Kindling Words West meets for a seven-day artist colony experience in the spring at Whidbey Institute. We take the ferry just north of Seattle and settle in among the tall northwestern pines for a week that will nourish our bodies and our creative spirits.

The late spring dates will offer us many more opportunities to explore the outdoors and the exquisite forest paths that are all around the Whidbey community, and the beaches on the island.

As always at Whidbey, cancellation policies are generous, and particularly mindful, this year, of changes in plans related to Covid concerns. Basically, if for any reason you are uncomfortable, up to 2 weeks prior they will give you a full refund. If you are sick and can’t come so you don’t share possible Covid, you’ll be fully refunded no matter what.