From Constraint to Creative Flow
From Constraint to Creative Flow
Making With Ease
Making With Ease
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Step away from the everyday and immerse yourself in a day of creativity, mindfulness, and connection with nature. This unique retreat is designed to awaken your senses, quiet the mind, and encourage playful exploration through mark-making, painting, and clay. With nature as inspiration and process as the focus, you’ll move through guided creative activities that invite freedom, flow, and a deeper awareness of the present moment. No artistic experience is needed—just a willingness to let go and enjoy the journey.
So step away from the noise and into a space designed to nourish your creativity, calm your nervous system, and reconnect you with what matters most.
Whether you’re a curious beginner or a seasoned maker needing space to breathe, Elemental Art Flow invite you to pause, play, and create — with clay, with colour, and with kind company.
What you can expect
What you can expect
Over one gently structured day at Paula’s welcoming ceramics studio, you’ll:
Centre yourself with guided meditation and breathwork.
Explore expressive mark making and playful clay and paint techniques.
A playful, fun approach that sparks curiosity and imagination.
Reflect and connect with your own creative voice.
Enjoy nourishing seasonal food and good company.
Leave feeling lighter, inspired, and more connected — to yourself and your creativity.
🗓️ Next Retreat: Friday 15 November 2025
📍 Location: Paula Armstrong Ceramics Studio, Cambridgeshire
🎟️ Booking: Limited places available – Book your space now »
Why Join This Retreat?
Why Join This Retreat?
No experience needed — just a willingness to explore
All materials, firings, and refreshments included
Small group setting (max 6) for personal support
A perfect creative reset before the festive season
Led by two experienced practitioners with 45+ years of combined teaching
Meet Your Guides and Ruth
Meet Your Guides and Ruth
**Paula Armstrong**
**Paula Armstrong**
Ceramic artist, educator and mentor, Paula brings three decades of experience helping people reconnect with their creativity through clay. Her process-led, nature-inspired sculptures explore identity, transformation and human touch. She creates a welcoming, non-judgemental studio space where people feel free to explore, play and grow.
**Ruth Beech**
**Ruth Beech**
Intuitive coach, Traditional Chinese Medicine teacher and creativity facilitator, Ruth supports people to access their inner wisdom and authentic self-expression. Her calm presence and intuitive exercises help unlock creative energy in surprising and joyful ways.
Together, we’ve crafted a retreat that blends making and meaning, stillness and flow, intuition and skill.
Together, we’ve crafted a retreat that blends making and meaning, stillness and flow, intuition and skill.
What’s Included
What’s Included
All tools, materials, clay and firings
Guided handbuilding, painting and reflection
Light meditation and breathwork to begin
Delicious seasonal lunch, snacks and drinks
Time in nature and time for you
A finished piece to collect after firing
**No hidden costs. No pressure. Just space to make, reflect and be.**
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
*Do I need to be ‘good at art’ or have any experience?
*Do I need to be ‘good at art’ or have any experience?
Absolutely not. This is a safe, supportive space where there are no right or wrong answers — just curiosity, creativity, and connection.
*What should I bring?
*What should I bring?
Wear comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting a little messy. We’ll provide everything else.
*Where is the retreat held?
*Where is the retreat held?
This first one day retreat will be at Paula Armstrong’s fully equipped studio near St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Free parking and full directions will be provided after booking.
*What if I have dietary needs?
*What if I have dietary needs?
No problem — just let us know when you book and we’ll accommodate.
🧡 Ready to Join Us?
🧡 Ready to Join Us?
There are just 6 places available for this day retreat, and we’d love to welcome you.
🧡 Coming Summer 2026: Weekend Retreat in Somerset
🧡 Coming Summer 2026: Weekend Retreat in Somerset
We’re taking Elemental Art Flow to the beautiful Old Rectory House Somerset!
We’re taking Elemental Art Flow to the beautiful Old Rectory House Somerset!
In August 2026, join us for a full weekend retreat in the heart of the Somerset countryside — a deeper, slower experience with more time to unwind, explore, and connect. Expect all the creativity and calm of our studio days, with added space to wander, dream, and rest.
More details and early booking options coming soon — be the first to know by joining our waiting list.
1 day Retreat at Paula Armstrong Ceramics
15 November 2025
Full Weekend Retreat at Old Rectory House Somerset
28-30 August 2026
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