Restaurants in Irvine offer casual diners and foodies alike the qualities that are quickly making Orange County a standout on the Southern California dining scene: fresh ingredients, diversity and leadership in “green dining.” Here are some restaurants nearby the Hilton Hotel-Irvine/Orange County/Airport that we have found to be quite good. LUNCH: *ZuZu and CoCo *Poke Dot Love *Croutons *Mick’s Karma … Read More
Shipping Supplies and Tools to the Hotel
QUESTION I’m looking for suggestions on shipping my tools and supplies to the hotel? What carrier have you used? Send “in care of anyone”? Any tips would be appreciated! REPLY We’ve arranged with the hotel to accept boxes on behalf of our students and instructors who are Hilton registered guests. Just try to coordinate timing so your boxes arrive just a day … Read More
Meet Jo Packham – Where Women Create
We are thrilled that Jo Packham will be joining us at Vivi Magoo Marketplace on Thursday, February 4, 2016 noon until 9:00 pm at the Hilton Tucson-East hotel in Tucson, Arizona Bring your copy of one of her books or magazines, and she will be on-hand to sign it for you. As a double treat, Sandra Evertson, Contributing Editor to the … Read More
I’ll take heat rash over frost bite any day ~ Ken Travous
While the rest of the country is in a deep freeze and shoveling their way out of snowdrifts, we in Arizona continue to apply sunscreen each day to protect ourselves from sunburns! Predicted highs for the week of our retreat are in the upper sixties to lower seventies! Can that be possible? Of course! That’s why we live here and … Read More
Meet our newest instructor – John Creighton Petersen
When Nina Bagley emailed us in early January to let us know her mother was gravely ill, in need of her attention and that she wouldn’t be able to teach for us in February, Erin and I went into panic emergency mode and began scrambling to pick up the pieces. There were many students who were signed up for her … Read More
Skill level needed to attend a Vivi Magoo retreat
Question: Hello, I stumbled upon your website through one of your instructors and was wondering if your classes are geared toward the beginner or the more advanced student. Reply: Thanks for reaching out to us at Vivi Magoo! We appreciate your interest and hope that you will consider joining us at one or another of our retreats. You asked about the … Read More
Skill Level of Classes
Hello, I stumbled upon your website through Kim St Jean and was wondering if your classes are geared toward the beginner or the more advanced student. Reply: Thanks for reaching out to us at Vivi Magoo! We appreciate your interest and hope that you will consider joining us at one or another of our retreats. You asked about the level … Read More
Guest Blogger….Chantal Johnson
New blog post about my wonderful day at Art on the Prairie in November. What an Incredible time- Already making plans to be there next November. read more here
Can I ship my supplies to Art Retreat on the Prairie?
Absolutely! Here’s what we do, and we haven’t ever had a problem with anything getting confiscated by TSA. We put the supplies for each class in a separate Ziploc bag along with the class description for that class so that if TSA does check, they can see what the various items are going to be used for. The only thing we would not pack is anything flammable (butane, etc). Do … Read More
“No decision should be made on an empty shopping bag.” ― Donita K. Paul, One Realm Beyond
Question – ” is there a list of local shops you can recommend?” Answer – Sure thing! in Round Top – Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture Round Top Vintage Market Spellbound Junk Gypsies MimiBella Townsend Provisions Round Top Chamber of Commerce listings for shops in Brenham – Alamo Street is Breham’s historic downtown shopping district Fancy That! Tres Chic Boutique Today & … Read More