Creative retreats, painting vacations & art getaways
Krista Brock
May 24 - 29, 2026
Awakened by Wonder: A Return to Self Through Intuitive Watercolor & Mixed Media Collage
Medium: Mixed Media
Level: All Levels
Location: Studio
Status: Open for Registration
Rates & Enrollment
Deposit is $450, balance due 60 days before arrival
Day Student Tuition: $1144 + Materials fee
Inn-Stay Package*: $2,380 - $3,220 + Materials fee
*Your Inn-Stay Retreat Package includes:
Workshop Tuition, lodging, dinner 2 nights (welcome and farewell), breakfast and lunch each day, daily snack breaks, unlimited coffee, tea & seltzer.
For your independent dinners, there are many restaurants with a wide variety of cuisines and price points, within comfortable walking distance of the Inn, plus Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s.
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You can choose a room to yourself (single occupancy) or double your fun, bring a friend and split a room (double occupancy).
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About This Workshop
Workshop Title:
Awakened by Wonder: A Return to Self Through Intuitive Watercolor & Mixed Media Collage
Let this be your invitation to play, to breathe, and to remember the magic of making art — not for perfection, but for joy.
Awakened by Wonder is a soulful, nature-inspired retreat designed for anyone ready to rekindle or rediscover their creative spark. Whether you’re a lifelong artist craving fresh inspiration or someone who hasn’t picked up a paintbrush in years, our time together will meet you with warmth, curiosity, and an open invitation to begin again.
Throughout this gentle, immersive experience, we’ll reconnect with ourselves through the healing rhythm of watercolor, time in nature, and intuitive mixed-media collage. Guided by my heart-led process, each day begins with grounding rituals — like a meditative, color “treasure hunt” walking in nature for inspiration, time in the garden painting shadows, or reflective journaling — helping us land in the moment and open to creative flow.
We’ll explore intuitive watercolor and acrylic ink practices inspired by emotion, fluidity, and presence. Using a variety of watercolor techniques and painting with natural tools like feathers and flowers, you’ll be invited to let go of perfection and return to joy. We will discover how our brushstrokes can become meditative, playful, and full of meaning. Along the way, you’ll create vibrant painted papers, intuitive affirmation postcards, and a series of expressive “portal paintings” — richly layered works that emerge from color, movement, and intuition.
When we shift into mixed media collage, the creative energy continues to unfold, and we’ll get playfully messy with mixed media collage. Layering vintage papers, painted textures, and found treasures, you’ll build expressive, story-rich pieces — no rules, just rhythm and reflection. Symbolic images often rise to the surface, whispering truths you didn’t know you needed to hear.
Throughout our retreat, I will hold space with warmth, encouragement, and a gentle teaching style rooted in my own journey of creative healing. You’ll be supported to trust your instincts, welcome happy accidents, and embrace the imperfect beauty of your unique creative voice.
You’ll leave with soulful artwork in watercolor and mixed media collage, a heart full of wonder, and a simple set of daily practices to carry the magic home.
About Krista Brock
Krista J. Brock is a mixed media, intuitive watercolor , and teaching artist whose work is rooted in emotional honesty, soulful exploration, and a deep reverence for color and nature. With over 15 years of experience making and sharing art, Krista’s paintings collected both locally and internationally — often blend delicate watercolor washes with expressive mark-making, symbolic collage, and the spontaneous emergence of imagery like women’s faces, birds, and owls.
After surviving a rare stroke brought on by COVID, Krista rebuilt her creative life from the ground up shifting from large studio work to quiet watercolor mornings, reconnecting with nature, and learning to follow her own rhythm again. Krista’s curiosity and perseverance led her gently back through the practice of watercolor, a medium she chose for its softness, flow, and the invitation to breathe with each brushstroke. These quiet moments evolved into a daily ritual of emotional processing, presence, and healing. From this, her affirmation cards and portal paintings were born layered, intuitive works that reflect a conversation between color, curiosity, and self-compassion.
As her strength and creativity returned, so did her love for the bold, textured beauty of mixed media collage. Today, her work embraces both the gentleness of watercolor, the dynamic energy of acrylic ink, vintage ephemera, messy and marvelous collage, and found materials. She often incorporates natural tools and painted textures, encouraging organic symbolism and personal meaning to rise to the surface. This experience deeply guides her teaching, which gently encourages others toward intuitive expression, emotional presence, and personal transformation through art.
Krista has taught expressive art workshops for children, teens, and adults for many years, creating heart-centered spaces that prioritize creative freedom over perfection. Whether helping artists loosen up or supporting someone who hasn’t painted in years, her guidance is gentle, affirming, and grounded in her own journey of healing and return.
Krista lives in Clermont, Florida with her husband of 28 years, their wise old pup Lola, and two curious cats who often sneak into the studio to be part of the creative process. Together, they raised two amazing grown children who continue to inspire her with their resilience and heart.
Sample Agenda
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$450 deposit is due at the time of registration.
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