SOULCOLLAGE JOURNEY: Giving Form to Our Inner Guidance SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021 (in-person) Casa Nur (private studio), Englewood, FL Are you hoping to be closer in touch with your own inner wisdom and spirit of guidance? And to do it in a creative, easy, almost magical way? SoulCollage® is an exciting and powerful process of working with visual images (cutting and pasting from printed photos--no particular skill, artistic ability or experience needed) and then using the cards to access information from your own inner self. You develop both intuition and personal imagery by creating cards that function as a personal "deck” that can be used as a tool for individual exploration. The card-making is satisfying and fun (it is addictive!)—and it is a discovery in itself—but that’s only the first part; then you learn to do "readings," to explore what the cards you created have to tell you. The process is direct and delightful: certain images call to us and show us what they want us to know, and the readings take us to our deepest level of wisdom. The workshop is suitable for both those new to the SoulCollage® and an opportunity for those who have worked with it previously to delve much deeper. It will take place at a private studio in Englewood, Florida in the open air if weather permits--if not, there is ample indoor space. All materials are provided. Location details provided with registration. (Note: if you have chosen not to be vaccinated, please wait until the Covid danger is fully passed.) All materials provided. Fee: $35 prepaid. Preregistration required. FASHION AS A SOCIAL MIRROR: Focus on the 1920s and 1930s TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2021, 2-4 pm (in-person lecture) Suncoast Technical College campus, Sarasota, Florida This heavily illustrated lecture offers a historical perspective on the ways fashion reflects the issues, beliefs, and art of its time. While a survey of styles and influential designers is considered, the emphasis is on dress as a whole (e.g., including body image) and why things looked the way they did and what meanings they held. The period between the two world wars (roughly, the Art Deco era) is a particularly interesting one, when startling and exciting changes in fashion reflected revolutionary cultural shifts and technological change. A lively discussion period is expected. Offered through Adult and Community Enrichment (ACE) at Suncoast Technical College, Sarasota Florida. Takes place on campus in Sarasota. Fee: $19.00 Register through ACE, www.campusce.net/acesarasota/course/course.aspx?catId=377 WRITING FROM THE INSIDE: An Approach to Uncovering our own Creative Voice online, MONDAYS, February 7, 14 and 28, 2022, 5-7 pm. EST In this Zoom workshop we use the writing process to open ourselves to the richness of both our inner and outer worlds. Working from a variety of prompts (words, images, objects) and exercises, we attune ever-more deeply to our experience and environment, and access our inherent intuitive wisdom and creativity. We create a safe, playful space. The writing that emerges through the “freewriting” process may take many forms—autobiographical /personal, narrative description, poetry, or something totally surprising. (Other techniques may also be introduced.) The workshop is suitable for everyone (“writers” and “non- writers” alike), since it is focused on experience rather than product. We listen to/witness the words of the others in our group, not with the intent of critiquing what they have done, but to share and reflect back to each other what imaginative, nuanced, and wise people we are. Offered through Adult and Community Enrichment (ACE) at Suncoast Technical College, Sarasota Florida. Enrollment fee to be announced. www.sarasotacountyschools.net/schools/ace CREATIVE VISIONING: WRITING FROM VISUAL IMAGES online, Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3 10am-1pm central time In this online Zoom workshop, we use images (paintings, photos, patterns, etc.) to open ourselves to the richness of our inner experience, and the magic and profundity of our embodied world. The images serve as prompts for guided free-writing exercises that allow us to attune ever-more deeply to ourselves and our environment. Through color, texture, form, and evocative association, the images stimulate intuitive, non-linear ways of knowing. We allow the writing to take varying forms that show us what wants to emerge or come through. Well beyond narrative description, it may yield dialogue, poetry, or total surprises. We are often amazed at what flows through and onto the page. Visual prompts work beautifully on Zoom, since the image fills the computer screen and when we look at it without distraction, it takes us deep inside. We are completely in our own space during the timed writing periods, and then come back together with the group. Then, in what becomes an intimate space, we listen to/witness one another’s words. We are not concerned with critique, but with reflecting our mutual discoveries and understanding what imaginative, nuanced, and creative people we are. These sessions are suitable for everyone — “writers” and “non-writers” alike — since they are concerned with experience rather than product. We create a safe, supportive space where all contributions are valued. Offered through Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts (Mineral Pt., Wisconsin) www.ShakeRagAlley.org Registration deadline 3/21/22 STEPPING INTO THE WISDOM OF TREES: A Workshop for Inner Exploration SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020, 1:30-4:30 p.m Venice Holistic Community Center (Blue Lotus Meditation Center), 714 Shamrock Blvd, Venice, FL Trees can help us access our inner wisdom, connect with the spacious places within, and deepen our relationship with nature. Explore the power of trees (including the “wood wide web”) and the gifts they bring. Learn about practices like “forest bathing,” and connect with actual trees, using simple observation, writing and photography exercises (done with a digital —e.g. phone—camera). You will come away with words, images, ideas, helpful practices, and a deep appreciation for the world we are part of. No particular skill or experience is needed—just a willingness to explore. Bring a notebook and if possible, a digital (e.g. cell phone) camera. 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NEW VIEW FINDING: WORKING WITH THE POWER OF IMAGES
Sunday, July 7, 2019, 12:30-5 pm, Madison
This experiential workshop is about gaining greater access to our own visual symbols and inner wisdom. We frame our reality by the way we look—i.e., through the viewfinders we habitually use. Here, we open to new possibilities of seeing, and expanding our inner and outer vision. We explore the power of images and how they affect us, and play with ways of reframing. We use a variety of fun and easy exercises, such as quick sketching/soul doodles; experimenting with the viewfinder of a phone or digital camera and using free photo apps to further alter the images and create new “realities”; and playing with pre-printed images, putting them together in ways that feel right, then letting them “speak.”
