Each room will open 15 minutes before the start of each session for anyone who’d like to chat before we begin.
The room can stay open for 15 minutes after each session, if anyone wants to share, reflect, chat etc.
Sessions are thirty minutes — drop in, focus, and leave when you're done. No obligation to stay and chat.
Micro-epics are short prose narratives coined by playwright Peter Handke, focusing on detailed observations of the natural world, everyday objects, and fleeting moments of daily life. How it works: Members may work on their own personal writing or choose from provided prompts. Facilitated sessions are 30 minutes online with minimal exchange: 2 X 10 minute writing segments, and silent integration—no sharing required although welcome after the 20 minute writing period. Group accountability supports regular practice, sustaining creative flow, emotional release, clarity, and stress reduction while building a regular, low-pressure writing practice.
Quick Draw: is a 30‑minute facilitated drawing session. How it works: A 30-minute facilitated online drawing session. Each session includes two 5-minute sketches followed by one 10-minute drawing, guided by prompts written by Jessie Holmes (not AI) that draw from inward imagination rather than outward observation. The emphasis is on process over finished results.
A living, member-curated archive supporting personal research and studio practice. Drawing from member recommendations, it brings together references and tools spanning contemporary art, care, theory, fiction, poetry and philosophy. As a work in progress, the library evolves through collective contribution and reference subjects that evolve alongside the community’s shared interests.
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The online tour orients you to the platform, demonstrates key features, and addresses your questions. After enrolling in your membership suite, you'll receive an invite to book your intro session.
Access to the Hotel Adipose newsletter—
a monthly dispatch covering upcoming events, destination projects, in-person art actions, guest speakers, interviews, and probably concrete poetry.