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Step into a weekend of creativity, connection, and inspiration with In Reverie, a thoughtfully curated online retreat hosted by Jane Dunnewold.

We explore the power of artistic expression, community, and introspection through engaging workshops, inspiring talks, and opportunities to share and celebrate creativity.

Whether you’re looking to spark new ideas, find encouragement, or simply enjoy the camaraderie of a vibrant creative community, In Reverie offers something for everyone. Join us for this special gathering and rediscover the joy of your creative path.

What Attendees Are Saying

“Wow…….that was such a splendid Reverie……Holy smokes, there are just so many super talented folks in the group – who are all so generous with their time and knowledge."

“The first morning of the Reverie Retreat filled my cup to overflowing.”

“Today’s presentations were fabulous. I had to keep my mouth shut so I wouldn’t drool on my keyboard the artwork was so astounding. I was especially excited about the diverse approaches to creating.”

Retreat Schedule

Times are shown in Central Standard Time.

Saturday, February 15

Opening Meditation with Zet Baer

10:00 AM – Inner Oceans with Zoie Holzknecht

Zoie Holzknecht will share her visual meditation, Inner Oceans, and talk about how she approached its creation as part of her commitment to working contemplatively in 2024.

11:00 AM – Yes to the Path Wherever It Leads with Rosemerry Whatola Trommer

Rosemerry will read poetry from her book One Hundred Falling Veils and talk about how poetry helps process both joy and grief.

LUNCH BREAK

1:00 PM – Spotlight Hour: CST Focus Group Showcases

Celebrate the creative journeys of focus groups, featuring:

  • Exploring Archetypes

  • Digital Art Explorations

  • Embroidery Enthusiasts

  • Archetypes Discussion

  • Getting Art Done

2:30 PM – Talisman for Artistic Inspiration with Pamela Cole

Mini-workshop with Pamela Cole to create a personal talisman for creativity.

4:00 PM – Happy Hour

Connect with the CST community through fun and games!

Sunday, February 16

10:00 AM – Write in the Moment

Writing workshop with Lyn Bainbridge to spark creativity and flow.

11:30 AM – Spotlight Hour: CST Focus Group Showcases

  • Free Form Embroidery

  • The Earth Pigments

  • Printmaking and Mixed Media

1:00 PM – From Fast Fashion to Slow Stitching with Radha Weaver

Weaver shares her journey to creative authenticity through upcycling.

2:15 PM – Focus Groups & Artwork Share

Readings from the membership and a slideshow of creative submissions.

  • Paper Cutter’s Ball

  • Exploring the Celtic Year

Meet the Keynote Speakers

We are thrilled to welcome Radha Weaver, a visionary artist and advocate for sustainable creativity, as she shares her transformative journey from fast fashion to slow stitching and the power of embracing authenticity in art.

Joining her is Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, acclaimed poet and author of One Hundred Falling Veils, who will inspire us with her heartfelt exploration of joy, grief, and the art of showing up through poetry.

  • Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer has been writing and sharing a poem a day since 2006—a practice that especially nourished her after the death of her teenage son in 2021. Her daily poems can be found on her blog, A Hundred Falling Veils, or a curated version (with optional prompts) on her daily audio series, The Poetic Path, available with the Ritual app. She is the author of Exploring Poetry of Presence II: Prompts to Deepen Your Writing Practice, and her poetry album, Dark Praise, explores “endarkenment,” available anywhere you listen to music.

    Her most recent collections are All the Honey and The Unfolding. In January 2024, she became the first poet laureate for Evermore, helping others through this platform to explore grief, bereavement, wonder, and love through the voice of poetry. Themes in her writings include parenting, gardening, the natural world, love, thriving and failure, grief, and daily life. 

    Her three-word mantra: I’m still learning, and, if limited to one: Adjust.

  • Radha Weaver is a textile artist, sustainability educator and small business strategist based in San Francisco. She balances all that serious stuff with a fair bit of silliness, and shares her work without judgement.

    Her unique expertise and passion for sustainability was fueled by a 15-year career in the apparel industry where she travelled the world, visited denim factories in China and Bangladesh, and unfortunately had a front seat to the rise of fast fashion. Weaver used to create new jeans but now at Sewing through Fog she helps keep those same jeans out of a landfill through classes and patterns to help others re-purpose and reuse their own – as well as thrifted – denim.

    She teaches classes online and in person, has a monthly newsletter and can be found at https://www.sewingthroughfog.com.

More Amazing Presenters!

  • Zoie Holzknecht has been a member of the Creative Strength Training community since 2020.

    She has produced creative projects using different mediums and processes in each of the years since joining, and credits CST with the enormous artistic growth she has felt over the past 5 years.

  • Pamela is a long-time maker and a recently self-anointed artist.  CST has guided and provided vigor to her creative development since she joined in 2022.  Her favorite mediums have expanded beyond textiles to include painting, dying, surface design and assemblage.

  • Lyn has been a member of CST for several years.  She has been involved in fine art most of her life but has developed her work into textile art and weaving. 

    She has taught Creative Writing and has led a number of workshops for the community drawing on these skills.

Full retreat recording access — $45.