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Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life |
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April 30-May 1 Retreat Weekend |
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Carol Anderson |
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There comes a time in the middle of life when what was once important,
true, |
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satisfying, and fulfilling is no longer enough. When meaning becomes more
important |
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than ambition and authenticity
more important than approval. The terrain often |
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begins
to feel unfamiliar. In this new territory there is an invitation…perhaps
into the |
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parts of you that have been put aside along the way or
that you have yet to discover. |
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It
is an invitation to find your own way in the second half of life after
following the |
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ways and roles that had been laid out for you in the first. |
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During this weekend retreat we will explore the eight universal gates of
wisdom that are essential to the maturation |
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and aging process. The retreat will be organized around the work of cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien in |
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The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Initiation. We will look at the tasks, challenges and gifts of the |
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eight wisdom gates that build character, break old patterns and inspire legacy leaving in the second half of life. |
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Seeing these universal challenges and opportunities can support you in
finding your own way in the second half of life |
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as you move towards a more satisfying, meaningful and fulfilling way of
living that is genuine for you. |
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Retreat: $225 for registrations postmarked by April
9, $275 thereafter. Two-nights lodging $75 available on a first-come
first registered
basis. |
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Waking Up To Spirit Through Art |
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May 14-16 Retreat Weekend |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Creativity is an inborn,
natural ability available to all of us. Art-making is a way to |
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dip into the creative realm of the infinite and to live more fully from a
place of |
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passion,
wisdom and spirit. I will guide you as we practice art-making exercises |
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that
initiate the playful and spontaneous creative process. |
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No previous art experience is necessary. |
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When
we make art in the spirit of play and non-judgment, we surrender to the |
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creative process and allow ourselves to be open and receptive to the
creative energy |
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that is all around us. Experience for yourself how these practices connect
you with your own inner teacher, expand |
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your awareness, and deepen our experience of everyday life. |
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Materials provided.
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Retreat: $175 for registrations postmarked by April 26, $225 thereafter. Two-nights lodging $75 available on a first-come first registered basis. |
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Art as Practice
We have to keep beginning where we
are… |
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May 21-23 Retreat Weekend |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Art as practice, like the practice of yoga, is about balancing and
sustaining your |
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energy—both physical and mental. Practice is not a means to an end, a warm
up, |
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a competition or a rehearsal—it is an end in itself. It is
an activity that develops our |
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inner
life, a way to know and express yourself fully. |
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As
we practice art-making exercises, during this retreat and beyond, you learn
over |
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time, in small modest awakenings, to trust your own instincts, your own
intuition, your |
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own
judgment. The knowledge you need is already within you, the key is to be alert
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enough to notice it. When we practice being more open to really seeing and
listening, our vision broadens and the |
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mind becomes more clear. |
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A practice is something we return to without ever expecting to be finished.
It is a seeking to see something new |
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in the same place you looked for it yesterday, with an attitude of wonder about what might turn up today. |
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A practice provides a way to become more awake, more aware, a direction
for your creative energy and to be |
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more engaged in your life. |
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No previous art
experience required. |
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Weekend Retreat: $175 for
registrations postmarked by May 1, $225 thereafter. Materials provided. |
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Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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Art For The Truly Terrified |
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June 4-6
Weekend Retreat or Saturday, June 5th |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Let yourself re-discover the
pure fun of making marks, making a mess, playing with color and the joy of
just seeing |
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what happens. In this relaxing workshop,
we will play around with different kinds of art materials and tecniques. |
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I will guide you through a series of fun
exercises that will allow you to experiment with a variety of art materials
and |
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re-aquaint yourself with the visual
elements of art; line, shape, color, texture. Even if you think that you are
not |
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creative and have no artistic skills,
you will discover the artist in you! |
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Materials provided |
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Retreat: $175 for registrations postmarked by April 26, $225 thereafter. Two-nights
lodging $75 available on a first-come first registered basis. |
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Saturday only: $125 9am-4pm |
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SoulCollage® and the Muses: Recovering Your Creative
Spirit |
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June 18-20 Retreat Weekend |
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Audrey Chowdhury |
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Would you like to get past procrastination,
resistance and perfectionism to discover your |
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creative passions? Would you like
to break through blocks to creativity in all areas of your |
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life? Would you like to find joy and
meaning in an environment of kindred spirits? If you |
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are nodding “yes”, then come and
learn to access your own creative genius through |
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SoulCollage® and the Muses. |
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This retreat combines the powerful,
intuitive collage making process called SoulCollage® |
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with the playful, practical tools of the Nine Modern Day Muses, based on the Book by Jill Badonsky. |
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You will begin creating a personalized deck of collaged guidance cards and learn how to |
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access the wisdom they have for you. Along the way, you will meet the Muses and invite |
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them to guide and inspire you as you begin to rediscover the many facets of your creative |
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Self.
You will leave with tools to help you stay connected to your creative genius
in your everyday life. |
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SoulCollage® is a process developed by Seena Frost of Santa
Cruz, CA. SoulCollage® is a unique blend of spirituality,
psychotherapy, and |
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creativity. Audrey Chowdhury is an art therapist and certified
facilitator of both processes. |
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The
Nine Modern Day Muses: www.themuseisin.com.
