ABSTRACT
Art making can only happen in the here and now, any issues that arise in that moment, whether they are past events or future anxieties, are in the present moment. And in that present moment we can address them directly and affect a different or new outcome for our future. It is for those reasons that the Creative Arts Therapy Department chooses to have their retreats at the Marble House Project. When the residents at Marble House Project move out from within the comforts of their housing and studios, they move deeper into Nature where a similar process occurs. When the artists first arrive at the main house at Marble House Project, they are often taken aback by the structure. This chapter explores the impact the house has on the artists as they descend into three weeks of complete immersion into the creative process.
