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Tiny Time Suite — How It Works

3 weekly recurring 30-minute guided online group drawing sessions

Original prompts focused on imagination, not outcomes
Room opens 15 minutes before and after each session
Stay to chat and share, or save the chat and drop in and out as needed
Cameras optional
No experience required—just an interest in drawing and storytelling
Sessions are guided by artist and founder Jessie Holmes
Why 30 minutes? Because 30 minutes is enough to get into something and short enough that you'll actually do it. The creative energy from each session has a habit of carrying into the rest of your week

Flexible Attendance

Join as a quick creative break in your day or evening
Ideal for remote workers, rural participants, and creative parents (children welcome in the background, microphones muted)
No need to attend every session—choose one that resonates and commit to it over time, sessions are excellent tools for creative accountability

Complimentary Extras

Micro-Epics: 1 weekly 30 minute guided creative writing session (no experience needed) (guided by Jessie Holmes)
Reading List: Member-curated resources and inspiration
The Concierge Letter: Hotel Adipose newsletter for upcoming events and artist interviews and features.
Personal live online onboarding and introduction session with Jessie Holmes

Membership

First month free
Then $149 CAD/year
No charge until trial ends—cancel anytime before and pay nothing

Refund Policy

Cancel anytime; access continues until the end of your billing period
Full refund available within 30 days of purchase
Refunds processed within 5–10 business days
Contact: [email protected]

Your Host/Hotel Concierge, Jessie Holmes

Sessions are facilitated by Jessie Holmes, a Canadian artist and educator with a B.F.A. from Emily Carr, an M.F.A. from OCAD University, and studies at the Städelschule, Frankfurt. Her work has been shown at Mörby gård Sculpture Park-Stockholm, Berlin Art Week-Berlin, the Basel Social Club-Basel and Hotel de Crillon-Paris. Jessie brings the same spirit of committed curiosity she applies to her own practice into every session at Hotel Adipose—creating a space that is low-pressure and genuinely imaginative.

HOTEL ADIPOSE

ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE DRAWING CLUB

HOTEL ADIPOSE:

What if the most interesting trip you ever took started with a pencil?

Here is your first drawing prompt: You're leaving on a very long trip. Destination unknown. Duration unknown. Company unknown. Weather, anyone's guess. What are you bringing — and what are you bringing it in? Describe through drawing what this luggage or carrying device looks like. A sensible carry-on? a lone wallet? A hologram contraption that transcends toiletries and rare vintage couture across time and space? Draw your vessel. Any method.

THE GUEST BOOK

Für mich ist das Hotel der perfekte Kurzurlaub , Kniebeugen für die Seele, Gemeinschaft auch für Drinnies. Ich liebe die Micro-Epics, quick draw noch mehr.
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For me, this hotel is the perfect short break, a treat for the soul, and a place to connect even with indoor kids. I love the micro-epics, and quick draws even more.
- March 30, 2026
Rike Gleitze
Stylist
As a sound artist and post-doctoral researcher, my days are spent deep in writing and audio work. Quick Draw has become a vital reset—a place to think differently and step outside my usual process. I didn't expect drawing to feed my other work the way it has, but it definitely carries through into my week. - April 10, 2026
Angus Tarnawsky
Sound Artist, In Context Music
I’m so excited about this! I was just telling my partner about it. It provides the perfect amount of structure for all the things I keep meaning to work into my art practice but don’t often get to. - May 4, 2026
Cathy Terepocki
Ceramicist, Terepocki Ceramics
I spend most of my days immersed in film—programming, curating—and somewhere along the way my drawing practice disappeared. Quick Draw brought it back. The prompts do all the heavy lifting—I just show up and draw. It gets me out of my head and back into making something with my hands.
- April 5, 2026
Shaun Inouye
Artistic Director, The Cinematheque

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hotel Adipose?

Hotel Adipose is an online artist-led space for creative experimentation — part community, part studio, part retreat. It runs short weekly sessions for people who want to maintain, revive, or build a drawing and writing practice

What is the Tiny Time Suite?

Do I need to be an experienced illustrator or writer to join?

What actually happens in a session?

Do I have to share my work?

Why only 30 minutes?

How much does it cost?

Who is Hotel Adipose for?

Who runs Hotel Adipose?

Is this a therapy or wellness service?