SoulCollage®: www.soulcollage.com. |
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The
books, SoulCollage by Seena Frost and The Nine Modern Day Muses
by Jill Badonsky will be available for purchase at the retreat. |
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Weekend
Retreat begins Friday at 5:00 pm and ends Sunday at noon-All materials supplied |
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$225 for registrations postmarked
by May 21, $275 thereafter. Two-nights
lodging $75 available at Full Circle Retreat on a first-come first registered basis. |
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Visual
Journaling: A Writing Practice |
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Monday-Tuesday, June 21-22 Also offered the weekend of July
30-August 1 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Journaling
is something you do and keep for yourself. It is a kind of cross-training for
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the
brain that results in a more integrated thought process that facilitates
clearer and |
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deeper
understanding, useful for however you want to apply it in your everyday life.
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Visual
journaling is a dynamic process of working with images-- the language of the |
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right
brain, to tap into it’s often neglected gifts and abilities.--a way of
knowing |
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beyond
logic and words. This process requires no formal art or writing experience. |
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During this retreat we will practice some of the visual art and writing
methods that I have found useful and have |
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integrated into my journaling practice. You can try them out for yourself and use what suits you to begin or expand a |
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journaling
practice of your own. You will have plenty of time to relax and journal. |
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*Stay for the companion
workshop Art Materials Discovery Workshop (below) to extend your retreat and work
further with visual imagery |
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in your creative process. |
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Two-Day Retreat: $175 for
registrations postmarked by June 1, $225 after June 1. Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, info: LODGING . |
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*$150 for those extending their SoulCollage© Retreat Weekend (above) or staying for Art Materials (below) 9am-4pm each day |
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Art
Materials: An Art Media Discovery Workshop |
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Wednesday-Thursday, June
23-24 |
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Also offered the weekend of July 16-18 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Remember the fun you had before
your where “taught” how to make art? |
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The pure joy of making marks, doodling
and trying new things just to see what |
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happens? This relaxing workshop is an
opportunity to play around with a variety |
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of art materials. Tecniques will be
demonstrated using different kinds of pastels, |
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chalks, papers and paints. Then you can
then try them out and discover for yourself how they work and what you can |
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do with them. You will have lots
of time to experiment with the ones that most intrigue you and to discover
which |
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materials best suit your
individual expression. |
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Materials provided |
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Two-Day Workshop: $175 for registrations postmarked
by June 1, $225 after June 1. One Day: $125 |
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*$150
for those also attending Visual Journaling (above) and/or Art Journals
(below). |
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9am-4pm each day Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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Art Journals You are free to color outside the
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June 25-27 Weekend
Retreat |
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Also offered Monday-Tuesday August 16-17 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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An Art Journal can take many
forms. It can be a simple notepad or sketchbook that |
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you carry around in your pocket
or it may be any size bound or unbound pages, or |
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an existing book that you alter and embellish
in some way. The purpose of your |
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art journal/sketchbook/notepad is
entirely up to you. It may be a place to record |
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random thoughts, ideas, information,
impressions, feelings, events, project |
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ideas, quotes…and/or a place to explore new
ideas, old ideas, questions, insights, |
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possibilities, draw, paint,
color, write songs, poems, make marks, explore new art materials,
circles/mandalas, birds, |
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your right brain, your dream
images… |
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Art Journals are ultimately a
place where you can explore your interests, express yourself and experiment
freely with |
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out
the pressure to make a finished, “good”, beautiful, or sellable product. What
you create in your journal may end |
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up being beautiful and artistic--or not--it doesn’t matter. The nature of a journal is that it inspires your work, the |
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most essential work of art being…your life. |
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In this workshop you will make a hand-made art journal. As we experiment with a variety of art materials and |
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methods that will “jumpstart” your unique creative process, you will create pages for your journal. Then we will |
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use a book binding technique to make them into an art journal for you to take home and continue using. |
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No previous art experience required. |
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Weekend Retreat: $175 for registrations postmarked by June 4, $225 thereafter. Two-nights lodging $75 available on a first-come first registered basis. |
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Three-Day
Drawing Series |
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Take one, two or all three workshops! |
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You CAN Draw! For the
Absolute Beginner |
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Tuesday, July 6 |
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Kay Brathol-Hostvet |
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If you can ride
a bicycle, operate a sewing machine, or drive a car, you can |
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learn to draw,
too! The skill of drawing is simply a
matter of eye-hand |
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coordination and
practice. The focus of this workshop
will be on how we |
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learn to draw.
