May 4-8: Making Zen Online Retreat: Claim Your Free Ticket NOW

Making Zen — Sew Much Fun!

The Making Zen Online Retreat, May 4-8, will soon be here! This textile-arts-focused retreat gathers close to 40 talented artists to host one workshop each over the course of five days, and those workshops are totally free for anyone to watch for a limited time — claim your free pass here. It’s an incredible opportunity to get inspired, connect with new friends and artists, and improve your craft! This time around, the retreat will cover topics like...

• Art journaling and art as reflection
• Mark making on textiles
• Low waste projects

...and so much more! You’ll walk away from the Making Zen Online Retreat with small projects to work on, new techniques in your toolbox, and a renewed feeling of creativity and inspiration.

Kate at Zen Stitching puts this retreat on twice a year, and for spring 2026 she is celebrating a five year anniversary — More artists than ever before, more inspiration and more opportunities to slow down and create together! Making Zen is an event packed with inspiration, creativity, and learning, gathering 39 talented textile artists to host one workshop each over the course of the five days.

Artistic Artifacts is a proud sponsor of the Making Zen Online Retreat — a wonderful opportunity to get inspired, connect with new friends and artists, and improve your art! All presentations will be available to view on the Making Zen website. Not just for stitchers, anyone who loves surface design, markmaking and mixed media is sure to find sessions to enjoy based on the wide variety of topics!

You can get all the details and your free ticket here: https://www.makingzen.com/a/2148242104/ofoNevvo. Upgrade to a VIP Pass for the Making Zen Online Retreat, which offers you early access (beginning April 21!) to all content, special bonuses (like freebies from the presenting artists), and lifetime access to the workshops from the retreat! Follow our link to view full list of the artists and workshops, read FAQs for info and purchase your VIP Pass for the Making Zen Online Retreat!

Please note: Upon your registration via that link, ALL messages and communications about the Online Retreat will be emailed to you from Making Zen, NOT from Artistic Artifacts.

This is an affiliate link, which means if you use it for your free ticket and go on to buy a VIP Pass, Artistic Artifacts will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Each purchase from our affiliate link supports our woman-owned small business.

Use Facebook? Join the Making Zen group page and share your projects with other like-minded artists. Note it’s not necessary to have a Facebook account to participate in the Making Zen Online Retreat.