Rooted in Nature - Art enrichment for travel with the focus on Earth's infinite beauty.


Rooted in Nature programs are customized to fit destination, season and participants, including the natural world itself. Honoring the environment is paramount.
As we interact with nature through art, we see ourselves more clearly as part of the whole. What better reason is there to travel?

The possibilities for Rooted in Nature are as unlimited as our response to nature itself.
We are constrained only by our commitment to provide the finest in content and the highest in quality. If we can't do it well we won't do it.


Resort or Hotel Programs

All artfully designed to foster genuine connection with the natural setting and its inhabitants. To feel at home in nature, and to want to return again soon.

A conference room or appropriate space within the property becomes the studio. A place not only to make art but to to equip and prepare for activities in the field. A place to reflect and solidify new awareness at the end of the day.

Art is combined with all the other activities and opportunities each unique destination offers. It enhances the entire experience and reinforces the essential mission shared by all environmentally responsible inns, lodges and resorts: To heighten awareness of our place in nature.

As with the Studio at Sea program, artistic visualization is a path to deeper appreciation whether or not one chooses to engage in art making or simply open their eyes and see in a different manner.

Art is for all ages. There's no better way to bond than to make something together, especially in a natural setting. Nobody is too young or too old to get up close and personal with nature (a tide pool? a monkey? a glacier?) and then paint a picture of it. Memory-making at it's finest.

Rooted In Nature programs can be open to all guests or a select group. We can grab attention and generate interest or we can operate discreetly for a family or small group. The degree of structure and scheduling is flexible, as is the duration of the program.

Tour Enrichment.

Biking, Walking, Motorcoach. Camel. No matter how you cover the ground, self-expression and seeing like an artist transform you from an observer to a participant.

A layer of artistic experience can be built in to any itinerary, a tool for transforming fleeting impressions into lasting memories. We keep sight of the big picture by putting the pieces together artfully.

Art is a cure for the drive-by syndrome. When you see the connection between all the different people and places that go by in a blur, it all comes into focus.

On a typical tour there is no time to set up an easel and spend a day painting sunflowers . We find expressive opportunity on the fly. Spontaneity, resourcefulness and access to local materials are the keys.


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