Drawing is a fun and relaxing hobby, a useful tool in planning |
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home and garden projects,
and a foundation skill for all the other visual arts. |
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If you are
afraid to draw, Kay will alleviate those fears through fun—yes, |
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FUN!—drawing
exercises and simple,straightforward directions to get you |
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started. This is a great workshop for those who
want a refresher on drawing, |
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too. All materials are provided including your
own drawing tools and |
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sketchbook to
take home. |
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One-Day Workshop (9am-4pm): $100 |
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Material Fee: $12. Supplies provided by instructor. |
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Developing Drawing Skills |
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Wednesday, July 7 |
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Kay Brathol-Hostvet |
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Build upon your
basic drawing skills and gain more pleasure in the drawing process in this
one-day workshop. We will |
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focus on
learning to see and measure accurately while using time-honored, traditional
drawing techniques; we will |
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also be doing
some exercises that help you loosen up a bit for a more gestural approach to
drawing. We’ll work in |
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pencil, pen, and
charcoal. Some materials will be provided by the instructor; a supply list
will be sent to you. |
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One-Day Workshop (9am-4pm): $100 |
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Material Fee $4. |
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Experimental
Drawing |
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Thursday, July 8 |
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Kay
Brathol-Hostvet |
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“Every
child is an artist.The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
- Pablo Picasso |
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Drawing is one of the most elemental forms of
communication throughout |
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human culture, and the foundation for all of the visual
arts. This workshop is |
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for those who want to go beyond traditional drawing , expand skills and |
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creativity, gain more delight in the drawing process, and work at developing |
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an individual drawing style. Kay will challenge you to
take that next step! |
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We will explore expressive mark-making, exaggeration,
distortion, co-operative |
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drawing,and non-traditional materials. This is a process-oriented workshop where we will
work both intuitively and |
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cerebrally; come with an open mind! |
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Some materials will be provided by the instructor; a
supply list will be sent to you. |
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One-Day Workshop (9am-4pm): $100. Material fee: $4 |
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*Sign up for two of these drawing workshops and take $20 off ($180
instead of $200). |
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All three days, take $30 off ($270 total instead of $300). Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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To view more of Kay’s work, please visit: www.kaybratholhostvet.com |
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Concrete Yard Art: A Three-Day Series of Workshops
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Hypertufa Garden Pots
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Tuesday, July 13 |
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Susan Seyfarth |
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Remember the joys of making mud pies, of building sand castles? Put |
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on
your old clothes and learn the art and science of making lightweight, |
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beautiful,
natural looking pots and troughs for your plants. Topics include |
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safe
working environments; properties of concrete, additives, and mixing |
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techniques;
building and embellishing pots and troughs while in molds. |
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You
will complete two pots and will receive instructions for unmolding and curing
that takes place at your home |
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two
weeks after class.
Supply fee: $25 |
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Embellishing Hypertufa Garden Pots
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Wednesday, July 14 |
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Susan Seyfarth |
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Ever
admire beautifully decorated flowerpots but ouch! prices were sky high?
Then put on your old |
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clothes
and learn techniques that employ free or very inexpensive materials to create
imaginative, |
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stunning
garden art. Topics include safe working environments, bases, mastics,
embellishing materials, |
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design,
application techniques, and grouting. Cured hypertufa pots out of their molds
will be provided |
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for
you to decorate. You will take home one or two embellished pots and
instructions for grouting or |
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stay
for Mosaic Basics (below) and you may grout your pots during class. Supply fee: $25 |
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Mosaic Basics
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Thursday, July 15 |
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Susan Seyfarth |
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Mosaic
is one of the earliest art forms and arguably, one of the most beautiful.
Over the years, artists have applied |
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a
variety of materials including glass, stone, mirrors, jewels, and broken
dishes to a variety of bases to create |
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religious
tableaux, portraits, murals, garden art, and public art. Put on your old
clothes and have fun learning about |
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and
creating in this exciting medium as we make a mosaic sampler, and a mirror or
picture frame. Topics include |
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safe
working environments, bases, mastics, design, application techniques, design,
and grouting. You will take |
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home
one sampler and one mirror or picture frame. Supply fee: $20.00 |
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Workshop Fees |
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One Day: $ 75 for registration by June 21, $100 thereafter. Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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Two Days: $135 for registration by June 21, $165 thereafter |
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All Three Days: $175 for registration by June 21, $225 thereafter |
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9am-4pm each day *To further explore
your creative nature stay for the Art Materials
Discovery Workshop (below). |
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Art
Materials: An Art Media Discovery Workshop |
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July 16-18 Weekend Retreat |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Remember the fun you had before
your where “taught” how to make art? |
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The pure joy of making marks,
doodling and trying new things just to see what |
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|
happens? This relaxing workshop is an
opportunity to play around with a variety |
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of art materials. Tecniques will be demonstrated
using different kinds of pastels, |
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chalks, papers and paints. Then you can
try them out and discover for yourself |
|
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how they work and what you can do with
them. You will have lots of time to experiment with the ones that most |
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intrigue you and to discover
what materials best suit your individual expression. |
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Materials provided |
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Weekend Retreat : $175 for registrations postmarked by June 25, $225
after June 25 Saturday only:
$125/$150 |
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*$150
for those attending The Concrete Yard Art series (above). |
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9am-4pm each day Two-nights lodging $75 available on a first-come
first registered
basis. |
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Plein Air Painting in Oil: Getting
the Process Down
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, July 20-21-22 |
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Ann Tristani |
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Painting
on location is both challenging and exhilarating. It forces you to sort
through all |
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the
information out there and simplify it. This three-day workshop will provide
structure |
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to
the sometimes daunting task of capturing a fleeting moment in time on canvas.