Suitable for everyone. No particular skill or experience is required—just a willingness to explore and discover. Participants should bring a smart phone with a camera or a separate digital camera, but no other supplies are needed. Fee: $40 prepaid/$45 day of workshop.
ART EVENT WEEKEND
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, 1-3pm ARTIST RECEPTION AND TOUR,
Earth Dance Environmental Art, Farley Center, Verona, Wis.
Using natural materials from the land, area artists have been invited to be inspired, expand creative boundaries, play with mystery, initiate surprise, explore and celebrate our connection to the earth at the Farley Center this summer. Take a walk-about and see what is created any time between August 31 and November 2, 2019. On September 14, 1-3 pm, the artists will talk about their work as we take a tour throughout the land and see each art exhibit. Many of the artists will also have work to sell on the day of the reception in addition to their piece in the woods. Light refreshments will be served. (I AM ONE OF THE ARTISTS) -FREE!
Sunday, Sept 15, 2019, afternoon, Art Showing, Discussion, Sale and Giveaway
—Details to be announced, but the will likely involve a discussion, “channeling” about what the pieces have to say, and a sale and giveaway of selected art pieces (collage, assemblage constructions). A continuation of my weekend of sharing art!
CULTIVATING WONDER
Saturday, Oct. 5, 1-5 pm, Madison
Many have heard the adage, “what we pay attention to, thrives.” What if we paid attention to a sense of wonder and amazement, to everyday magic, to the awesomeness that is always present? This workshop is designed to help you energize and cultivate your experience of wonder and amazement. (Fittingly, it is taking place during what are called “the Days of Awe” on the Jewish calendar.) You will come away smiling, able to look through new eyes at everything you encounter.
You need only bring a willingness to be wonderstruck—to experience a magic sense of possibility and discovery and a rebirth of wonder. We will play with simple exercises (e.g., taking a wonder walk, writing an awe story, using a digital [e.g., phone] camera to frame new ways of seeing), and perhaps experimenting with oil pastels and colorful scarves to free the hand and spirit). No special skills are required. Fee: $35 prepaid/$40 day of workshop.
Sunday, July 7, 2019, 12:30-5 pm, Madison
This experiential workshop is about gaining greater access to our own visual symbols and inner wisdom. We frame our reality by the way we look—i.e., through the viewfinders we habitually use. Here, we open to new possibilities of seeing, and expanding our inner and outer vision. We explore the power of images and how they affect us, and play with ways of reframing. We use a variety of fun and easy exercises, such as quick sketching/soul doodles; experimenting with the viewfinder of a phone or digital camera and using free photo apps to further alter the images and create new “realities”; and playing with pre-printed images, putting them together in ways that feel right, then letting them “speak.”
Suitable for everyone. No particular skill or experience is required—just a willingness to explore and discover. Participants should bring a smart phone with a camera or a separate digital camera, but no other supplies are needed. Fee: $40 prepaid/$45 day of workshop.
ART EVENT WEEKEND
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, 1-3pm ARTIST RECEPTION AND TOUR,
Earth Dance Environmental Art, Farley Center, Verona, Wis.
Using natural materials from the land, area artists have been invited to be inspired, expand creative boundaries, play with mystery, initiate surprise, explore and celebrate our connection to the earth at the Farley Center this summer. Take a walk-about and see what is created any time between August 31 and November 2, 2019. On September 14, 1-3 pm, the artists will talk about their work as we take a tour throughout the land and see each art exhibit. Many of the artists will also have work to sell on the day of the reception in addition to their piece in the woods. Light refreshments will be served. (I AM ONE OF THE ARTISTS) -FREE!
Sunday, Sept 15, 2019, afternoon, Art Showing, Discussion, Sale and Giveaway
—Details to be announced, but the will likely involve a discussion, “channeling” about what the pieces have to say, and a sale and giveaway of selected art pieces (collage, assemblage constructions). A continuation of my weekend of sharing art!
CULTIVATING WONDER
Saturday, Oct. 5, 1-5 pm, Madison
Many have heard the adage, “what we pay attention to, thrives.” What if we paid attention to a sense of wonder and amazement, to everyday magic, to the awesomeness that is always present? This workshop is designed to help you energize and cultivate your experience of wonder and amazement. (Fittingly, it is taking place during what are called “the Days of Awe” on the Jewish calendar.) You will come away smiling, able to look through new eyes at everything you encounter.
You need only bring a willingness to be wonderstruck—to experience a magic sense of possibility and discovery and a rebirth of wonder. We will play with simple exercises (e.g., taking a wonder walk, writing an awe story, using a digital [e.g., phone] camera to frame new ways of seeing), and perhaps experimenting with oil pastels and colorful scarves to free the hand and spirit). No special skills are required. Fee: $35 prepaid/$40 day of workshop.
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