Created to Create:
A Half-Day Spirituality & Art Retreat
Join us for a half-day retreat that invites you to reconnect with your Creator through the sacred act of creating. We’ll explore the deep truth that God is the Master Artist, and we are made in the image of that divine creativity. Whatever the medium, we each carry within us an innate creative spirit – a gift freely given by God, and a pathway back to God. Throughout our time together, we’ll reflect on these truths:
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Art is a process, just like life.
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Creating is prayerful and sacred.
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Our creativity is a channel for divine connection.
You do not need to be an “artist” to attend – only open to allowing what flows through you to be expressed. This is a space to create freely, to give thanks, to listen inwardly, and to honor the One who first created us There will be time for quiet reflection, sharing (optional), and, most importantly, space to simply create as a form of prayer and presence.
Come as you are. Create what you feel. Connect with the Creator.
Saturday September 20th 2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
434 S Batavia Street
Orange CA, 92868
Registration Fee: $40
Retreat Facilitators:
Janice Balinas
is a visual artist based in Southern California. Through drawing, painting, and object making, she explores themes of identity and faith. Imagery from nature and objects, both found and made, become tangible elements used to describe a desire to connect with the spiritual. She received a B.A. in Studio Arts from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles and completed private studies at Otis College of Art and Design and Mount San Antonio College.
Her work has been exhibited in Southern California and in Ogden, Utah.
Jenny Mercado
received a B.A. in Communication and Fine Arts from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, with an emphasis on studio arts and a minor in art history. She completed a private study at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. She served as the Drawing Studio Manager at LMU for several years. Her work has been exhibited throughout Southern California. Her work consists of photo-realistic acrylic painting, graphite drawing, textiles and sculptural jewelry. With a sensitivity to the luminous qualities of light and delicate strength found within nature, she portrays an inherent spirituality found within all of life.
