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Private Twin Room - Shared Bath Details
Experience full immersion with this onsite option. Staying onsite is affordable, convenient, and best of all, fun! The level of comradery experienced by our guests is unmatched, creating lifelong memories.
Check-in Sunday, Checkout Friday.
This Accommodation Option Includes:
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Two Dinners
- Complimentary Beverages
- Unlimited Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 24/7 Studio Access
Rooms Include The Following Amenities:
- Wi-Fi
- Hair Dryer
- Coffee maker
- Mini fridge
- Microwave
- Art by MISA Instructors
- Convenient parking – Handicap accessible
- Individually controlled HVAC
Queen Bed Private Room Details
Experience full immersion with this onsite option. Staying onsite is affordable, convenient, and best of all, fun! The level of comradery experienced by our guests is unmatched, creating lifelong memories.
Check-in Sunday, Checkout Friday.
This Accommodation Option Includes:
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Two Dinners
- Complimentary Beverages
- Unlimited Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 24/7 Studio Access
Rooms Include The Following Amenities:
- Wi-Fi
- Hair Dryer
- Coffee maker
- Mini fridge
- Microwave
- Art by MISA Instructors
- Convenient parking – Handicap accessible
- Individually controlled HVAC
Private King Room Details
Experience full immersion with this onsite option. Staying onsite is affordable, convenient, and best of all, fun! The level of comradery experienced by our guests is unmatched, creating lifelong memories.
King bed, bath en suite – Limited availability. Check-in Sunday, Checkout Friday.
This Accommodation Option Includes:
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Two Dinners
- Complimentary Beverages
- Unlimited Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 24/7 Studio Access
Rooms Include The Following Amenities:
- Wi-Fi
- Hair Dryer
- Coffee maker
- Mini fridge
- Microwave
- Art by MISA Instructors
- Convenient parking – Handicap accessible
- Individually controlled HVAC
Shared Twin Room Details
Experience full immersion with this onsite option. Staying onsite is affordable, convenient, and best of all, fun! The level of comradery experienced by our guests is unmatched, creating lifelong memories.
Check-in Sunday, Checkout Friday.
This Accommodation Option Includes:
- Daily Breakfast, Lunch, and Two Dinners
- Complimentary Beverages
- Unlimited Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 24/7 Studio Access
Rooms Include The Following Amenities:
- Wi-Fi
- Hair Dryer
- Coffee maker
- Mini fridge
- Microwave
- Art by MISA Instructors
- Convenient parking – Handicap accessible
- Individually controlled HVAC
Day Student Details
Day Student Includes daily lunches, campus parking, and 24/7 studio access.
Meal Plan Details
We offer a gourmet meal plan with all of our on-campus lodging packages. Daily breakfast and lunch, and two on-campus dinners are served in our spacious Barn dining hall. For the other evening meals, enjoy the sights and sounds of Madeline Island at one of the five Island restaurants overlooking Lake Superior sunsets.
Our delicious gourmet meals are prepared by master chef Patti Holman, owner of the renowned Fat Radish restaurant in Bayfield, WI. Her handcrafted meals are filled to the brim with local and organic ingredients. All meals are tailored to your dietary needs, vegetarian and gluten free options are always available.
Unlimited healthy snacks and beverages are always available 24/7 in our dining hall and workshop studios. We take great pride in providing fresh fruits from our famous Bayfield Orchards and our signature sun tea. You’ll always find our chocolate chip cookie jars full morning, noon and night.
Genre: Quilting
The Improv Paradox: Where the rules you make set you free
Availability: Spaces Available
Instructor:
During this workshop, you will design and construct a quilt top that is uniquely yours. We will have lively daily presentations and interactive demos focusing on the elements and principles of design. We will learn that rules don’t stifle creativity; they supercharge it. Rules act as a framework, a set of guiding principles that force you to make intentional choices rather than drown in endless possibilities. Exercises, tips, techniques and loads of encouragement will be provided. Group discussion and frequent one-on-one check-ins will be part of our daily routine.
Through exercises, structured rule making, and guided prompts, you will create a quilt top with unabashed freedom. You’ll ask yourself: what are my heart and soul saying when I listen close enough?
We will work through lessons designed to shake off all those things that are holding you back. Exercises that will stir your creative soul. Be prepared for playful, exuberant, meaningful prompts that spark your creativity. Be prepared to connect with your heart, soul, imagination, and inner artist. You may not leave with a perfect piece ready to exhibit, but you’ll leave with something better: some ideas and strategies for awakening your creativity and listening to your own voice.
Level: Students should be familiar with the elements and principles of design and should be intermediate to advanced sewers.
Suggested Materials List - This is only a suggested materials list. Do not feel obligated to purchase anything on this list. Purchase or repurpose or borrow only what you think you will need and use.
Brief Schedule:
Monday
Exploring units, grids and shapes.
Tuesday
Creating conversations with units, grids and shapes.
Wednesday
Making your artwork come alive!
Thursday
Sew day
Friday
Sharing, seeing, and saying.
Workshop Schedule:
Sunday Night: Welcome Reception at 6pm
Monday – Friday: 9am – 4pm
*Subject to change*
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