2024 Women’s Hand Carving Retreat
June 7-9th, 2024 Port Hadlock, WA
Come join the fun of carving together, learning together and showing our work during the Saturday afternoon art walk.
This Event Is At Capacity
Please contact bethk@olypen.com to be added to the Wait List
Why Hand Tools: It is quiet, peaceful, we can easily talk among ourselves and dust is limited. If you aren’t a hand carver, bring a partly finished piece you can rasp, chisel, or sand.
We have two set up locations adjacent to each other: There is room for 8 people to set up under the shady covered patio. This space is available on a sign-up basis, first come, first served. Please let us know of this preference. There is room for 8 canopies on the lawn. Folks have shared a canopy comfortably for this event.
Location: Old Alcohol Plant Inn, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Hadlock, WA. (6 miles south of Port Townsend)
Hotel Reservations: Accommodations arranged separately and are paid for by the participants. Please see below for room types and rates available at the Old Alcohol Plant. The earlier you register, the more options are available to you for size, price and ability to pick a room that is good for sharing (if that is what you wish).
Weekend Agenda
| Friday | 11 am Set Up & Carve | 6 pm Pot Luck Dinner & Gathering |
| Saturday | 9 am: Carve | 6 pm Pot Luck Dinner & Gathering |
| 10am – 4 pm Sculpture Show | ||
| Sunday | 9 am: Carve | 1 pm Break Down & Check Out |
Registration Info:
Space limited to 17 plus 3 additional spaces for women brand new to carving. Registration will close when we reach those numbers, so sign up early! We prefer online registration, however you can mail in your registration after notifying us of your intent to attend.
Need to mail in your registration? Download a printable form.
Registration fee:
$135 Member Rate ($175 Non-Member Rate) payable to NWSSA. Our fees are used to underwrite our insurance for the event, to pay the very helpful hotel staff who fully assist us in set-up and tear down. It also helps us cover the use of the Old Alcohol Plant Inn space and facilities and the common rooms that we use.
SCULPTURE SHOW!
On Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm We will host a sculpture show & sale open to the public. Bring sculpture pedestals for your finished sculptures for the show and sale. There will also be table space available for display as well.
25% commission of all sales will be donated to support the Old Alcohol Plant Inn’s non-profit charity: Bayside Housing & Services.
What to Bring:
If you plan on being under the covered deck, bring a work table, chair or stool, and your hand carving tools. Bring a big tarp to put under your workspace.
If you plan on being out on the lawn you should have a canopy and tarp. Please make sure you have long tent stakes and sandbags for your canopy set up since it can be super windy at times.
Meals:
Continental Breakfasts and coffee provided by NWSSA on Saturday and Sunday mornings
Lunches provide your own
Pot Luck Dinner Friday & Saturday. We’ll have a suite with a full kitchen for meal storage and minor prep that we rent. Everyone in our group will have access to this space. There is a microwave, stove/oven, as well as a house-sized fridge. Plates, glassware and utensils are also available.
We can store our coolers there since there may not be enough room for everything in the fridge.
Drinks: Bring your favorite beverages or bottle of wine to share.
We will have both indoor and covered outdoor spaces to eat and socialize in. Depending on what is happening with COVID, will determine what we do. We will assess this as time gets closer.
Volunteer: Many hands make light work… Volunteers would be appreciated to help coordinate various aspects of the weekend. Please contact Ellie or Beth to offer your help. ellie@nwssa.org or Beth at bethk@olypen.com
Accommodations:
Old Alcohol Inn Hotel is offering us spring season rates on their usual room rates for reservations made prior to May 15th! Please mention NWSSA to the front desk (360-390-4017) when reserving your Room or Suite to receive the Discounted Rates. Confirm that they are charging you these room rates below. You can look at the rooms on the Old Alcohol Plant’s website.
| Type of Room | Price Per Night (2024 rates) | Room Notes |
| Standard King | $130.75 + tax | 4 Rooms (#101,401, 403, 302) |
| Standard Suite | $166.55 + tax | 6 Rooms (#102, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226) Sofa sleepers available |
| Garden Apartment | $239.35 + tax | 1 room (#100) Sofa sleepers available |
Alternative Nearby Accommodations:
Hadlock Motel ½ mile away.
Several B&Bs, VRBO and campgrounds in Port Hadlock, Chimacum, Irondale, Marrowstone Island and Port Townsend.
Please contact Ellie ellie@nwssa.org or Beth bethk@olypen.com to volunteer, any questions, need additional information, or if you have any special needs.
Our Favorite Nearby Places:
Farm’s Reach Cafe
The Ajax Cafe
Farm and Sea Grill
Spirits Bar & Grill – Old Alcohol Plan Inn’s on-site restaurant