Hotel 2011
Sunday check-in, Saturday check-out
Price includes breakfast.
Price does not include taxes.

We have arranged for each student to have a 6-night stay (Sunday through Friday nights) in a single room in a local hotel at a greatly reduced price. We'll make all the arrangements. Just tell us when you sign up that you need a hotel room. Rooms are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The prices below are per night and include a "continental breakfast."

Union Inn
    Standard room: $79
    Suite: $99
St. George
    Garden room: $80

Students stay at either the St. George Hotel (above)
or at the Volcano Union Inn

 Meals

Breakfast is served Monday through Saturday at both hotels and is included in the hotel cost. The St. George serves a "continental breakfast," so those staying at the George are welcome to join those staying at the Union Inn for a cooked breakfast ($10 per day and only if we have students booked at the Volcano Union Inn - be flexible).

For 5-day classes, we serve lunches here at the studio and the price is included in the class cost.  They tend to be home-cooked, deli and/or buffet style so that students can pick and choose foods that fit their diets. We try to accommodate everyone (within reason - you're on your own for tofu - blech).

Semi-private classes are Bring Your Own Lunch.

We will supply water, OJ and other non-alcoholic drinks during class hours.

Wine, beer and other beverages are available at the hotels most nights. Since this is a small town, not everything is open every night. Be flexible. It is essential that you discuss with us in advance any special food needs or requests. Plans are made in advance and can't always be easily changed at the last minute. Help us to make you happy!

Dinners are not included in the package, but the hotels have lovely restaurants and there are lots of other restaurants only 8 to 15 miles away. Most students arrive on Sunday afternoon, relax and get to know their fellow travellers over dinner at the St. George or the Union Inn.

In your words:
Many thanks to all of you for the wonderful food - it couldn't have been better. -- Val H.

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Be sure to read all the small print, where we are, cancellation policy, etc.

 General Information

Classes are first come, first served and tend to fill early. Until we talk and your deposit is paid your seat is not reserved. 

Classes are very small (7 student maximum for 5-day classes and 10 students for 1- and 2-day classes).

Please, do not sign up unless you are very serious. With only 5 to 10 students per class, I cannot be generous about cancellations. The cancellation policy is here.

We supply everything, though there may be some optional items you want to bring along. If you have specific items (like photos or personal embellishments) you'd like to use in a project, bring them and we'll see if we can incorporate them, otherwise, rely on me for all supplies and embellishments.

The classes are designed to be taken once or to be taken repeatedly. Students work with Christine to plan projects that will advance their current skills. Beginner to intermediate artists will be comfortable yet challenged in most classes. The classes complement each other nicely, moving gracefully between mixed-media and altered art, jewelry, bookbinding, paper marbling and much more. One of the benefits of the classes is learning from what other students are working on. As students work on individually designed projects, there is always cross-pollination.