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Sun, Dec 07
|St Francis Retreat Center
The Slow Page: A Day of Handcrafted Creativity and Connection
Gather for an unhurried day in nature to make a handbound coptic stitch journal to use for your art, nature journaling, writing or doodling mindful practice.
Time & Location
Dec 07, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PST
St Francis Retreat Center, 549 Mission Vineyard Rd, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045, USA
Guests
About the event
Step away from the noise and busy-ness. Slow down. Bind a book by hand, fill it with sketches and thoughts from the natural world. Leave with something imperfectly beautiful — and a deeper sense of calm.
In this one-day retreat, you’ll handcraft a journal, explore your creativity, and enjoy the company of others in a peaceful, inspiring setting.
This is not just a bookbinding but enjoying the process of making with your hands in a mindful manner. We'll be tuning into nature's rhythms and infusing this book with nature's pace, and the intention of continuing a creative practice.
What you'll experience:
Handcraft a coptic stitch journal from start to finish — stitching, folding, and binding your own pages
Tickets
Early Bird
Early Bird (until Nov 16) . Reserve your spot early and save while helping us plan materials and meals. Includes all materials to make your book, instruction, retreat activities, and lunch
$225.00
+$5.63 ticket service fee
Sale endedGeneral Admission
Includes all materials to make your book, instruction, retreat activities, and lunch
$250.00
+$6.25 ticket service fee
Abundance
Includes everything from General ticket. For those who feel called to share abundance and help this creative nature work ripple outward. Your generosity supports future Spark in Nature offerings and helps make this work more accessible to others.
$275.00
+$6.88 ticket service fee
Total
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