Here be Dragons

Name: Here be Dragons
Start: 2026-08-18T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-08-19T16:00:00+01:00
Location: The Retreat House, Pleshey

Schedule

Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 10:00 am to Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Retreat House, Pleshey | Chelmsford, EN

An art retreat to consider difficulties we all encounter on the inner journey
Led by Rev Caroline Brown and Sarah Mudd. Many of us long for God and we long for healing. Yet we can find our relationship with God is fraught with inhibition or fear on our part. For these two days we will explore some fundamental questions about our relationship with God through meditation, readings, art activities and time for reflection.
By opening our creative selves and letting go we can tap into our unconscious mind. Thus we will make space to receive new insights and a deeper spiritual connection with the divine (however we name this or imagine it to be). Using a simple process we will unpick some of those feelings so we can move forward. This requires no special art skills or experience. By exercising our creativity we can find new ways of seeing truths about the world, God and ourselves, and make space for the Spirit to be at work.
The retreat will include meditation, time for creative exploration individually and together, and time for relaxation and laughter. There will be an opportunity to throw paint and please bring old clothes if you want to take part in this activity. We hope that the two days will provide a rich spiritual experience, a closer relationship with God and a growing strength to bring your gifts into the Light/service of God.
Revd. Caroline Brown is a painter, a potter and a priest who has recently retired from full-time ministry. She is now focusing on finding God through art and loves walking on the salt marshes. Caroline loves to throw paint and notice what happens when tapping into the unconscious. This gives space to dive deeper with God. She is a member of Creative Edge, a peer-led art and spirituality group and is also a Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming.
Sarah Mudd is a Quaker with a belief in the power of art to reveal important truths and help us build stronger relationships with ourselves, with one another and with God. She is a social scientist and activist whose career has focussed on community and engagement through community arts, listening to the patient voice in the health service, community relations and human rights. She is a member of Creative Edge and enjoys crafts and art in her everyday life.