Organizer

Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre
Phone
250-675-2421
Email
reception@sorrentocentre.ca
Website
https://www.sorrentocentre.ca

Leader

  • Kathie MacDuff - Biography
    Kathie MacDuff - Biography

    Kathie MacDuff is an artist, graphic designer and journalist who captures her artistic passions within her signature program, Creative Journaling. For the past 30 years, she has been teaching creative journaling as well as courses in watercolour, mixed media and a wide assortment of paper arts.
    She is the Expressive Arts consultant for Wellspring Alberta, where she’s been a regular facilitator offering varied courses over the past sixteen years in person and on Zoom. She was a forerunner instructor with the Tom Baker Cancer Center, leading to the establishment of their Medicine in Art initiative and was involved in a year-long research program with the Primary Care Network Pain Clinic studying the effects of creativity on pain and depression.
    She facilitated classes at the Good Shepherd Art Studio in Calgary since its inception in 2006 to 2022, when she relocated to Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre in British Columbia to become the Associate Director.
    Her vision is to facilitate creative experiences that encourage connections, validate emotions, and nourish the soul. She finds fulfillment of these goals thanks to the wonderful people she gets to hang out with!

Location

Online - Zoom link to follow

Date

Thursday October 22, 2026

Time

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Cost

$75/six weeks

Creative Journaling: On Being Human (Thursday evenings)

What does it mean to be human? To love, to lose, to wonder, to create, to begin again? In this gentle, creative journaling class, we’ll explore the ordinary moments and extraordinary experiences that shape our lives. Through guided prompts, addictive art techniques, and reflective writing, we’ll discover new ways to tell our stories, honour our experiences, and connect with what matters most.

No artistic or writing experience is necessary, only curiosity and a willingness to explore.

Come as you are and leave with pages that reflect the beautiful, imperfect, deeply human journey that belongs uniquely to you.

In Creative Journaling, a theme is presented, and participants are invited to use words, imagery and a variety of mixed media techniques to unearth, explore and record their unique responses, thoughts and emotions. Participants are united in hope, support and camaraderie as they uncover their inherent creativity.  A safe and creative space is born where negativity is banished leaving only room for meaningful connection, self-expression and healing.

$75/six weeks                                                                                                                                         

Thursdays, 6 – 7:30 pm PT/7 – 8:30 pm MST

September 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2026

OR

Tuesdays, 9 – 10:30 am PT/10 – 11:30 am MST

September 15, 22, 29; October 6, 13, and 20, 2026

Limited space!

If you experience any challenges with the registration process, please call for assistance.

1-866-694-2409

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