JOIN US AS WE WAY(FARE) IN
CHARLESTON, SC
Introducing The Wayfarers Retreat: Charleston.
This is a curated creative experience for anyone hungry for beauty, connection, and a life more fully lived. It is not just a travel experience, it’s not quite an art retreat…it is something altogether its own. We will wander cities through an artist's eye — and bring the journey home through watercolor, cooking, and community. This is a new kind of retreat where we can be wayfarers together exploring while noticing the color palette and the flavor palette of the region.
What if travel could slow down long enough to truly see?
A Creative Wayfare: Charleston is an invitation to wander together through one of America’s most storied and beautiful cities — not as tourists moving from landmark to landmark, but as artists basking in every detail. The scent of flowers and saltwater drifting down the cobblestone streets. The light falling through Spanish moss. The taste of food that carries generations of history. We will move through Charleston the way artists do — slowly, curiously, with all our senses open — gathering inspiration, stories, and beauty as the seeds of future creative work.
This is an experience for women who long to travel differently — in community, without rush, on foot and with wonder as your compass.
There will be time to sketch or paint when the moment calls for it, but the emphasis will be to experience a place for the point of creative inspiration - to photograph what catches your eye, fuel your creative practice and savor the kind of conversation that happens when creatives explore a place together and experience a travelers version of flow.
The retreat will continue virtually in the months afterwards as we meet live to draw and paint from our experience together. We hope to build the skill of savoring a travel experience through our art.
Way(fare): Charleston
What if your next trip didn't just take you somewhere beautiful — but brought you back to yourself?
The Wayfare retreat is a different kind of travel. We will move slowly, eat well, make art, savor experiences and gather the kind of beauty you can carry home long after the journey ends. For artists, food lovers, photographers, dreamers, and anyone who has ever looked at their life and thought: I want more of this. Come be a wayfarer with us - A community of people interested in savoring experiences of travel. All are welcome - any age and season of life. Come wander, create and see the world through your artists’ eye..
First stop: Charleston, South Carolina. 🌿
Follow along and invite a friend who needs to Wayfare with you - or come along and make new friends. Everyone is welcome.
Come Wayfare with us…
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Learn what came before
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Notice the color palette
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Look longer at the details
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Experience the flavor palette
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Borrow eachother's perspective
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Explore on foot
Itinerary
Charleston’s rich history, breathtaking architecture and Lowcountry soul make it a wonderful backdrop for this kind of immersive, unhurried experience.
We will enjoy dinner on Monday, November 9 and set the stage for our time together. Tuesday and Wednesday will include historical tours, the best of the local cuisine, time to be creative and gather inspiration, exploring and being together. We will be busy and our days are full. You are also welcome to opt in or out of plans to make the trip what you need.
I would like to join
Wayfare: Charleston
$2,500
A $500 non-refundable deposit secures your place at the 2026 Charleston Wayfare and will be applied to your total retreat cost.
Please see the detailed cancellation policy below.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
Dinner and lunches Monday evening through Wednesday evening.
Two historical tours
Creative inspiration and new friends
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Transportation to and from Charleston
Lodging - guests need to set up their own lodging
Breakfasts before our days start together
Walking is central to our Charleston experience. Our days will include exploring alleys and cobblestone streets primarily on foot as we take in the history and creative inspiration.
Accessibility
The Wayfare Team
Sarah (The Mint Gardener), Ashley (@ashrod), Brooke and Kristi (StudioLife) are the creative team behind the Way(fare) . We have been collaborating on classes, workshops and retreats since 2018 and love all the aspects of planning and creating beautiful settings for creatives to gather. All details are thoughtfully curated for an immersive experience where attendees can give way to the creative experience.
We can’t wait to be with you!
Additional details
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The cost of Wayfare: Charleston is $2,500, which includes a $500 non-refundable deposit to secure a spot.
Payment links for remaining balance will be sent to you by Brooke & Kristi at StudioLife. The remaining balance can be paid in two payments by August 1, 2026 and September 1, 2026.
All lunches, dinners and activities are included in the cost.
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The retreat begins with a welcome dinner on Monday, November 9. November 10 & 11 will be full days and evenings in Charleston.
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Transportation and lodging are not included in the ticket price for this trip. Both transportation and lodging will be the responsibility of the attendee,
Once registered, you will receive more information including local hotel recommendations! -
Due to the highly creative and collaborative coordination that events like this require ahead of time, the Hosts cannot offer refunds.
The deposit and retreat payments are non-refundable. Should the participant be unable to make the event, the participant can gift their ticket to a friend! The participant can make arrangements and notify Brooke and Kristi of StudioLife.
The participant may also choose to defer the non-refundable deposit to another Wayfare retreat within one calendar year.
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Please contact the creative team from StudioLife (Kristi & Brooke) with any retreat detail related questions at hello@studiolifeseattle.com
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