IN THE GROVE
We have so many great ways for you to join us in the Grove in the next weeks and months. Next up, our cyanotype workshop in Colorado Springs this Saturday! (Fort Collins, there’s a carpool option!). Read on for more information about this workshop, an special evening of improv in Fort Collins, Treehouse and Living Room events, and a link to Lisa’s newest post on our Substack.
Tangled up in Blue
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2026 | 10:00AM to 3:00PM | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
We are so excited for this workshop on Saturday! We’ve spent ages experimenting with different projects, gathering materials, and hoping for sun (though we have a backup plan!). In this cyanotype workshop, we’ll begin with learning the process: mixing the light-sensitive solution, preparing the paper, creating text strips for exposure time, arranging materials, making prints, and then rinsing them to watch the beautiful blue emerge. After making these first silhouettes with botanicals and simple objects, we’ll work with photographic negatives and other tools for creating unique images. We’ll also play with a variety of surfaces for printing, from paper to fabric to stone to clay. After several hours of play, we will share a potluck meal and our creative experiments.
For more information and to sign up, check out the event page on our website! Fort Collins friends, if you’d like to carpool, send us a message! Can’t wait to see you there!
Learn more and sign up for TANGLED UP IN BLUE!
Stories on the Fly: An Exploration in Improv
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2026 | 5:30PM to 8:30PM | FORT COLLINS, CO
We are thrilled to announce this special evening in which we’ll be using improv games to foster our creativity, teamwork, trust, and empathy while also increasing our insight into the human experience, which is (of course!) essential to all art forms. We’ll be guided by the inimitable Robin Faris: warm, funny, creative, and immensely talented.
We’ll begin the evening with a potluck meal and conversation, then we’ll dive into a playful, one-of-a-kind, only-in-this-moment, only-with-these-people experinece. For more information and to sign up, check out the event page on our website!
We are excited to be partnering with Writing Heights Writers Association for this event. Members can contact that organization for information about a discount.
Learn more and sign up for STORIES ON THE FLY!
The Treehouse
In the Treehouse, you meet other creative people and participate in a multi-disciplinary creative prompt or activity that we provide. Everyone is welcome!
NEXT EVENTS:
The Living Room
The Living Room is a private studio, garden, and (of course) living room in Fort Collins, CO, open for you to dive into your work—or to play for a while. Work space, tea, water, and light snacks provided. Also, we’ll be there, and we’re pretty good company.
And, if you want to try it for free, drop us a note and we’ll send you a code to do just that!
NEXT EVENTS :
Wednesday, September 2, 5:30-8:00 PM
Wednesday, September 16, 5:30-8:00 PM
Wednesday, September 30, 5:30-8:00 PM
More fall dates on the calendar!
Our Latest Substack, by Lisa: Tangled Up in Blue
One word written, then another, and another, not knowing where it would lead … a playful, poetic, exploration of the color—the word—blue, that began without agenda and led to unexpected places …
Partners in the Arts and Creativity!
We are excited to start sharing some names and links to organizations we are proud to be working with or to have worked with on past events. We want you to know about these folks because we think they’re fantastic!
Writing Heights Writers Association (WHWA), formerly Northern Colorado Writers, is a professional writing organization that supports writers via education, resources, networking, collaboration, submission, and promotion. We embrace a variety of communication technologies and modes of outreach to support all writers, wherever they may be. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment by fostering community among our members, providing opportunities for writers to develop their unique voices, and celebrating accomplishments big and small
Thanks for being here.
A We can’t wait to see you in the GROVE—
LISA, CATHERINE & JENNY
