Monday, August 06, 2007

TOURS, VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND RETREATS FOR 2010

TOURS, VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND ARTISTIC RETREATS FOR 2010 & 2011

Don't just dream it, do it!

As an avid knitter, designer and traveller who loves best to mix her passions in one big moveable feast, I created these tours to lead kindred spirits to some of the worlds most delectable places. Inspiration is the key. Every location is rich in either cultural or natural beauty, usually both. Each city, town, or landscape inspires the creative muse to dance through your fingertips: the brilliant colors of Morocco and Santa Fe, the history and color feasts of Istanbul, and fasinating Tuscany. All awaits the inspired traveller.

I've tailored these voyages to light the creative spirit in us all. Whether we be knitters, crocheters, photographers, writers or artists by any other name, these trips will feed your imagination. Workshops are liberally mixed with excursions to markets, shopping, visits to museums or galleries, dining well, and relaxing in lovely small hotels. Numbers are kept small. Knitting/crochet workshops explore color and texture and I, sometimes with another artist, lead you in a project inspired by the host country. Not a knitter or a crocheter? Don't let that stop you. Much of these trips everyone can enjoy and, in truth, knitting is only a secondary activity. These trips focus on seeking inspiration from another culture, another landscape.

The 2010 intineraries are already unfolding.  There's Morocco in March, Santa Fe/Taos in May, Tuscany in October, and Istanbul in November. Though details are still unfolding for many of these, the following descriptions offer the flavor of things to come.

Trip Offerings 2010:

• Knitaly (Florence & Tuscany), OCTOBER 14th to Sunday, October 24th, inclusive . Details here: http://www.janethornley.com/blog/index.php/site/Knitaly/
• PAINTED CANYON: Santa Fe/ Taos, New Mexico. MAY SANTA FE/TAOS KNITTING EXCURSION May 8 - May 15, 2010 Details here:  http://www.janethornley.com/blog/index.php/site/SantaFe/ 

The Trip Offerings for 2011:

• March 15-23rd: YOGA AND KNITTING RETREAT ARGENTINA
• Santa Fe/Taos: June 2011
  
• Knitaly: October 2011 (dates will be announced in November)

 GLIMPSES OF TOURS FROM OTHER YEARS:

March 2009 MAGIC CARPET MOROCCO: Marrakesh 

Here's a voyage for the senses: the land of vivid textiles in the purest natural color. Saturated hues of spice, saffron and mood indigo plus every other shade imaginable spark the eye.Every day will be an adventure into the exotic and every evening a taste of the Arabian nights. Along with two days of workshops at our luxurious riad (Moroccan guest house), Amal and I will lead you into the souks for incredible shopping experiences, plus tours of Marrakesh gardens, a city tour and a day excursion into the foothills of the high Atlas mountains, all in the company of a registered guide and driver.

Learn how to knit or crochet a simple shape into a stunning ruanna or vest using specially-dyed Fiesta yarns (included in the trip costs).

Your guides: besides myself, Amal, a knitwear&crochet designer who has shown her works and given many workshops in both England and Spain, will be leading the way for creative crochet. Amal creates fabulous designs in both knitting and crochet with her innovative use of color and texture.Her wonderfully warm-hearted and generous spirit loves to awaken the inner artist slumbering away inside of us all. 

For more information and to register, click here: http://www.janethornley.com/blog/index.php/site/Morocco/  

FULL DETAILS ON THE MOROCCAN EXCURSION FOLLOW HERE: http://www.janethornley.com/blog/index.php/site/Morocco/

KNITALY OCTOBER 2007 & 08

A beloved trip returns for next year and I already have people booked for a return trip! Though plans are still in progress, take a stroll through the Knitaly photos from the last two trips for more details. The link to the Knitaly page follows:

Knitaly 08 visits a winery

Knitting in the garden Knitaly 07

This is a new trip for next year, a tour to one of the more culturally-rich, color and fiber infused city in the world: Istanbul.

DETAILS AND ITINERARY OF KNITALY EXCUSION AVAILABLE HERE: http://www.janethornley.com/blog/index.php/site/Knitaly/

Details here: http://www.janethornley.com/blog/index.php/site/Istanbul/

From the entry 'TOURS, VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND RETREATS FOR 2010'. Wow, what an exciting life you lead. more power to you. i am ready for the new vest pattern coming up and whatever you have in store for us. keep bubbling with enthusiasm.

By Jo Jensen on 2007 08 11