Join visual arts teacher and artist Hannah Graney for a restorative day of creativity, mindfulness and connection with nature at Deep Creek Retreat, nestled beside Deep Creek National Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Inspired by the Nature Festival 2026 theme, Seed, this immersive retreat invites you to slow down, observe deeply and explore the small beginnings from which creativity grows. Surrounded by sweeping views across Deep Creek National Park towards Kangaroo Island, you'll spend the day engaging with the landscape through observation, reflection and artistic exploration. Participants will develop their own creative response to place through a series of drawing and mark-making activities inspired by native seed pods, flowers and the natural environment.

Suitable for beginners and experienced creatives alike, this retreat offers a welcoming space to reconnect with yourself, nature and the creative process.

Included:

• Guided mindfulness and nature connection activities

• Drawing and mark-making workshops

• All art materials provided

• Personal journal to take home

• Catered lunch (dietary requirements accommodated on request)

• Afternoon tea and light refreshments

Leave with a collection of drawings, fresh inspiration and new seeds for your creative practice.

About the Facilitator

Hannah Graney is an artist, visual arts teacher and qualified yoga instructor with a passion for sharing the important relationship between creativity and wellbeing, through observation. She has a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the National Art School where she studied painting, and Masters in Teaching. Hannah draws her inspiration from time spent outdoors observing the natural environment, with strong focus on the Australian landscape and its diverse plant life.

Through her teaching, Hannah encourages participants to approach drawing with openness and curiosity whilst removing self-judgement to create a warm and supportive environment.