Spend a full day in Tivoli with friends, family, or your team, stepping away from your usual routine and opening up new ways of making, thinking, and connecting.
Greasing the Wheel is a private creative retreat led by artist and educator Lilah Friedland. Through a thoughtfully paced mix of hands-on and meditative practices, the day is designed to exercise your creative muscles and open up new ways of making, thinking, and connecting. You’ll move between making and movement, stillness and conversation, individual exploration and shared experiences, with plenty of room to experiment, play, think, and unthink.
Rather than mastering one technique or producing a perfect finished piece, the retreat encourages curiosity and new pathways to self-expression while creating connections between mind, body, and creative practice.
Tivoli is part of the experience too. The day includes a walk into the village, lunch together at a local restaurant, and a celebratory dinner after the creative program concludes, making it an easy centerpiece for a day trip or weekend away in the Hudson Valley.
No previous art experience is needed. The retreat is privately booked for groups of 4 or more. Art materials for the guided activities are included. Lunch, dinner, drinks, transportation, lodging, and personal purchases are not included.
After booking, we’ll send you practical details and recommendations for your visit, including driving directions and public transportation options.
If you prefer to have the retreat at your own space or another venue, we can adapt the program to fit the setting and your group’s goals.
We aim to be fair to both learners and instructors while ensuring artists and studios are paid for their work. This policy helps ensure instructors and studios are compensated for their time and preparation. We encourage learners to review class details carefully before booking and to reach out with any questions in advance.
Some classes have a class-specific cancellation, refund, or credit policy. If applicable, it will be listed in the class description and will apply where it differs from the general policy below. Please review the full class description before booking.
Tickets are refundable if canceled at least 7 days before the event. If you cancel, a cancellation fee equal to the payment processing cost for the transaction, approximately 3% of the booking total, will be deducted from your refund.
If you’re unable to attend, you’re welcome to give your ticket to a friend. Please have them check in using your name.
In the rare case that the event does not meet minimum participation requirements, we’ll contact ticket holders at least 48 hours in advance with the option to reschedule or receive a refund, excluding the nonrefundable payment processing cost.
To learn more or if you have questions, please review our cancellation details. If you need to request a cancellation under a class-specific policy, please email support@dobedous.com with the class name and your order number, or use the contact form in the footer.
Tivoli, Montgomery Street, Tivoli, NY, 12583 View Direction
Invisible Hand Press is led by Lilah Friedland, an artist, educator, and maker who loves materials and process. Her work is rooted in intention and ritual. Not too woo. Just woo enough.
Lilah has taught students of all ages for more than 20 years, sharing her belief that there is an artist in everyone. Her practice moves across printmaking, letterpress, poetry, fiber arts, ceramics, creative exploration, color theory, and esoterica. She is drawn to practical arts, objects that get touched and used, and words and images that get read in service of human evolution.
Lilah studied performance and poetry at Bard College and Brooklyn College, and has lived and worked in Manhattan and Brooklyn as an artist model, artist assistant, stylist, art department collaborator, curator, and producer. With deep material curiosity and a conceptual art core, she brings a wide-ranging, hands-on approach to teaching, making, and helping students discover their own creative language.
Please arrive about 10 minutes before the class starts so you can settle in comfortably.
After booking, you’ll receive a confirmation email with directions and any important details for the class.
Class format, materials, and preparation are all outlined in the class description. Most classes are beginner-friendly unless noted otherwise.
All classes are taught by vetted artists and makers who are experienced in both their craft and teaching.
We offer local, artist-led classes that support ongoing creative learning and bring people together through community.
Invisiblehand
Invisible Hand Press brings Lilah Friedland’s deep curiosity about materials, process, and creative exploration into the classroom. With a practice that moves across printmaking, letterpress, poetry, fiber arts, ceramics, color, and image-making, Lilah invites students to experiment, notice what materials can do, and find their own way into the work.
Lilah’s classes are encouraging, expressive, and beginner-friendly, with hands-on guidance that helps students feel supported without feeling over-directed. Her approach brings in intention and ritual, not too woo, just woo enough, creating a relaxed space where students can make something personal, playful, and meaningful.
Classes take place in active creative settings, including Lilah’s letterpress studio in Tivoli and an artist studio in Brooklyn, depending on the class. Surrounded by materials, printmaking tools, works in progress, finished prints, and artwork, students learn in spaces shaped by ongoing creative practice, with a reserved area set up for class.
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Minimum 4 participants · $220.00 per person
We’ll tailor a session to fit your goals, whether it’s just for you or a group of friends, family or colleagues. Classes can take place at your location or in our studio.
Share a short message with your contact information, and we’ll get back to you within one business day.
Working with Lilah has been one of the greatest creative openings in my life. Her unique perspetive and unbounded curiosity created portals that I had not seen where new ways of thinking about my own work were available to me.”
Gifting
A DoBeDoUs Gift Card is a thoughtful way to give something meaningful to your loved ones. They can use it to join any class that inspires them. Gift cards never expire, have no extra fees, and are delivered instantly by email.