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Ann
will begin the workshop with a demonstration of her painting process, showing
you |
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how she creates a painting from beginning to end, sharing her thoughts and
the decisions |
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she makes along the way. We will paint on location amongst the natural
beauty at |
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Full Circle Retreat, and at a Vernon Vineyards, high on a scenic bluff
top. We may even |
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paint in Viroqua, a charming small Midwestern town, a perfect place to capture a scene. |
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Ann still
remembers what its like to be a beginning painter. She will provide lots
of one-on-one encouragement, |
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guidance
and enthusiasm as you paint. The workshop will end with a group critique,
providing the opportunity to |
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learn from each other. |
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More about Vernon Vineyards at: www.vernonvineyards.com |
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Three-Day Workshop: $250 for registrations
postmarked by June 29, $325 thereafter |
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Two-Days:$200 |
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One-Day: $125 |
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9am-4pm each day Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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More about Ann at: www.anntristani.com - See the “Cottage
Series” to view some of her paintings done at Full Circle Retreat. |
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Waking Up To Spirit Through Art |
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July 23-25 Retreat Weekend |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Creativity is an inborn,
natural ability available to all of us. Art-making is a way to |
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dip into the creative realm of the infinite and to live more fully from a
place of |
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passion,
wisdom and spirit. I will guide you as we practice art-making exercises |
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that
initiate the playful and spontaneous creative process. |
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|
No previous art experience is necessary. |
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When
we make art in the spirit of play and non-judgment, we surrender to the |
|
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creative process and allow ourselves to be open and receptive to the
creative energy |
|
|
that is all around us. Experience for yourself how these practices connect
you to your own inner teacher, expand |
|
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your awareness, and deepen our experience of everyday life. |
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|
Materials provided.
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Retreat Weekend: $175 for registrations postmarked by
July 2, $225 after July 2. Two-nights
lodging $75 available on a first-come first registered basis. |
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Art As Medicine: Healing Mind, Body and Spirit
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Wednesday-Thursday July 28-29 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Medicine
in the Native American tradition refers to “anything which brings
personal |
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power, strength and understanding” This includes the healing of body, mind
and of spirit. |
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Medicine
is also “anything that improves one’s connection to the Great Mystery
and to all |
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Life”.
(from Medicine
Cards-Jamie
Sams and David Carson-Bear & Company). Making art can be one |
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of these “anythings”---medicine.
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Images are the language of the soul, of our right brain, of our intuitive
knowing, we |
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naturally respond to them. Inspired
by the Native American tradition of Medicine Cards, |
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during this workshop you will create your own personal medicine cards. This art process |
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helps us to become more aware of the messages and wisdom offered to us
everyday as we seek health, happiness, |
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and
wholeness. Our images reflect to us what
we know and what our spirits need to learn on this great human |
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adventure we call life. |
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”Power lies in the wisdom and understanding of one’s role in the
Great Mystery, and in honoring every living thing as a teacher.” |
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*This workshop is a great
companion workshop to Visual Journaling (below). Come for both! |
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Two-Day Workshop: $175 for registrations postmarked
by July 7/$225 after July 7 - $150 for those staying for
Visual
Journaling. |
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Wednesday only: $125 for registrations by July
7/$150 after July 7. Lodging available on
a first-come first registered
basis, click LODGING for
information. |
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Visual Journaling:
A Writing Practice |
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July 30-August 1 Retreat Weekend |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Journaling
is something you do and keep for yourself. It is a kind of cross-training for
|
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the
brain that results in a more integrated thought process that facilitates
clearer and |
|
|
deeper
understanding, useful for however you want to apply it in your everyday life.
|
|
|
Visual
journaling is a dynamic process of working with images-- the language of the |
|
|
right
brain, to tap into it’s often neglected gifts and abilities.--a way of
knowing |
|
|
beyond
logic and words. This process requires no formal art or writing experience. |
|
|
During this retreat we will practice some of the visual art and writing
methods that I have and found useful and have |
|
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integrated into my journaling practice. You can try them out for yourself and use what suits you to begin or expand a |
|
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journaling
practice of your own. You will have plenty of time to relax and journal. |
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Retreat Weekend: $175 for registrations postmarked by
July 9/$225 after July 9. Two-nights
lodging $75 available on a first-come first registered basis. |
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*This workshop is
a great companion workshop to Art as Medicine (above). Come for both! |
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Oil Painting En Plein Air |
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Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday,
August 3-4-5 |
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Kathie Wheeler |
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This workshop is for those who are
interested in traditional studio art |
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instruction and painting in nature.
