Calling All Creatives!
As part of our Creative Getaways Programme, we are super excited to be welcoming Rob Ryan as our guest artist for our September Creative Getaways!
Open to all, this is your chance to recharge your creative batteries alongside the super-friendly & very talented paper-cut artist Rob Ryan! Explore your creativity, be inspired, try something new or hone your existing skills..It’s time away from your everyday life to spend in a creative environment alongside other artists & makers and everyday folk who want to exploring their inner creative self in an inspiring artistic environment We welcome experienced artists & novices alike. No experience necessary
Rob will be here for three weeks in September. Choose which week you prefer ( there is the option to stay for up to three weeks - email us if you’d like to stay for longer)
YOUR 7 NIGHT STAY INCLUDES:
private room within The Mill - see below for room options
all meals- breakfasts, lunches & 5 of your evening meals (this gives everyone the opportunity to eat out or prepare something simple in the large kitchen for 2 evening meals)
basic art materials * see below for more info
a talk & demonstration by Rob on his methods of working
a demonstration of a Raku pottery firing by Nathalie
Rob & Nathalie will be around all week working on their own practices most days
free time to explore your own creativity in both our studio spaces
access to The Mill Library full of inspiring books to browse, a wifi free quiet place to read . write & relax
access to The Mill Salon ( with projector for film nights)
access to all the outdoor spaces & to the river & canal for wild swimming
free time for exploring local hiking & walking routes
option to take the bus to Millau for Market day
COSTS & HOW TO BOOK:
Your 7 Night stay including workshops, accommodation and all but 2 meals will cost between 1465€ - 1545€ ( Single Occupancy)
Scroll down to choose your preferred room from the list below
Choose your preferred date:
Week 1 Arrive Tuesday 2nd September - Depart Tuesday 9th September
Week 2 Arrive Tuesday 9th September Depart Tuesday- 16th September
Week 3 Arrive Tuesday 16th September - Depart Tuesday 23rd September
Click BOOK NOW and let us know which week you would like & we will email you back with the payment details
For how to get here, check out our Contact Page or get in touch with us if you need.
*Basic art materials - mid-weight paper, acrylic paints, pens & pencils. are provided, but if you have specific requirements, or your own preferred medium to work with, please bring along what you need.. It is also possible to order materials directly to The Mill before your arrival.
OUR SPACES
As well as the Salon, Library, in the main building & all the outdoor spaces, including a waterfall to swim beneath, we have two large studios:
The Flour store 100 sq mtrs - with trestle tables & easels for painting/ drawing/ collage/ paper - cutting, etc.
The Old Piggery - 120sq mtrs- is our second studio space is divided into two areas -one space for Lino & mono printing on our vintage Albion Press and the second space is our large pottery studio with an electric kiln & four large tables.
*Clay & firings carry an additional fee
A BIT ABOUT ROB
Living and working in London, Rob Ryan creates highly ornate paper-cut pieces, combining charming human and animal figures, fairy-tale landscapes and lyrical, touching and often humorous texts. The heartfelt, romantic stories told through his poignant images have gained him a huge following.
Rob Ryan’s success is built on decades of hard work and careful artistic evolution. Although today he is particularly famed for his paper-cuts, he originally studied printmaking, a technique which remains at the centre of his work. Find out more about Rob and his works here
“Once you arrive, you never want to leave. So much creativity flows within the magical Mill. It is the perfect place to relax, reset, create, and transform.” Danni- London
To book your place on the residency, choose your preferred room from the list below & click the BOOK NOW Button below. Fill in the short contact form & we will get back to you to confirm your room choice & send you the payment details to reserve the room for you..
Room Options:
The Millers Nook
Single Occupancy Room 1465€ per week
Second floor single bedroom. The Miller’s Nook shares a bathroom and WC with the Mezzanine Nook.
The Mezzanine Nook
Single Occupancy Room 1465€ per week weeks
Second floor room. The Mezzanine Nook shares a bathroom and WC with the Miller’s Nook.
Hill View Room - NOW BOOKED
Single Occupancy 1465€ per week
First floor room with a double bed and an adjacent shower-room and WC. Note - shower may be shared with guests from Garden View Room on the ground floor - however they have their own WC.
Riverside View Room
Single Occupancy 1545€ per week
First floor double room with private en-suite shower room & WC
Ground Floor Garden Room
Single Occupancy Room 1465€ per week
Layout: 1 x double bed, desk, chair and sofa and the best view of the river! Adlacent WC - share shower room on 1st floor ( dressing gown provided)
The Artists Loft - FULLY BOOKED
Single Occupancy 1545€ per week
The Artists Loft is our largest 'bedroom' space. Situated on the 4th Floor, under the roof eves, 100sq metres shared only with some rather interesting milling components/ furniture at one end of the space, with windows along 2 elevations. Minimally furnished with a vintage double sleigh bed, a chest of drawers, a chaise lounge, small writing desk and a comfy reading chair. There are bedside lights, a central ceiling light, and 2 double plug sockets and rugs around the bed on the original old wooden floor. There is an eco toilet in the far corner, screened behind a curtain, you will share a modern shower room on the floor below with 2 other guests. This may well be the dreamiest space you have ever worked in!
Your Travel to & from The Mill is not included
Travel Insurance is not includedd