I cannot believe we are already nearly at the end of February, and I am guessing I am not alone in that opinion… It has been a glorious winter at Tissardmine, quite mild but have to say the ugg boots came in handy at night. I am in the throes of finalising the programme for… Continue reading February News…
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writing retreat at Cafe Tissardmine with Jan Cornall
A picture paints a thousand words…and if I could change the size of the pictures you would see more of them…but here’s a start …
Reflections of an artist
CAFE TISSARDMINE Yannick Charron Café Tissardmine, c’est un lieu d’accueil dans un oasis face au désert. A l’arrivée, une fois posés mes bagages et m’être délestée de l’inutile, je me suis laissée aller tranquillement à vivre au rythme des jours lumineux et  aux nuits à la magnifique voûte étoilée. J’ai suivi la lumière qui effleure… Continue reading Reflections of an artist
Yannick Charron Artist in Residence at Cafe Tissardmine 2012/2013
January News
A very happy new year to everyone who reads this! It’s been a lot of comings and goings at Tissardmine, Visual artist Yannick Charron, came as artist in residence for a week and created some beautiful work in response to the changing colours and moods of the land over the course of a day. Using… Continue reading January News
December News
New Program… Bionics Excursion, Cafe Tissardmine 19 – 27 March 2013 Cafe Tissardmine is proud to be hosting a 7 day bionics program led by Professor Ingo Rechenberg of the Technical University of Berlin. This program is open to not only scientists but also people with an interest in desert research and bionics. The price… Continue reading December News
drawings from the retreat with Linda Cracknell
After a journey through the desert on camel, our retreaters were asked to make maps of their journey. Here are the beautiful (and amazingly accurate) results…
After the Writing Retreat with Linda Cracknell
having arranged all the accommodation in Marrakech and Fes and booked the taxis, all I had to do was wait. No-one had mobile phones and all were arriving from different points in and out of Morocco, Malaga via Chefchouan, UK via Marrakech, Australia via Casablanca so one in a taxi, 2 by bus, and one… Continue reading After the Writing Retreat with Linda Cracknell
October news, updated…
This morning I bade a very sad farewell to an amazing collection of people who came to Tissardmine for a five day retreat. It was a meeting of some great creative minds that resulted in some great ideas for the future, a mandala and amazing discussions about art in Morocco – not to mention a… Continue reading October news, updated…