The focus will be on the connection that |
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takes place between the artist and the
landscape. The workshop will begin |
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with a discussion and demonstration of
Kathie’s classical approach to |
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painting a landscape “en plein air,” working
outside directly in nature. |
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We will paint at various locations
amoungst the scenic river valleys, rolling |
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hills, and beautiful bluffs
that abound here in this rural community located in the Driftless region of
Southwestern |
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Wisconsin. You will receive lots one-on-one instruction in composition,
color, paint application and drawing; and have |
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plenty of time to paint. All skill-levels welcome. |
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Three-Day Workshop: $275 for registrations
postmarked by July 10, $350 thereafter |
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Two-Days:$200 |
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One-Day: $125 |
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9am-4pm each day Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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More about Kathie and to view
her paintings at: www.kathiewheeler.com |
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Musical Soul
Journey and SoulCollage® Retreat |
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Deepening Into The Psyche Through Music and Art Making |
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August 6-8
Retreat Weekend |
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Audrey Chowdhury |
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This is
an opportunity to experience the power of music and art to unlock your inner |
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wisdom and activate
your heart of compassion. Experience a "musical soul journey” in a |
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fully supported,
sacred space followed by art making that continues, and concretizes the |
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experience. Art
making will include creating mandalas and a SoulCollage® card. |
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Most
people find that this retreat experience leaves them feeling more authentic, |
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connected to
themselves, and better able to be effective in the world. |
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At the surface
of our psyche we are individuals with a personal biography. At the depths |
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of our psyche we
discover we are sacred, holistic beings, both human and divine. There are |
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layers in
between that reveal amazing knowledge of who we are in the various dimensions
of consciousness. These |
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dimensions of consciousness
can be accessed through the musical journeying process called Integrative
Breathwork. |
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Integrative
Breathwork is a powerful healer that opens the psyche using the breath and
evocative music. The |
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experience
removes us from our ordinary state of consciousness, where we are anchored by
how we see and hear. |
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By altering
these factors, our egos "recede” allowing us to open to healing and
often inspirational experiences. |
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These musical
journeys unveil the psyche's treasures that lead us from fragmentation to
wholeness. Many who |
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experience this
sacred group work feel they have "come home" to their True Self. |
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Audrey Chowdhury
received her Integrative Breathwork training at the Eupsychia Institute with
Jacquelyn Small |
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and is a
certified facilitator. |
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Weekend Retreat: $225 for registrations postmarked by July 10, $275 thereafter. Two-nights lodging $75 available on a first-come
first registered
basis. |
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Art As Spiritual Practice |
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Monday-Tuesday, August 9-10 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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”The
heart of the spiritual path is the longing to know and to be our true and |
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authentic
self. This has been the motivation of thousands who have gone before |
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you and will come after you. The true self that we long for is who you
really are.” |
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Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche |
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Many spiritual traditions teach us that
the peace, happiness and joy we seek is |
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already within us and that
infinite wisdom is always amoungst us. Eckhart Tolle |
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describes this as "the
aliveness that is all around you no matter where you are.” |
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One way to become more aware and
open to this “aliveness” is through the |
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practice of making art. When we approach art making as a practice
of listening and receiving, we invite an |
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experience of the fullness of
the present moment. |
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During this retreat we will
practice art making methods, that bypass the planning, thinking mind and the
ego’s desire |
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to control the outcome.
Combined with other contemplative practices, such as simple breathing
tecniques, music |
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and movement meditations, we will
explore some of the ways that we can connect with that dimention within |
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ourselves, where our authenic
self lives. As we integrate these tools for expression, meditation and
exploration |
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into our everyday ordinary life,
we continue to open ourselves to greater awareness, clarity and balance in
all |
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aspects of our lives and to all
that we are. No
previous art experience required. |
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Image is from Kathleen’s Journal page, “I give my love
and gratitude to the sacred presence that sings and dances with us in every
moment of our lives” |
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Two-day Retreat: $175 for
registrations postmarked by July 19, $225 thereafter.
Materials provided. |
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Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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*You can extend your retreat and stay for The Artist Way Retreat listed
(below-August 11-12-13). |
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The Artist’s Way |
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A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self |
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Wednesday-Thursday-Friday,
August 11-12-13 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Many of us sense that we are more
creative and wish we were more creative, but are |
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unsure how to tap into that creativity.
Many of us long to feel more free. The Artist’s Way |
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is a specific method designed to free
your creativity, described in the book by Julia Cameron, |
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The Artist’s Way, A Course in Discovering and
Recovering Your Creative Self. Creativity is |
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available to all of us; something we can intentionally invite into our lives. |
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The Artist’s Way here at Full Circle Retreat is time to give
focused attention to your true self |
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and space to allow your
creative nature to emerge. Through experiential art-making and writing
exercises, we will |
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explore many of the themes in the book.
