While the journey out is often part of the adventure on a holiday, more often than not at the end we wish for Scotty, the Star Trek engineer to beam us instantly home without the hassle of travel.
Well, Watermill painting tutor Pamme Turner has an even better idea. She wants a pair of those red-sparkle magic travel shoes, just like Dorothy’s from The Wizard of Oz.
Pamme writes: “Pack light!! Just a covered basket and a pair of shoes!! No need for reservations on planes, trains, ships, Ubers—no pre-ticketing, Travelocity online reservations or expensive day-passes.
“No need to “pre-book†bikes,taxis,buses,subways,Tuk-tuks (Bangkok),donkey carts (Egypt), aerial tramways (Switzerland), tractors (Cuba), or vaporetti (Venice) !
“Just click those heels together 3 times…â€
The magic starts here:
We can’t promise you a pair of Dorothy’s shoes, but we can promise you that from the moment you arrive at Pisa airport on your first Saturday, to the moment we drop you back a week later, EVERYTHING will be taken care of on your Watermill creative holiday. You will be cosseted with our warm hospitality, you will savour delicious food and wine, you’ll be amazed at the stunning locations we take you to for painting, writing, knitting or learning Italian language and you’ll be thrilled on excursions to the fabulous Cinque Terre or the quintessential walled Italian city of Lucca. Just relax and leave all the organisation to the friendly and relaxed expertise of the Watermill team.
We are sorry we can’t lay our hands on those sparkly magic shoes, nor provide a Scotty to beam you home, but we can guarantee fond memories of inspiring tuition, warm hospitality, delicious food, stunning locations and the convivial company of like-minded people. More details of all our 2023 creative courses can be found not by clicking your heels, but by clicking here.
Pamme herself will be with us again next year for another of her wonderful watercolour weeks (details below) and we would love you to join us. If you’ve any sparkly shoes, just click those heels and get to Pisa airport. We’ll provide you magic for the rest of the week.
Pamme Turner
20-27 May 2023
Watercolours and gouache
To learn more about Pamme and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile page