Thematic Exploration
What does it mean to be truly alone with yourself—not in isolation, but in reverence?
How does solitude shift when we treat it as a devotion, rather than a retreat from the world?
O’Keeffe and Martin each carved out space—physically and mentally—to enter into deep relationship with themselves. This retreat explores how space shapes our inner landscapes, creative clarity, and the quiet rituals that sustain us.
The Architecture of Aloneness
Solitude is something we shape.
O’Keeffe built a life of spacious devotion, designing her surroundings with precision and care. Martin’s stripped-down world was a radical act of focused love—for simplicity, for silence, for her practice.
What do we remove? What do we cherish? How do the structures we build—internally and externally—support a life of intentional, creative devotion?
Stillness isn’t absence—it’s presence intensified.
It asks for attunement, for practice, for faith in what can’t be forced. Through repetition, walking, and quiet observation, we begin to notice what’s always been there: a subtle creative current, alive beneath the surface.
This is stillness not as pause, but as prayer. As source.
Carrying Solitude Forward
Solitude, when approached as devotion, gives us more than rest—it gives us rhythm.
The works of O’Keeffe and Martin weren’t simply made in solitude; they were born from it, shaped by the rituals and boundaries that protected it.
As we close, we’ll reflect on how to continue tending this space—so that solitude remains not a temporary escape, but an ongoing relationship with self, with place, and with practice.