Art Retreats & Gatherings

Sacred Art Mosaic Workshop

With Fabio Pizzol

September 13 - 18, 2026

This workshop will introduce and teach the students the basic technique, tools and materials involved in creating a mosaic artwork. This workshop covers design/layout, cutting material, adhesives, substrates, and grouting.

Panel Preparation and Gesso making for Egg Tempera and Icon Painters

With Marek Czarnecki

October 17, 2026

Enders Island

In this hands-on, one-day workshop, iconographer Marek Czarnecki will guide you through the traditional process of making true artist’s gesso. Learn to apply linen and build up multiple layers of gesso on a Baltic birch panel, preparing it for egg tempera painting.