This retreat is a guided encounter with your own creativity. So no matter |
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if you have started The Artist’s Way at some point, or have never heard of it, this is
an opportunity to practice some |
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of the specific tools and methods in
this process. |
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Join us in supporting yourself and encouraging others in
this exhilarating,
challenging, playful, and rewarding work of |
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“practicing the art of
creative living”. “No matter what your
age or your life path, whether making art is your career |
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or your hobby or your dream, it
is not too late or too egotistical or too selfish or too silly to work on
your creativity.” |
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- A quote from Julia Cameron’s
inspiring book, The Artist’s Way. |
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Three-day Retreat: $250 by July 21/$300 after July 21. |
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*Stay for the Writing
Retreat weekend listed below (August 13-15) to extend your Artist's Way retreat
and further your creative work. |
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Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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Writing Retreat: Writing
A Way Home |
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August 13-15 Retreat Weekend |
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Deb Biechler |
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Writing
is a powerful tool to discover your own wisdom, truth and beauty. When you |
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give
yourself over to the process, your pen becomes a road that connects you to
your |
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deepest self
and to others. During this weekend writing retreat, you will create a “seed |
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journal” of
ideas to “grow” into writing. These seeds will come from your everyday |
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experiences and
can be developed into one of the many genres or styles we will explore during
our time together. |
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The retreat
will include instruction, time to write, time to dream, time to relax and
share. This empowering |
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workshop will nurture and reassure beginning writers as
well as refresh and inspire writers who are experienced. |
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Individual
consultations with the instructor will be available. |
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A
one-credit course option is available through Viterbo University. |
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Please
let us know if you are interested in taking this for credit. |
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Weekend Workshop: $175 before July 23 $225 after July
23. Two-nights
lodging $75 available on a first-come first registered basis. |
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*$150 for those attending the The Artist’s Way Retreat Weekend
(above) or staying for Art Journals (below). |
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Art Journals You are free to color outside the
lines |
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Monday-Tuesday August 16-17 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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An Art Journal can take many
forms. It can be a simple notepad or sketchbook that |
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you carry around in your pocket
or it may be any size bound or unbound pages, or |
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an existing book that you alter and
embellish in some way. The purpose of your |
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art journal/sketchbook/notepad is
entirely up to you. It may be a place to record |
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random thoughts, ideas, information,
impressions, feelings, events, project |
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ideas, quotes…and/or a place to
explore new ideas, old ideas, questions, insights, |
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possibilities, draw, paint,
color, write songs, poems, make marks, explore new art |
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materials, circles/mandalas,
birds, your right brain, your dream images… |
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Art Journals are ultimately a
place where you can explore your interests, express yourself and experiment
freely with |
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out
the pressure to make a finished, “good”, beautiful, or sellable product. What
you create in your journal may end |
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up being beautiful and artistic--or not--it doesn’t matter. The nature of a journal is that it inspires your work, the |
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most essential work of art being…your life. |
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In this workshop you will make a hand-made art journal. As we experiment with a variety of art materials and |
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methods that will “jumpstart” your unique creative process, you will create pages for your journal. Then we will use |
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a book binding technique to make them into an art journal for you to take home and continue using. |
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No previous art experience required. |
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Two-Day Workshop: $175--*$150 for those attending the Writing Retreat (above). Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, LODGING |
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Mandalas: A
Centering Practice |
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Wednesday, August 18 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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The
word Mandala is from Sanskrit, the classical Indian language, translated
broadly |
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means
circle. Circles are found in all of life and nature. They symbolize
continuation, |
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wholeness
and the interconnectedness of all things. |
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Making
a Mandala is a centering practice in which we invite the fundamental pattern |
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of
order and wholeness, the web of life that supports and sustains us. It is a
way to |
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create
a sacred space that connects us to deeper wisdom. |
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In this workshop we will create mandalas using a variety of approaches and
art materials; watercolor, pastels, |
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tempera and acrylic paints. By creating your own personal mandalas you
will deepen your experience of this |
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centering
practice and leave with tools to develop your own approach to using the
mandala as a tool for exploration, |
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meditation
and expression. No prior art experience is required. |
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“Everything
belongs in the circle where we are all one, all connected. The circle teaches
us to see the bigger picture. It is always moving and evolving.” Elena Avila |
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One-day Workshop: $125,
$100 for those attending Art Journals (listed above). |
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9am-4pm Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information |
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Shrines and
Altars: Collage/Assemblage |
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Thursday, August 19 |
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Kathleen Grittner |
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Using collage
and assemblage tecniques; finding, collecting and arranging, you will |
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create a
personal shrine or altarpiece. The intention for your shrine is up to you and
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will be your
guide. Fill it with images that inspire and things that make you happy. |
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Shrines
and altars are a place to give thanks, to celebrate those who have been |
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important and
supportive to us on your life journey, and/or a way to honor our animal |
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and spirit
guides, the beautiful things of this earth, and the gods and goddesses who’s |
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qualitites we aspire to and who remind us to stay spiritually centered. |
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Start
collecting images--personal photos, color photocopies, magazine pictures,
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Objects - small
figurines and statues, toys, game pieces, keys, stones, twigs, feathers, sea
treasures, |
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embellishments--buttons, beads,
ribbon, glitter, decorative papers etc. Bring stuff you like
and that has personal |
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meaning to you. You will need a container(s) to create your
shrine in; such as a wooden box, old drawer, shadow |
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box frame,
hard cover book, tins, etc. You will transform your collection into a
beautiful and meaningful shrine. |
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One-Day Workshop: $125. |
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Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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Meet Your Playful Self |
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August 20-22 Retreat Weekend |
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Dennis Kern |
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Would you like to feel more playful in
