I’m so excited about Art Needlepoint’s Fall Retreat (details & registration through the link). It’s in mid-October, in a glorious location, and will feature artist Tina Close. Her works are illustrating this post. The retreat will be held in a studio and so numbers are limited. In addition to being a talented painter (I love her work), she is also an accomplished needlewoman and a member of a very talented family, including her sister, Glenn, an actress, her brother, Sandy, an inventor, and her youngest sister, Jessie, a writer and speaker for Bring Change 2 Mind. The theme of the retreat is creativity and needlepoint. It’s October 12 & 13 at the Fife n’Drum in Kent, CT. That’s a Friday and Saturday, with Saturday being the retreat day. The retreat includes one of Close’s canvases with threads, two sessions, lunch, dinner, and a very full retreat bag. The cost is