Workshops
I hold small group workshops designed to address attention, social skills, self respect, and motivation. Inadequacies in these areas can hinder a person’s ability to thrive fully. My workshop setting is ideal for finding new vantage points, recognizing blind spots and creating solutions.
These workshops are designed for those who wish to attend to their inattention, poor social skills, self harm, or feeling stuck.
Infused with music, art, movement and language, participants will dapple on the periphery and dive into the center of vibrancy. Soft pastels, sumi ink, gold luster, collage, graphite, water color, clay, printmaking, and wordplay will be our tools for exploration.
Presence
Presence is a workshop to cultivate mindfulness. Artistic activities help to reduce anxiety and find calm. Fidgeting will relax, intentions will be set, and darting thoughts will draw together. Developing concentration skills and self awareness will enable participants to zoom in on what is immediate and essential. Participants will practice the art of active listening and learn to orchestrate the restless “monkey mind”.
Interaction
Interaction is a creative workshop to discover the art of friendship. It is a mixed media, skill collecting exploration to spark awareness, honor the self, acknowledge the other, identify positive and negative responses, join forces and express gentle power, all within the context of making friends. Immerse yourself in lyrics, poetry, images, color, and form.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary is an inspirational workshop for adolescents who self harm. It is a place to imagine a safe haven and create it. Sanctuary is an occasion to tell the truth with courage and craft, express dreams and fears, breathe deeply through difficult times, and transform anger and sadness into wisdom and compassion. Through collage, wire sculpture, broad brush strokes, and clay, you will discover wholesome creative solutions.
Ignite
Ignite is a workshop for those who find themselves in a quandary and feel perplexed and uncertain as to the next step they will take. Like carrots in dark soil, there are bright and nourishing possibilities waiting just below the surface. Ignite is a workshop to gather fuel, spark curiosity, stimulate creative responses, and build starbursts of enthusiasm. Here you will find the strength and clarity to move one giant step forward, smiling.