your life, to find yourself laughing and |
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smiling more often? You do not need to
change your career or buy anything to |
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be a more playful person. You
already have a playful nature, eveyone does. |
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During this FUN, interactive workshop,
Dennis will introduce us to some simple |
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group exercises that have allow
hundreds of actors and improvisers to perform |
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on stage. Aspiring
performer-or-not, you too are invited to Meet your Playful Self. |
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No previous theater experience is necessary, only the
desire to discover the playful nature within yourself. |
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In the process of meeting our playful selves, we learn
to improvise by actively doing things with the intention of |
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moving to a more intuitive and playful
place. When you learn to move out to meet the unexpected, you may find |
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yourself
becoming more present and accepting of the people, places and the events of
your day-to-day live. As you |
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begin to feel more playful in your life
and to take yourself less seriously, you may find it easier to laugh, smile
and |
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enjoy “what is” your life.---Join us for
this informative, active, freeing experience! |
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More about Dennis and his work at: www.myplayfulself.com |
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*Sign up early, this
workshop is limited to 12 participants. |
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Workshop begins Friday evening at 6pm, continues Saturday 9am-4pm, and
Sunday 9am-1pm |
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Weekend Workshop: $175 for registrations postmarked
by July 30, $225 thereafter. Two-nights
lodging $75 available on a first-come first registered basis. |
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Soft Pastels: Individual Workshops or Four-Day Retreat |
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Soft
Pastels: An Introduction |
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Wednesday,
September 8 |
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Kay Brathol-Hostvet |
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Many students “fall in love” with
pastels after taking this workshop! Soft |
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pastels are fun to use, colorful,
versatile, immediate, and very expressive. |
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Kay will introduce you to this
fascinating dry painting medium through a variety |
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of exercises on different papers. Learn
how to use solvents and fixative to |
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enhance your images. You’ll complete
three different works in this one-day |
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studio workshop, including a
densely-colored painting on sanded paper. |
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Every workshop participant will
experience ample personal attention as well as fun and positive group
interaction. |
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A supply list will be sent to
you; all paper for this introductory class will be provided by the
instructor. |
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Material Fee $5 |
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One-Day Workshop: $100 Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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9am-4pm |
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Pastel
Interpretations: All levels |
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Thursday,
September 9 |
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Kay Brathol-Hostvet |
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Soft pastel is a very adaptable medium
and is perfect for learning different |
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painting techniques. In this
studio workshop, you will do several different |
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interpretations from the same photographic
reference. Each work in your |
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series will be quite unlike the
others--you won’t believe you had it in you! |
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Consequently, you’ll learn which styles
and techniques might work best for |
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your own artistic “vision.” Previous pastel
experience is helpful but not |
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required. All paper is provided. |
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Material Fee $7 |
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One-Day Workshop: $100 Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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9am-4pm |
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*Sign up for both of these pastel workshops (September 16 & September
17) and take $20 off ($180 instead of $200). |
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Plein Air
Painting In Soft Pastels: All Levels |
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Friday-Saturday,
September 10-11 |
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Kay Brathol-Hostvet |
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Rejoice in
the glorious beauty of autumn and your creativity! We will paint |
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amongst
nature’s display of colors at Full Circle Retreat and Vernon |
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Vineyards.
After our day of painting at the vineyard, we can relax and |
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further
enjoy the bounty of harvest time at Vernon Vineyards wine tasting |
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bar. Pastel is perfect for depicting the various textures
and luscious colors |
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of the vineyard, gardens and landscape
and is a very portable medium so |
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it is ideal for plein air work. We will use the studio
as our home base, then head outside to work directly from nature. |
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Kay will demonstrate several techniques that are
especially helpful for outdoor work. You will complete a few |
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small paintings that can be used as studies for larger
studio works or might stand alone as plein-air masterpieces! |
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Some paper will be provided. A supply list will be sent
to you. |
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One-Day Workshop $100. Both Days $160. 9am-4pm each
day Lodging available on a first-come first registered basis, click LODGING for information. |
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To view more of
Kay’s work, please visit: www.kaybratholhostvet.com |
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More about Vernon
Vineyards at: www.vernonvineyards.com |
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*All four
days of the Pastel Workshop Series, September 8-11, for $340. 9am-4pm each
day. |
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Drum Making and Other Ancient Circles |
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September
17-19 Retreat Weekend |
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Lisa Gidlow-Moriarty and
Kathleen Grittner |
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Handheld frame drums are one of the
oldest musical instruments. The |
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rituals of the earliest known
religions evolved around the beat of the frame |
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drum. Drumming remains a powerful
spiritual experience. |
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Friday evening you will make your drum.
Saturday, as the deerhide on our |
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drums is drying, we will explore other
ancient circles such as the labyrinth |
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and the mandala. Both are forms of art
and meditation practice. You will |
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have the opportunity to
creatively experience these ancient circles and to paint your drum if you
wish. |
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There is an outdoor labyrinth near the
stream at Full Circle Retreat that you may walk any time during the weekend. |
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Saturday evening we will take
our drum outdoors and drum around a fire. Join us in this celebration of
life! |
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Retreat Weekend: $175 Registrations
must be received by August 25th |
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Drum Materials: $60 Two-nights lodging $75 available on a first-come
first registered
basis. |
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Songwriting Workshop with L.J. Booth |
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September 24-26 Retreat Weekend |
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How do songs get written? There are about
as many ways to write them as there |
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are songs. Songs are an intersection of
story and music that has no address, no |
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formula, and no timetable. This
workshop is a time to let the playful writer in you |
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put some of your stories to music. Learn
a way of writing and of playing music |
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that spawns melodies and images that
have not yet been joined, not yet been |
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sung. The ability to play an
instrument isn't required for the workshop (although, |
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if you have one, please bring it along).
