Seasonal Workshops & Classes

Book Making & The Creative Journal

This three-hour workshop gives the participant an opportunity to explore their creativity while learning simple book making techniques.

Participants will:

• Set intentions for creative expression through a calming Reiki circle
• Learn how to make an accordion book with various pages and images
• Take home a pocket journal to hold creative thoughts, ideas and tangible inspirations

Touch Drawing 

Touch Drawing was discovered by Deborah Koff-Chapin back in 1974. It is an easy yet profound process that requires paper to be placed on top of wet paint. The pressure of fingertips, touch on the paper, forms images on the underside. Creating marks with no other tools except fingers and hands, becomes an extension of one’s inner wisdom and higher self. Touch Drawing is used by artists, therapists, social workers, and expressive arts facilitators alike. Even an unconfident creator can experience the wonder of this process. In this 2-hour workshop, participants will:

Participants will:

• Experience Reiki and Sound Healing for creative grounding and energy movement
• Use the Touch Drawing method to create a series of drawings
• Observe and witness these drawings while responding to writing prompts
• Experience the fulfillment of uninhibited creating
• Watch and understand how one’s interior life can come alive on paper

Wreath of Life

This three-hour workshop is designed to celebrate The Tree of Life. Seen as a symbol of growth and strength, this timeless archetype reminds us that we are intertwined and connected to all living things.

Participants will:

• Experience grounding through a brief meditation and Reiki circle.
• Learn how to make a wreath that represents The Tree of Life.
• Walk away with a functional adornment for the home or workspace. 

The Creative Muse

This is a 3 hour workshop designed as a self-exploration through creative Zen. Participants will:

• Understand the benefits of the imagination and creativity
• Connect to a personal creative power through attention setting and mindfulness
• Meditate while experiencing a brief sound bath
• Make their own visual images through abstract painting and drawing
• Express through responses to writing prompts
• Share amongst company in a supportive, non-judgmental environment
• Leave with their own artistic, visual muse

Turn Inward – An Intro to SoulCollage®

SoulCollage® is a process of exploring collage making by gluing found images onto a 5”x8” board. Visuals are selected intuitively, cut out and re-constructed to make a brand-new image. The newly formed collaged images offer a method of self-discovery, insight, and personal meaning. SoulCollage® is a creative exploration that is fun and wonderfully surprising. NO artistic background or knowledge is needed or required. This is a 3-hour introductory workshop.

• Learn about the history and process of SoulCollage®
• Learn how to make your own cards and read them
• Learn how to access deep soul wisdom and guidance from your created cards
• Walk away with the start of your own personal, oracle card deck

Creative Dreaming and SoulCollage®

SoulCollage® is a creative exploration that is fun, intuitive, and insightful. No artistic background or knowledge is needed. Images are created through a visual collage process and read to glean personal information. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will explore the theme of dreaming as it pertains to goal setting. What are your short term and long-term goals? What would you like to see happen for yourself? What are your most wonderful dreams?

• Realize and set personal intentions
• Connect with a higher wisdom through guided visualization, Reiki, and sound healing
• Explore and process the information attained through SoulCollage® creating

The Impression of Expression

Dive into acrylic painting with the style of the Impressionists. Inspired by artists such as Monet and Degas, students will work from personal landscape photos and create a painting that represents a moment in time. Learn the concepts of Impressionism and apply the techniques of this style to create a reflection of your world.

Creating a Path for Healing – Grief & Grieving

This is a 2-hour class that meets weekly for 4 weeks. Connect with mind, body and soul while exploring the depths of grieving. Each week will focus on a different aspect of grief. Discover how synchronizing the different art modalities with meditation, Reiki and sound can bring healing, growth, and balance to the whole person. Participate in simple activities, expressing yourself amongst others in a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment. Witness and share your experiences while controlling your own healing path.

Watercolor For Beginners

Watercolor can be unforgiving, but with practice and patience it can become a preferred medium due to its gentle and subtle beauty. In this beginner class, students will learn how to create a simple watercolor landscape painting using various techniques. Working from personal reference photos, students will slowly progress to their own beautiful, finished masterpiece.

Decoupage Vision Box

This class combines the art of decoupage (a simple, decorative art technique of cutting and pasting) with the theory behind the Vision Board. Those who write down and visually depict goals are much more likely to achieve them. Students will harness the power of words and images, and decoupage a box with personal visions. Once complete, it can be used to store wishes, promises, aspirations or goals.

Abstract Painting

Prompted by the works of Wassily Kandinsky, students will learn the concepts supporting Abstract Art. In this class, non-objective creating will be explored while examining the relationships between space, color, energy, and form. Students will construct acrylic paintings with an emphasis on authentic self-expression and a unique voice.