French art nest of your dreams!
Your French Adventure Includes:
Accommodations & Meals
Seven night's shared accommodations in a beautifully decorated artisan’s house dating from the seventeenth century in the heart of a tiny French village of dreams.
Seven continental breakfasts with fresh-baked bread, croissants, fruit, homemade yogurt.
Six dinners cooked by Chef Nese using only nutritious, home-cooked, locally sourced recipes and flavors, including a selection of wine.
Classes and Workshops
A week of YOU time with creative companions in an inspiring environment.
Classes with the Durfort Artist's Collective in polymer clay, mixed media, sketching and extra demos in our supportive, collaborative group.
Your own workspace in our beautiful artist's studio listening to the waterfall below.
A special handmade goodie bag filled with useful treasures!
Activities & Adventures
Excursions visiting ‘only if you’re in the know’ places such as a private treasure trove of textiles and vintage papers, and local enchanted villages straight out of fairy tales.
Wandering the local Vide Grenier (French flea markets) for the best ‘good junk’ - you’re sure to find that special vintage goodie to enhance your project.
Farmer's Markets, thrift-shops, boutiques, artists’ studios, historic villages abound.
2024 Durfort Artist's Collective Presents Roxanne Evans Stout
You’re invited to nurture your artistic soul with mixed media artist and inspirational teacher Roxanne Evans Stout in the flower-bedecked medieval artisan's village of Durfort!
JUNE 20-27, 2024
Enjoy quality, individual art instruction at this special cozy gathering of only eight guests. Discover our authentic, off-the-touristy-path region of southern France as only a team of artists with local knowledge can present it.
Welcome to the French adventure of your dreams!
Your French Adventure Includes:
Accommodations & Meals
Seven night's shared accommodations in a beautifully decorated artisan’s house dating from the seventeenth century in the heart of a tiny French village of dreams.
Seven continental breakfasts with fresh-baked bread, croissants, fruit, homemade yogurt.
Six dinners cooked by Chef Nese using only nutritious, home-cooked, locally sourced recipes and flavors, including a selection of wine.
Classes and Workshops
A Week of Mixed Media Classes with Roxanne Evans Stout.
Eco-dye using Bleu de Pastel (woad) with an internationally acclaimed Master Dyer.
Your own workspace in our beautiful artist's studio listening to the waterfall below.
A special handmade goodie bag filled with useful treasures!
Activities & Adventures
Excursions visiting ‘only if you’re in the know’ places such as a private treasure trove of textiles and vintage papers, and local enchanted villages straight out of fairy tales.
Wandering the local Vide Grenier (French flea markets) for the best ‘good junk’ - you’re sure to find that special vintage goodie to enhance your project.
Farmer's Markets, thrift-shops, boutiques, artists’ studios, historic villages abound.
2024 Scotland & England with Mindy Lacefield
Cherry blossoms fill the air, magic castles rise out of the mist, and springtime awakens the land!
We invite you to join artist Mindy Lacefield and the Wandering Crafters as we explore a world-famous garden, paint ourselves cozy, and hear the gentle sounds of newborn lambs in flower-strewn fields. If this feels like your kind of perfect adventure with a gathering of friends, then come join our merry alchemy of paint and whimsy.
APRIL 20-27, 2024
Workshops Included:
Enchanted Lands with Mindy Lacefield
Mindy's workshops are a playground of whimsy, and a safe space to just play and let loose with your art. She often starts her pages with what if moments, experiments, and a huge sense of curiosity, and invites you along for the joyride. She will lead you in workshops inspired by a Royal palace, dapper bunnies in a garden and all the magic of telling your travel adventure story in this most special corner of the land.
Join Mindy's deeper exploration into her magical world during art time in a lovely home with expansive views across a hidden valley, and on field trips that will inspire your story of this time and place.
Sketch Strolling & Watercolor with Jane Bumar
We'll go stravaiging (that's Scots for a wee casual wander) on the Undiscovered Royal Mile. In our wander, you'll learn tactile ways of creating a time machine for your mind. Jane shares her gentle urban sketching approach and helps you develop your own style.
Later, you'll have the opportunity to wander through the natural environment around the English Lake District with Jane, countryside journaling and recording your impressions of drystone walls, heritage-breed sheep, an ancient churchyard, and other classically English scenes.
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As both a student and fellow art instructor, I had a wonderful time sketching with Jane Bumar in Scotland. Her urban sketching skills are truly impressive, and her storytelling brought the history of the areas we explored to life, adding unexpected beauty to the experience.
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Jane's approach to art journaling is about observation and really connecting with your surroundings. Her unique approach and eye for extracting and building a relationship with art and making connections is truly inspiring!
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Jane’s gentle sketch strolling instruction prompted me to view my surroundings with more open and appreciative eyes. I was prompted to slow down and truly see the beauty in front of me. Then, Jane’s watercolor instruction which followed was so accessible and calm that I felt confident and comfortable within minutes of picking of my brush.
— Annette Smith Tyler
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Thank you so much for such a beautiful experience. I feel like a week + later I am still unpacking a lot of the lessons I learned. I had no idea I would come home with so many soul-seeing insights and thoughts to ponder. Thank you also, especially, for the first day of the sketch stroll through Edinburgh. There was something absolutely captivating and magical about that day. I don't consider myself a "sketcher" and yet found this to be one of the most meditative and truly beautiful art experiences I've ever had. Your instructions to look at small intricacies instead of taking in the whole feels like a life lesson I look forward to carrying forth.
— Lori Adams, MEd
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I always admired the beautiful sketches I saw in art journals, but when I tried my hand at attempting a sketch, I was never happy with the results and I gave up trying. Then I went on a retreat with Jane Bumar where she taught me her Sketch Stroll method of sketching, and I have never looked back! I now absolutely love sketching and have many journals filled full of sketches that I look back on with such happiness. My journals now really do act like little time machines that transport you back to so many happy memories.
— Annie Hooten
