seaside sessions 2025

March 19—23

We returned once again to our beloved beautiful oceanfront home, and our intrepid band of Creative Explorers reveled in the beauty of Surf City and mild early spring weather.
It was the year of the “Canvas of Curiosities,” which became a display vehicle for a variety of mixed media materials and methods we’d discover during our time together.
Penny and Michelle presented Sharpie “shibori”; ways to use teabags for texture and visual interest; Tyvek beads; Play Doh stamping; and techniques involving the miraculous wet strength tissue paper for use with watercolors, inks, and in gelatin printing. New this year, Penny presented a collaborative project; a mandala which will become part of the décor of future Seaside Sessions gatherings.
For a full recap, including images of the completed Canvases of Curiosity, visit our blog. (note: posts appear in reverse order)

All of our Creative Explorers left rested, happy, and eager to try out what they’d learned at home, and we all looked forward to creating and learning together again next year! Note: 2026 will be the Your Creative Connection 5th anniversary, and if you know us, you know that means there’ll be surprises to come!