Laura Milkins is a multimedia, interactive performance artist, living in Tucson and teaching Art and Visual Culture at Pima Community College since 2012. She … [Read more...]
Inspiration
Come to La Muse and be inspired by the sense of space.
The living library, the studio, below, the work spaces, the bedrooms, the views alone, and the community of creative peers creates this space.
Our retreat gives you a space away from your daily life, which we talk more about here.
Inspired by former artists and writers who've been here on retreats, combined with our own reading and experiences, we have written a number of posts about inspiration and creativity below.
What is Inspiration and How to get Inspired?
What is the link between Creativity and Inspiration?
How does coming to La Muse lead to Inspiration and Creativity?
What is Disconnection, Creativity and Inspiration?
How, literally, does Inspiration happen at La Muse?
How Do We Know About Inspiration?
Check out some testimonials of our former residents who reveal their personal experiences on retreat at La Muse.
American Writer Leigh Hecking
Leigh Hecking is a writer from New Jersey, USA. She has lived in three different countries and four US states and is always on the move. She runs a blog about … [Read more...]
Australian Writer and Illustrator Sarah Sullivan
Sarah Sullivan is a creative innovator from Navigators, Australia. For the past 7 years, she has been an educator in Hong Kong where she developed a passion for … [Read more...]
Writer Jane Litscher on Retreat
I’m an American retiree, living two-thirds of the year in the mid-west near Lake Michigan, and the other third with my daughter in Tucson, Az. I’m passionate … [Read more...]
Writer and Advocate Nancy Collins-Warner
Nancy deferred her writerly life until after she had retired from working as a teacher, librarian, social change activist and hospice … [Read more...]
How does coming to La Muse lead to Inspiration and Creation?
Intention, then space-time. You bring your idea, your talent and your intention. We give you space-time away from the real world, and a support system to … [Read more...]
Why Are Retreats Important?
Why are retreats important? There are many reasons: they allow you to pull back, get inspired, become spacious, detox, and find your people. Retreat comes … [Read more...]
How does Inspiration happen at La Muse?
It's different for everyone, but one thing's for sure: Inspiration just doesn't come by hitting some automatic pilot switch in your life. Inspiration isn't … [Read more...]
How Do We Know About Inspiration?
We’ve been there. We are writers. We were working for newspapers and magazines in New York City, good jobs but not that closely resembling the poetry or … [Read more...]
What is the link between Creativity and Inspiration?
Here's the funny and inspirational Brazilian artist Vik Muniz talking about creativity and how getting shot helped him get to the US. He has a lovely clarity on … [Read more...]
What is Disconnection, Creativity and Inspiration?
In the orientation materials we send people before they come on retreats, we talk about how you have to disconnect in order to get connected. Today we're so … [Read more...]
What is Inspiration and How to Get Inspired?
Whenever there is inspiration, which translates as “in spirit,” and enthusiasm, which means “in God,” there is a creative empowerment that goes far beyond what … [Read more...]