Marriot Marquis, Times Square, NYC
January 14 – 17, 2027
Join me for an amazing weekend in New York City! Registration is open, with early bird discounts through November 17!
Classes & Lectures –
Art and Fear: On the Couch with Melanie Falick and Erin Lee Gafill (lecture)
Saturday, June 16 – 12:30 to 1:30
What stops you from creating? What gets you started again? What (who?) are those critical/doubting voices in your head? And how do you make friends with your Inner Critic and invite it to work for you, not against you?
Knitting Like a Painter (workshop)
Saturday, June 16 – 2:00 to 5:00
Ditch the charts, abandon “the rules”, and dive into the color deep end with a seasoned artist and knitter at your side. Looking at master artists’ use of color and value, we’ll cast on our own interpretations with an eye to proportion, intuition, and creative play.
The Sensational Swatch (workshop)
Sunday, Januray 17 – 9:00 to noon
Stop dreading and start loving the swatching process! A joyful invitation to be more playful with colors, needle sizes, yarn weight, and textures. It’s just a swatch after all! A fun and improvisational way to learn about color dynamics and the surprising ways you can “break” the rules with terrific outcomes.
Scrap Quilt Kawandi (workshop)
Sunday, January 17 – 2:00 to 5:00
Slow stiching Kawandi-style is a meditative, intuitive hand-stitching tradition practiced by the Siddi women of Western India and one of the most joyful ways to make a quilt, turning fabric scraps into a richly layered textile. No pattern, no template, no measuring, no stress! Using a distinctive “outside in” construction method and simple running stitches, you’ll be on your way in no time. This technique is really accessible for beginners and a welcome antidote to perfectionism, inviting play, experimentation, and presence into your stitching practice.