Vanlife and Colors

Description

A week of outdoor living among lunar landscapes, salty winds, and freedom on wheels.

This nomadic retreat invites you to explore the island of Lanzarote in Vanlife, creating natural pareos and scarves inspired by the colors of the earth, volcanic rocks, sky, and ocean.

Through artisanal techniques of natural dyeing, botanical printing, and fabric folding, each day will be an immersion in slow, essential, and mindful making, closely connected to the landscape.

A wild and sensory experience where the journey is home, the fabric is a diary, and color is the voice of nature.

Besides art, there will be moments of contemplation, walks, writing, rest, and conviviality under the stars.

No prior experience required, just a desire to listen, create, and breathe with the earth.

Duration

One-week Vanlife itinerary

From October 28 to November 4, 2025

Shared camper accommodation and activities in nature.

Program

During the week we will experience:

• Gathering and observing dyeing materials offered by the territory

• Workshops on natural dyeing and personal creation of pareos and scarves

• Vanlife living: daily moves among the island’s natural beauties

• Practices to connect with nature: writing, meditation, listening

• Moments of relaxation, exploration, and exchange among participants

• Final sharing and a small exhibition/ritual of the work created

All activities will take place outdoors, following the climate and group inspiration.

Facilitator Biography

Elisa Cereda is an artist, craftswoman, and traveler of being.

She combines creativity, manual skills, and nature in transformative experiences where artistic gestures become forms of freedom and reconnection.

She inhabits studios and schools, mountain refuges and charming houses, but finds her truest inspiration in open, wild landscapes.

She believes in the power of hands that create, and in the beauty of travel as an inner journey.

She leads workshops and retreats where art mixes with wind, silence, and the breath of the earth, giving life to objects, visions, and gestures that speak the language of life.

Location

Lanzarote – Canary Islands

A one-week itinerary among volcanoes, beaches, salt flats, and white villages.

All life takes place in shared campers, in a simple, sustainable, and convivial style.

Participation Fee

CHF 1990.–

(The fee includes:

Course activities CHF 1050.–

Transport, food, accommodation, and art materials CHF 940.–)

For info and registration:

ARS VITAE ACADEMY

Phone: +41 91 943 30 33

Mobile: +41 79 601 29 04