Kindling Creativity:

A One-Day Creative Wellness Mini-Retreat

Feeling like you’re in a creative rut or like your ready to tap into your creative potential? Join Holly & Kourtenay for a one day mini-retreat focused on creativity and wellness, designed to ignite your creative fire. Engage in the traditional Japanese art of raku firing, hands on clay activities, and yoga and mindfulness practices focused on nourishing your mind, body, and creative spirit. Experience a day of artistic exploration, community connection, and creative growth in the serene setting of SP Gallery. We You’ll leave refreshed, inspired, and ready to create!

 

The Details

Who Is this for?

  • Artists of all mediums who want to spark their creative fire

  • Pottery lovers

  • Anyone who wants to tap into their creativity

  • All levels welcome—No prior experience with raku firing, pottery, or yoga is necessary

What?

  • A summer day mini-retreat including yoga, mindfulness, creative journaling prompts, clay play, raku firing, lunch, tea, mocktails, and creative exploration

Where?

  • The magical SP Gallery at 7431 Military Rd, Amelia, VA 23002

When?

  • Saturday, August 24 | 10 am-3 pm

Why?

  • To reconnect with your body, honor your well-being, tap into your creative potential, and cultivate a creative community!

What’s included?

  • A handmade raku vessel to remind you of your intention and learnings

  • Experience and learn the traditional raku pottery method

  • Lovely lunch & nourishing nibbles

  • Wellness mocktails

  • Tea

  • Creative wellness tools

  • Journal questions and prompts to spark your creativity

How?

How Much?

  • $235

What to Bring?

  • A yoga mat and your journal

  • Wear something comfy, easy to move in, and that you don’t mind getting a little messy

Meet Holly & Kourtenay

Holly Zajur is a wellness educator, potter, and host of How the Wise One Grows. Her work focuses on helping others cultivate mindfulness and well-being— whether it’s in your creative practice, at work, or in daily life. She has been working with ceramics since 2008 and it has been one of the most grounding, meditative practices throughout her life. She is so excited to share ways we can integrate wellness into our creative practices so we can keep making magic!

Kourtenay Plummer is the artist behind Kourtenay Plummer Pottery. Born and raised in Chesterfield, Virginia, she discovered her passion for pottery at a young age and pursued her love for clay during her college years. With a strong commitment to education, Kourtenay taught art to children for many years. In late 2020, amidst the challenges of the pandemic, she made the significant decision to leave teaching and dedicate herself fully to her art. Despite this shift, her deep appreciation for education remains, and she envisions continuing to teach in some capacity throughout her life. Currently based between Amelia and Richmond area of Virginia, Kourtenay owns an art gallery and pottery studio, SP Gallery. Her passions continue to inspire and cultivate a love for art within her community.

Meet the Space

SP Gallery is a stunning destination encompassing an art gallery, a pottery studio, an art market and an antique showroom. Guided by the artistic vision of the father-daughter duo, Kevin and Kourtenay Plummer, SP Gallery stands as a testament to creativity, community, and collaboration.

-This unique space offers visitors the opportunity to explore a diverse range of artistic outlets and find inspiration in both contemporary and traditional works. With a focus on fostering artistic expression and bringing people together, SP Gallery is not just a place to view art but a vibrant community hub where creativity thrives.

-The mini-retreat will utilize all of SP Gallery’s spaces: the pottery studio, the art gallery, the beautiful lawn surrounded by picturesque rural landscapes.

-Ample parking is available on the premises.

-ADA accessible.

Envision Your Day 💭🌈👇

  • You arrive at the magical S&P Gallery in Amelia. You meet your group and begin the day together with a mindful movement practice and meditation focused on honing your creative power, followed by a journaling prompt to spark your creativity.

  • Connect with the earth and the creative arts through a clay exploration.

  • Learn about the traditional raku firing process and put your creativity into action by glazing your raku vessel.

  • Enjoy a lovely lunch and take time alone to explore our inspiration stations with different creative mediums and set intentions for the raku firing. This time won’t be formally guided but will be internally guided by you.

  • Participate in a letting-go ceremony focusing on the five elements as we guide you through the raku firing process of your very own vessel.

  • Complete your pieces and reflect on the day and process with your community, discussing how you can integrate these learnings into your life and creative practice.