Creative Tours & Ateliers Around the World

Every Journey Has Helped Shape the Wanderlust Designer Way

Long before Paris became my home and France became the heart of Wanderlust Designer, creativity was leading me to remarkable places around the world.

From bustling cities and quiet villages to mountain landscapes and coastal retreats, each creative journey offered new stories, lasting friendships, and fresh inspiration. Together, these experiences shaped the teaching philosophy that now guides every Wanderlust Designer tour, atelier, workshop, and creative resource.

I invite you to explore these past journeys and discover how each destination contributed to the creative path that continues today.

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

Every creative journey begins with curiosity.

Over the years I've had the privilege of leading workshops, sketchbook adventures, artist retreats, creative meetups, and cultural experiences in extraordinary places across the United States, Europe, and North Africa. Although every destination was different, the heart of each experience remained the same:

• Slow down.
• Notice more.
• Learn the stories behind a place.
• Create something meaningful.
• Carry those memories home.

Today those same principles continue to guide every Wanderlust Designer experience in Paris and France.

EXPLORE THE JOURNEYS

Browse photographs, participant artwork, journal pages, stories, testimonials, and favorite memories from creative tours and ateliers around the world—including Paris, Provence, the Loire Valley, Morocco, Umbria, California's High Sierras, Mendocino, New York, San Francisco, Colorado, and Los Angeles.

Creative Tour

Paris, France

A joyful, art-filled journey through Paris, France where creativity and culture intertwined. Guests wandered neighborhoods, discovered history, art and culture and created a one-of-a-kind art journal to reflect their experience.

Creative Tour

Provence, France

Step into the colors and charm of southern France with this unforgettable creative journey through Provence. Blending art, culture, and inspiration, this guided experience brought guests to Van Gogh’s favorite haunts, Provençal markets, Roman ruins, and hilltop villages — all while creating personal art journals through sketching, painting, and storytelling. A week of creativity, connection, and sunshine-filled memories.

Creative Addition to a Family Reunion

Umbria, Italy

Enhance your group’s travel experience with a custom creative supplement designed to deepen connection and preserve memories. During a multi-generational family reunion in Umbria, Italy, guests of all ages created personal art journals capturing the week’s adventures — from wine tastings to games and shared meals — resulting in meaningful keepsakes to treasure for a lifetime.

Creative Tour

Marrakech, Morocco

The colorfully rich and historic city of Marrakech, Morocco is the ideal setting for a week-long creative art retreat. It was an honor to lead a group of guests through this incredible location. Our experiences in the bustling souks, the foods, the music, the people, and the history were the perfect fodder to make a one-of-a-kind creative journal.

Wanderlust Atelier Paris

Jardin du Palais Royal, Paris

An inspiring afternoon unfolded in the Jardin du Palais Royal, where guests wandered among hidden literary quotes, shared reflections, and illustrated their favorite lines on hand-crafted bookmarks. This poetic gathering blended history, conversation, and creativity in one of Paris’s most elegant settings.

Wanderlust Atelier Paris

La Mode du Avenue Montaigne, Paris

On a rainy afternoon along Avenue Montaigne, participants explored Paris’s most iconic fashion street, drawing inspiration from couture window displays, textures, and trends. After gathering ideas, we warmed up in a classic café to sketch our own fashion collections du jour—turning haute couture into heartfelt creativity.

Wanderlust Atelier Paris

Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

A sketch outing with royal whimsy! On a crisp winter day in the Luxembourg Gardens, participants captured all 20 statues of France’s historic queens in lively 3-minute sketches, while uncovering the fascinating stories behind each royal figure. A joyful blend of quick art, history, and creative connection in one of Paris’s most regal settings.

Wanderlust Atelier Paris

Le Marché de Noël at Abbesses, Paris

Experience the magic of a Parisian Noël through sketching at the festive Marché de Noël des Abbesses. Surrounded by twinkling lights and holiday cheer, participants captured the spirit of the season in accordion sketch journals — from bustling booths to joyful crowds — each page a unique tribute to the charm of a Paris Christmas market.

Leadership Retreat

Mendocino, California

This 3 day women’s leadership retreat was held among the towering trees and rugged coastline of Mendocino, California. I was asked to develop and lead a self-discover art workshop to complement the sessions that transpired over the long weekend.

Yoga Retreat

High Sierra, California

This 3 day yoga retreat was held in the High Sierra mountains of California. I collaborated with the retreat leader and created 2 different art workshop sessions during the retreat to not only capture the spirit of the location but also complement the yoga theme.

Creative Journaling Workshop

New York City, NY

This half-day workshop was held in Brooklyn’s trendy DUMBO neighborhood of New York City. I taught several art-on-the-go principles and then we head out onto the streets to capture the scene.

Collage Workshop

Santa Monica, California

This half day workshop was located next to one of Los Angeles areas most famous beach spots - the Santa Monica Pier. It made the perfect location to get creative with storytelling and collage making.

Collage Workshop

Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs was the perfect setting to host a half-day Mid-Century Modern art workshop where we talked about the history of the era, the design style and created imaginative collages to reflect the mood.

Art on the Go Journal Workshop

Chinatown, San Francisco, CA

With our mini-creative journals in hand, I toured a group of students and adults on a half-day art-on-the-go workshop through historic Chinatown, San Francisco - sharing history, context and creative activities along the way.

Art Workshop

Fort Collins, Colorado

This relaxing morning workshop was held along the Cache la Poudre River in Fort Collins, Colorado. We gathered in person to capture the history and essence of the location with a camp-inspired Creative Wanderlust Experience.

Collage Workshop

Beverly Hills, California

This half day workshop was located in Beverly Hills, California and just a stones throw away from the luxurious homes of Hollywood stars. The setting offered the perfect inspiration to get storytelling and create a vintage Hollywood inspired collage!

Creative Journaling Workshop

San Francisco Bay Area, California

This half-day workshop was held in a beautiful Japanese garden in the San Mateo, California. Our group had an engaging time learning about the art of Japanese Gardens, exploring storytelling and creating a unique concertina art journal inspired by the location.

Creative Journaling Workshop

South San Francisco, California

This half-day workshop was held in South San Francisco, and taught students techniques and prompts on how to start their very own storytelling travel journal on the go.

THE THREAD THAT CONNECTS THEM ALL

One Philosophy. Many Places.

Although every destination looked different, each creative journey shared the same purpose: to help people experience a place through curiosity, observation, creativity, and story. Those experiences became the foundation of Wanderlust Designer—and continue to inspire every tour, atelier, workshop, and creative resource I create today.

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES

While my current work focuses on Paris and France, the spirit behind Wanderlust Designer has always been much larger than a single destination. Every place has taught me something. Every journey has deepened my belief that creativity helps us connect more meaningfully with the world around us.

I hope you'll join me for the next adventure.

Paris

Go beyond a single atelier and spend several days exploring Paris through neighborhoods, monuments, artistic heritage, and everyday city life. This future immersive experience will combine cultural discovery, guided creativity, thoughtful pacing, and time to truly connect with the city.

Provence

Discover the ochres, olive greens, market colors, artistic heritage, and sunlit villages of southern France. Explore current tours, past journeys, creative resources, and ways to bring the spirit of Provence into your own sketchbook and everyday life.

Loire Valley

Enter a region of château gardens, royal history, riverside towns, and layered cultural stories. Through creative journeys and resources, the Loire becomes a place to explore imagination, heritage, beauty, and your own sense of discovery.

France

France is filled with regions waiting to be explored creatively. Future journeys may lead to new landscapes, artistic traditions, gardens, villages, and stories—each experienced through the Wanderlust Designer lens.

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