August 4-9
(Tuesday Dinner – Sunday breakfast)

Immersed in Nature: Cyanotype Print, Watercolor, and Guided Forest Walks

Join us for a program of nature-inspired art. Explore new media and expand your relationships with art through your connection to nature. Through guided mindfulness walks, we will gain inspiration and reconnect with our sense of playfulness and wonder.  Drawing inspiration from nature, we will explore the techniques of watercolor and cyanotypes, discovering how they complement each other.  We’ll explore how nature influences art-making and how our art can impact our appreciation of nature.

All skill levels are welcome, learn something new, or share your knowledge.

Natural Mindfulness Guide (April Claxton)

April will introduce you to the practices of forest bathing & nature mindfulness. Not simply a walk in the woods, it is a conscious and contemplative practice of being immersed in the sights, sounds, textures, and smells of the forest. You will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of practices from walks to nature meditation to seated sketching & journaling. Most walks will be silent in order for you to deepen your connection to the forests of Indralaya. We also move slowly and deliberately, which means they are appropriate for all fitness levels.

Blueprints of Nature: The Art of Cyanotypes (Kimberlee Hummel)

This workshop will guide participants through the creation of cyanotype prints, an ancient photographic technique that dates back over 200 years. Using the sun’s UV light, light-sensitive paper, and natural materials, we will produce beautiful cobalt blue images. Using the beauty of Indralaya’s setting as our studio, you will learn each step of the traditional and the more experimental ‘wet’ cyanotype process, including preparing the solution, treating the paper, creating images, exposing them to light, and fixing the color. Additionally, participants can bring a natural fabric item—such as a t-shirt, pillowcase, or bandana—to print on during the workshop.

Watercolor Time (Karen Abel Dickinson)

Karen will start by showing a few foundational techniques to get you comfortable. She’ll walk you through the full process of creating a complete painting so you can understand the balance between paint, paper, and water. Step by step, you’ll learn to paint what you see, with Karen right there to guide you as much—or as little—as you’d like.

Now Offering Advanced Sessions
For returning participants and anyone ready to level up, Karen is adding advanced classes this year. These sessions will focus on layering, mixing a cohesive palette using just three colors, and incorporating raindrop elements into your work.

General Information About Programs

Daily Rhythm at Indralaya

7:30 am – Meditation (optional)
8:00 am – Breakfast + after-meal chores
9:15 am – Circle in meadow
9:30 am – 12:00 pm – Program window (times vary with programs)
12:30 pm – Lunch + after-meal chores
2:00 pm -4:30 pm  – Program window (times vary with programs)
6:00 pm – Dinner + after-meal chores
7:30/8:00 pm –  Evening Programs (campfire / programs, optional and varies with programs)

Meals and Chores

Meals are vegetarian, using organic products when possible, and using garden produce when available. Vegan, gluten free, dairy free, and most other dietary restrictions can be accommodated on request. All participants join in to share after-meal cleanup chores.

Transport

Transport to Indralaya is by ferry or plane to Orcas Island.
For the Ferry: Reservations for cars are required from the Washington State Department of Transportation; if you choose to walk on, transportation from the Orcas dock to Indralaya can be requested during registration.
To fly to Orcas: There are regularly scheduled flights on Kenmore Air from Seattle Boeing Field to Eastsound, or from Seattle Lake Union or Kenmore/Lake Washington to Deer Harbor Marina. Transportation to Indralaya can be provided for flights that land in Eastsound.

Fees

Registration fees are all-inclusive for accommodation and meals. Accommodation is in rustic cabins (plumbed or not), the “Round House” a 7-bedroom, 2.5 bath shared house, or in your own tent or RV. Registration fees may be reduced if you sign up to be on “daily staff.” Daily staff work 3 hours per day on cleanup, maintenance tasks, garden help, kitchen help and the like. Daily staff hours are in addition to community participation in after meal cleanup chores.

Clothes

The dress at Indralaya is casual (but layered as the weather can be changeable, even in the summer). Be sure to bring closed-toed shoes for any work around the property (e.g. they are required to work in the kitchen), rain gear, and layers.
Most participants bring their own bedding or sleeping bag and towels, but these can also be rented as part of the registration process. Be sure to bring toiletries (including soap).

Other

No pets, meat, fish, fowl, alcohol, recreational drugs, firearms, or smoking/vaping/use of tobacco products are allowed on the Indralaya property.

Registration Fees:

• Registration fees are all-inclusive and cover accommodation, food, and program specifics for the entire program.
• Participants may choose their accommodation type (Plumbing, Non-Plumbing, Tent, RV, No Accommodation).  See Accommodation Types here: https://www.indralaya.org/home/guest-information/accommodation-types-indralaya/
• Participants may select to work on daily staff (3 hours commitment per day) for a substantial discount. This is available to all participants 13 and older.
• Non-Accommodation rates are for program and meals only. Daily Staff discounts for non-accommodation rates cover meals and facilities use.
• In the rates table “Std” is standard rate; “DS” is Daily Staff Rate.

Registration Instructions:

• You may register one or more persons in a single registration. To register more than one, select multiple persons for your accommodation type.
• If you are selecting Daily Staff please indicate in notes who in the party is taking the daily staff discount (available to adults, young adults, teens). Daily staff discounts (except for No-Accommodation rates) are indicated by checking Daily Staff as an “additional item.” The discount will be applied on checkout.
• You have an option of making a donation to Indralaya as part of your registration this helps support running Indralaya (registration fees cover about 75% of expenses)
• You also have an option of covering credit card fees for your registration – this is much appreciated

On checkout, please indicate if you are a “Friend of Indralaya” (if you are not you can become one by selecting this option under “optional items”) or a TS member. This will confer a 5% discount on your camp accommodation fees. If you are registering more than one adult, please be sure that each is a Friend of Indralaya (Discount code is ‘Friend’) or TS member (discount code is ‘TS’)  to use the discount. You can select the number of Friends memberships under optional items, and enter other names under notes.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation through July 6
Cancellation fee July 7– July 20 – $50
Cancellation fee July 21 and later – $100