In my search for new and unusual classes, I came across The Faux Retreat. The retreat was set up in the old European tradition where students live together while under the master’s tutelage. It is meant as both a class setting and a vacation all in one. There are two retreats: Spring and Fall 2009 and both are in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. The Spring Retreat runs from May 4th – 8th and the Fall Retreat starts on September 28th. The Spring instructors are Mindy Harrell and Kathy Carroll along with a nighttime firepit chat (!!!) about photography and maintaining a strong web presence. The Fall instructors are Kathy Wear and Anthony Pinkston — I’m sure they’ll be more to come on that. You can check out some of the class deets here. I like how it’s not limited to just one product line. Plus, there are activities such as afternoon yoga classes and the available use of the private lake. I kid you not, check it out.
Here are some pics I pulled from the Faux Retreat site — they mention that the location is on 170 acres with two lakes and that there is a gourmet kitchen, jacuzzi and cedar sauna on site. Their goal is for students to be recharged both creatively and physically.
What a unique and cool idea, no? I’m eyeing the Fall Retreat — even though I’m definitely not an outdoorsy-type of girl. (They do mention satellite TV, though I have to check on TiVo and of course, Wi-Fi…) The retreat package is $1,895 and it is an all-inclusive week. You can check more of the details here. I believe there are only two spots left for that Spring Retreat…
[...] talked about the Faux Retreat before. It’s a whole new take on a European idea — the artisans live together in one house [...]