The Tin Dragon Tailrace Sauna is our latest team project! Consistent with principles of sustainability, the project used local materials wherever possible and was hand-built by us. This photo essay describes the bespoke sauna build.
Tin Dragon Cottages has partnered with Pepper Bush Adventures to offer nature-based tours in northeast Tasmania. Our guests can enjoy various 2 or 3-day packages featuring wildlife safaris, rainforest excursions, and birding tours.
During a recent art retreat, Dr Tanya Scharaschkin demonstrated how botanical science could be used to improve skills in nature journaling.
Members of the Ringarooma Textiles Group hosted 26 fibre enthusiasts for a fun, educational Alpaca Fibre Processing Field Day at Tin Dragon Cottages.
This was John’s final multi-day art retreat! Due to health concerns and other committments, John has decided to call it a day on art-retreat teaching. Two late-cancellations, meant that Tin Dragon Cottages didn’t achieve our minimum six registrations needed for a viable retreat. However, because this was John’s final teaching commitment, we decided to go […]
Christina Giudici demonstrated how easy it is to make your own biochar. She demonstrated the use of a low-tech low-cost method for making biochar in a pit kiln using prunings and fallen branches from around our property.
Richard Klekociuk, a renowned artist and tutor, conducted a coloured pencil art retreat in March this year at Tin Dragon Cottages in Tasmania. The retreat, provided participants with a unique opportunity to learn and improve their skills in coloured pencil art. All our art students commented about how much they had learnt – and how much they enjoyed the coloured pencils retreat. Thank you Richard!
November 2022: John Gibb lead an acrylic seascapes art retreat at Tin Dragon Cottages. As part of the retreat, the art students immersed themselves in the beauty of the Bay of Fires. This developed a better appreciation for their seascapes subject. On the final day there were smiles all round, as students proudly showed off their near-to-complete works of art!