Yoga holiday:
Sue Pendlebury
10-15 May

I miss Puglia so much and the lovely time there!

I had a fantastic time! The place and the classes with Sue were wonderful!
Food was great! and considering it was a 'holiday' and not 'retreat' the wine in the evening was welcome!

The place was perfect. I loved the remote location. I had a fantastic time and I would strongly recommend it to others.

Loretta Martinelli

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Claire Benn:
Screen Printing
19-24 May

I am thrilled with my cloths and inspired to take them forward to finished work. I thought the Masseria ideal for this type of group it was so peaceful and felt a million miles away from civilization. It was hard work but I have returned home re energised and ready to storm forward with new works. I really missed my swim this morning.
Grania Little

The property has been incredibly well thought out and equipped to a very high standard, I was most impressed. The lighting makes it very atmospheric. The house and surroundings have a very relaxed atmosphere ideal for retreats and craft based holidays.

I think it was as near perfect as any course I've ever been on. The weather helped, but the Masseria is so beautiful, Julia was friendly and her food was great, Claire did a great course and James was the perfect "background" worker.

You have got a real treasure on your hands here - it was a priviledge to be in
at the start!

Thank Karen Mallik

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Michael Brennand-Wood Workshop

Michael was exceptional at teaching and gave me effective feedback on my ideas and Sam was a fantastic support to us all on the course. They are a great team and it was a pleasure to get to spend a week with them.  The week was very special for me and I have recommended it to many colleagues and friends.  The food was excellent. Excellent chef, lovely couple who made our stay very pleasant. Marina and Lello made us very welcome.

Sheila Buckley

Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada and Michel Garcia: Slow Fiber Studio
15–26 June

From the 15th to the 26th of June, the Natural Dyes Workshop at Masseria della Zingara was a great moment for me. Yoshiko Wada and I presented various techniques for polychromatic effects on textile. With the resist pastes and Shibori from Yoshiko and block printing from me, we tried to present a wide range of possibilities to the very sympathetic group of participants from all over the world.

From U.S.A, Canada, France, Germany, India, Bangladesh, Hong Kong and various other places, the students came with their own approach to textile art, and with an authentic interest in natural dyes.

On the way from plant to color, the natural environment of Masseria della Zingara also gave to us a good opportunity to include some wild plants in the course, as St John's wort, buckhorn, carob tree, pomegranate, wild cherries, chrysanthemum or wild carrot. These plants were appreciated for the different shades they give on cotton fabric.

The good relations with the kitchen staff also allowed some unusual experiments, as , for example, the use of peaches, peers and onion skins as antioxydant materials, used for natural indigo vats.

So, slow food and slow fiber were united for an interesting complement, with some exercises which may easily be reproduced at home in any place in the world.

I still correspond with some of the participants and the pleasure is increased by the good replies I received from people who started to improve upon what was taught in those intensive two weeks

Michel Garcia

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Yoga with Dory Walker

It was a lovely holiday and Dory is a superb teacher! Great surroundings
and wonderful food - us vegetarians were spoilt.

Liz Dronfield

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Yoga with Dory Walker

I had a fantastic time. I really couldn't have imagined it any better - lovely surroundings, brilliant yoga teacher and the food / general hospitality was perfect. 

Katy Bergson

Alice Kettle Workshop | 2009