The JTH

Our inn here in Tucson, AZ has come a long way since we bought it back in 2018! After sitting abandoned for a decade, bringing it back to life was a true labor of love. Seeing this historic space filled with life makes it all worth it though. 🫶 Oh and, we have some exciting new additions in store for our guests in 2024!💫

To our guests: you inspire us. To the 80-somethings who had never been to the desert before but decided to come and explore. You give us hope for the new places and hobbies we might find someday that we don’t even know about yet. To the new parents that brought their baby with them even though that first trip postpartum felt scary. You remind us that being parents doesn’t mean we stop living for ourselves too. To the solo traveler that brought just a guitar. You inspire us to keep creating, and to not wait for anyone else to do it. We are so lucky to host you all. Thank you for trusting us for so many firsts. 🌵🧡

✨JOSHUA TREE HOUSE ARTIST RESIDENCY✨ Applications are open for this summer’s Joshua Tree House Artist Residency—July 17–24th at @jthtucson , immersed in the Sonoran desert. Let the desert do what it does best: strip things down to what matters. Application deadline: May 19th More details: /artist-residency/ Please share with any artists who’d be interested!

Creating something new sometimes feels like the only thing worth sharing, so we stop ourselves from coming on here when it feels like we’re in maintenance mode. But, so much of our time and energy goes into keeping things just as they are, so… here are some of those places. Just as they are in the magic of spring in the desert. (swipe through for the tiniest baby quail we’ve ever seen!!!)🌵🌸🐤✨

Let’s take a quick tour of the inn 🌵 ✨40 acres of land bordering Saguaro NP West (including walking trails and a labyrinth) ✨chef’s kitchen for all guests ✨hot spring style hot tub (kept as a warm pool in the summer months) ✨canyon swimming pool (cast from rocks in Ventana canyon in the 70’s) ✨large shared living room with a movie projector & byob bar ✨outdoor living room ✨outdoor firepit and lounge beds ✨dining room ✨rooftop bbq ✨olive grove with dining area ✨bath house (add-on a private sauna, cold plunge, and outdoor shower session) ✨yoga room (add-on a massage or sound bath) ✨cactus heaven

Just two spots left at this weekend’s Earth Pigment Paint Making Workshop at the @jthtucson ✨ join us as we learn to make paint from stones, tree sap, and honey ✨ yesterday we drove from @moon_horse_ranch in Santa Fe to the oasis in the desert that is the @jthtucson and every time I visit I am filled with wonder at the quiet beauty of this place. If you’ve been wanting to create in relationship with land, come join us. Open to all backgrounds and levels of experience 🌵🤲🏼 A big thanks to @senderopc in Texas for sponsoring a scholarship for this workshop - we so appreciate it. To creating in relationship with the land, Stella

something slow is coming to the inn ✨ April 18th we’re hosting Daphne Chapman of @airoskincare for a day of desert rituals — a personalized Jetsetter Facial using plant- and marine-based ingredients, followed by a Bath House experience: sauna, cold plunge, outdoor shower, and little quiet time by the hot spring or canyon pool. robes, towels, walking paths. half a day that actually feels like half a day. passes are open to overnight guests and Tucson locals. extremely limited + individually booked — link in bio 📍JTH Tucson

The land is waking up, and so are our gardens. We call this growing season, not just for the plants, but for us too. It’s when we feel most creative. Watching prickly pear paddles duplicate overnight while mesquite trees flush bright green, and vines stretch a little further all while knowing the desert will soon be covered in blooms… well, it’s the best. 🌵🌸 (videos at the end are from this week for current bloom status if you’re visiting soon!)

Our inbox has been full of wedding dreams lately, so we wanted to share a few of the beautiful celebrations that have taken place here at the inn. 🌵🤍
 It’s such an honor to witness these moments—quiet vows under the saguaros, long rooftop dinners with everyone you love, slow and intimate celebrations immersed in nature. 
 If you’re dreaming up something in the desert, we’d love to hear about it. All kinds of love are welcome here. (Photographers are tagged in each image 📸)

so excited to return to the beautiful @jthtucson to teach folks from all over the world how to make paint from dirt, stones, tree sap, and honey this March 28th and 29th ✨🌵🌝 if you’ve been wanting to let go of screens and find a hand made creative practice in relationship with the land, this workshop is for you. we will learn how to gather in ways that honor the earth, how to make fine art pigments from sand and stones, and how to make archival biodegradable paint from the land. the workshop is open to all backgrounds, from fine artists looking to stop using petroleum based microplastics in their paint to beginners who have never before picked up a paint brush. all are welcome, come as you are. this workshop is at @jthtucson , a historic inn beautifully restored by @saracombs and @richcombs of @thejoshuatreehouse . their mission is to create spaces that reconnect us with nature and the inn is surrounded by the wonder of the cacti forest of Saguaro National Park. I’m so honored to teach in this beautiful place and hope you’ll join us as we learn this alchemy of transforming rock to dust to paint 🤲🏻🌄🌵 Photos 1, 4, 9, and 12 by @saraccombs @thejoshuatreehouse , photo 8 by @bellenoel from last year’s workshop at the @jthtucson , all other photos by me 📷🌵🌝✨

Come sit for a while. 🌵✨

As the year winds down, we’re thinking about all the mornings, swims, conversations, and quiet nights that happened here. The workshops and retreats. The weddings and engagements. The artist residency! Thank you for making this place feel alive in all the right ways. Wishing you a gentle ending and a meaningful beginning. ✨