(untitled, in process) © Laurie Doctor
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“There was a time when words and pictures were one. There was a time, words were pictures and pictures were words.”
— Orhan Pamuk
What do your hands want to do, to learn? How do you collaborate with a landscape through word or image?
The idea of words and pictures being one strikes me each time I return to a 40,000 year old cave painting. The painting is the story, the images are the words. How can we collaborate with a landscape? Use words and image to portray our experience ?
To stop and be immersed in a place is something that used to happen naturally. Perhaps it happened to you as a child? Or even more recently? It seems we are in a moment when it requires carving out the time to be with a physical place. There is a reciprocity that happens when we make a decision to sit and reach out to the natural world. When we are willing to stay, the world reaches back. This is one of the most confirming experiences of being human, and puts us back into belonging. Collaboration with the landscape around Mabel Dodge Luhan House fuels the creative pattern and the work we do in writing, drawing, painting and bookmaking.
Book cases from our class in New Mexico | © Lisa Cancro (left) and Romy Colonius (right)
Workshop Logistics
Workshop Fee
The workshop fee includes the class, your room, and all meals. All rooms have a private bathroom, and the meals are large and delicious.
Double room: $3,200
Single room: $3,595
A $500 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. The balance is due January 1, 2025.
Workshop Scholarships
We are committed to making this workshop accessible to people of all income levels, including younger students. To this end, we are happy to announce the Martin Ray Young at Heart Scholarship to help make this possible.
To apply for a scholarship, click here. We will make scholarship award determinations on a rolling basis.
Workshop Location
This workshop is held at Mabel Dodge Luhan House, which borders Pueblo land and is within easy walking distance of the heart of Taos, NM. Those traveling by air can fly into Albuquerque or Santa Fe, then take a private shuttle or public transportation to Taos.
Please note that Mabel’s is an historic site and is not handicap accessible. Taos is at an elevation of about 7,000 feet above sea level.
Workshop Registration
Attendance Policy
Due to the meditative and structural nature of Laurie's classes, classes are reserved for students who are able to attend the entire time. Cell phones, smart watches, and other pesky gadgets are forbidden in the classroom. (No exceptions.)
Cancellations and Refunds
If you need to cancel your registration for any reason, please let me know as soon as possible: laurie@lauriedoctor.com. If someone fills your spot, your payment will be refunded, minus your $500 nonrefundable deposit. If no one fills your spot, you will not receive a refund.
Registration
A $500 nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your place in the class. Students are registered in the order in which their deposits are received. Click on the button below to register and pay your deposit.