All writing experience levels welcome. |
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L.
J. Booth is an extraordinary songwriter, guitarist and singer. He writes songs on the guitar, piano,
bass, and the |
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strumstick. L.J. writes powerful and
deeply moving lyrics, adds phenomenal guitar flourishes and surprising
flights of |
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musical fancy
to push the boundaries of folk. |
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His first CD, YARNS was
released in 1987, Sing Out
magazine said, "L.J. is one hell of a yarn spinner and singer - |
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this is simply great music". After
his 2002 release, THE OX THAT PULLS THE CART, Performing Songwriter
magazine |
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declared,"L.J. Booth is as literate
as they come. As a lyricist, he has the light touch of Lyle Lovett, the
unabashed |
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honesty of Leonard Cohen and the
sprawling, joyous life of Walt Whitman. The plainness of his imagery and the |
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economy of his phrasing is only made
more effective by his glittering guitar parts and the simple grace of his
songs.” |
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L.J. recently released his fourth CD, the
road that leads me home available at www.cdbaby.com. |
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More about L.J at www.ljbooth.com |
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*Sign up early, this
workshop is limited to 12 participants |
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Workshop/Retreat begins Friday evening, continues Saturday 9am-4pm, and
Sunday 9am-1pm |
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Retreat: $175 for registrations postmarked by September 3, $225
thereafter. Two-nights
lodging $75 available on a first-come first registered basis. |
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Saturday only $125 9am-4pm |
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Creativity Retreat |
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October TBA |
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Kathleen Grittner will be one of the featured instructors
at The Peninsula Art School of
Door County, |
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during a three day Creativity Retreat. |
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For more information and to
register, go to: www.peninsulaartschool.com |
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Private
Group Retreats can be coordinated at Full Circle Retreat upon request |
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For a complete list of Private Group Retreats click: Private Group Retreats |
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Calendar List - Retreat-Workshops - Private Group Retreats - Instructor
Profiles |
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Lodging at Full Circle Retreat - Registration Information - Contact Us |
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Medicine Dolls: Making Healing Dolls
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TBA |
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Barb Kobe |
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Dolls have been used for the purpose of
healing in many cultures. The act of making a doll can |
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help you to heal at a physical, emotional,
mental and spiritual level. When you are
physically |
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ill, in pain, dealing with emotional issues, or
challenged by a life changing event, you can |
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start to heal yourself with art by opening up to your
inner voices, listening to them, and |
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allowing their messages to emerge. The essential
process of healing yourself with artmaking |
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is one that involves moving through change so that you
become more conscious and restore |
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your connection to your intuition and your soul. |
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This dollmaking experience will take you through a
creative process toward a goal of |
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healing an aspect of yourself and/or your life. Your
intention drives the process and keeps you focused. |
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Your journal becomes the record keeper and provides a
place for you to dialog with your creations. |
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Connect with your inner wisdom, expand your intuitive,
creative self and let yourself be restored at this retreat. |
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More about Barb and her
work at: www.barbkobe.com |
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Weekend Retreat: $175 for
registrations postmarked by July 25, $200 thereafter. |
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The Mindful Eye: A Contemplative Photography Workshop |
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Cultivating Peace, Wisdom and Creativity
Through the Lens |
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TBA |
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Fernando
Senior |
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Contemplative
Photography combines the art of photography with the practice of |
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meditation. Universal
wisdom tells us that the eyes are the windows to the soul. |
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From the soul's
perspective, the eyes become the windows through which to see, |
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interpret and guide the
human experience. Just as the practice of meditation allows |
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the mind to return to a
state of equanimity and inner peace, the practice of |
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Contemplative Photography
trains the eye and the mind to See as a way to nurture |
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the soul. Learning to See
in full awareness brings about beauty, creativity, wisdom |
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and joy into our lives. |
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This workshop integrates
the practice of mindfulness or conscious awareness with |
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the art of photography.
More than a course in photographic techniques, this |
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workshop is about
perceiving the world around us, from tangible objects to sensations and
emotions. Ultimately, |
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is about using your camera
to nurture your inner peace, wisdom and creativity. You will improve your
image-making |
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skills, by virtue of being
able to notice more potential images all around you. This
retreat/workshop
includes field |
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trips, group and individual
exercises, journaling, and daily practices. This is a time for exploration,
for reflection and |
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for image making. We then
share and talk about our images and our insights in a supportive group
environment; |
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learning how to distill
personal wisdom from images and walking away with images that characterize
our mindful eye. |
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Digital cameras are highly
recommended, but not required. Given that most photo labs are able to save
images to |
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CD, even disposable cameras
will suffice. Remember that we are not making prints for competition, but to
expand |
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our awareness. All
photographic levels are welcomed. |
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More information at: www.themindfuleye.com |
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Three-Day Workshop: $325 for registrations postmarked by, $375 thereafter |
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Two Days:$275 |
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One Day: $150 |
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9-4 each day |
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