Dear Creative One, Here in Florida, the weather is turning from warm to hot, the afternoon rains have begun, and the brilliant red royal poincianas are suddenly in bloom. In our business, we are also
feeling a seasonal shift, as new growth is blossoming, abundant and colorful. You will notice quite a few new offerings in today's e-news, and we hope they speak to your heart! Our admin team - Cat Thomas, Rebecca Orndorff, and Kristy Iris - are a wonder to behold, as they collaborate and create systems that support new growth. Our Graduate Mentors - Brandy King, Susan Paul Johnson, and Renee Bhatia - nurture and challenge our students - from their first course through to their final certificate review - to be their most authentic and creative selves. Our Alumni Circle, too is blossoming, with regular meetings and connections, listings on our
website, and monthly Alumni spotlights. And now, the first three workshops in the alumni series are open for registration and coming up in June! Thank you Sunny Stewart, Susan Paul Johnson, and Jo-Ann Dellaposta for taking the lead on this. There will be more to come. We are grateful that our local, in-person community is growing strong again,
after such a long period of 'online only'. Vibrant open studios and workshops are nurturing and supporting a wonderful and growing creative community. The First Congregational Church has provided us with a generous and beautiful home. And, we are blessed to be part of such a diverse and generous worldwide online community, too. Mitchell Kossak, a
favorite presenter, will be back, and Diane Lampitt is offering a new SoulCollageĀ® workshop. Eleven amazing teachers from around the globe will be sharing their perspectives in the upcoming Expressive Arts in the World
series. The bright red flowers of the royal poinciana surprise and delight, in their unexpected
brilliance and fullness. Since the time when we put all of our belongings in storage and took everything online, we have been navigating our business through changing conditions. Getting the help we need, fostering a widening and deepening community, taking risks and treading carefully in equal measure, today, we experience a sense of blossoming, of connection, of gratitude, and of delight. We invite you to join us for many new offerings, each one a bright new flower of possibility. Yesterday we reorganized our storage unit so that everything is at hand to streamline our efficiency and serve you better. We thought you might enjoy a visual! The royal poinciana tree inspires and informs us. On another day it might be a cedar, or a oak. What tree inspires you today? Try this: Take a walk around your neighborhood, yard, patio, or any outdoor space. Or just look through a window. What season is it where you are? Be aware of any seasonal changes that you may not have noticed before. Where is your attention drawn? Notice trees, plants, flowers. Is there a specific one that attracts you? What are its properties, colors,
shapes, growth patterns? Spend a few minutes noticing all of its details. Ask yourself: what is it that draws me? Be curious - does this tree or plant have a message for me today? Write that down, or go to your art materials, and create a spontaneous image. What are you discovering? Share in the FB
group, if you like.We would love to witness. Love, Kathleen and Tamara In Person Offerings Coming up.... Friday, May 19 10 am ā 1pm In person
Come join us for some fun and creative art
making! Drop in, relax, stay for an hour or the whole time.
No art experience needed. We believe in the art process and
the creative wisdom within each person.
If you have questions, you can email us at [email protected]
Open Studio will be held in Room 9 at the First Congregational Church UCC, 1031 S Euclid Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237. Follow the signs around the loop for parking to find us. We hope you can join us! And, in the afternoon..... Creative Containers: A Bookmaking Experience Friday May 19 2-5 pm EDT In person Calling all Creatives! In this new workshop, you will be guided through a simple bookmaking technique to create your own unique container for creative personal exploration, growth, and transformation.
You will be able to customize the process to make it your own as you create the space and place for your ongoing personal practice. Having a personal expressive arts practice involves creating images, writing, witnessing, and reflecting. Making a special place to go that holds the artifacts and helps you look back on what you have created has become part of our practice and we invite you to share this with us. We will guide you through each step as you create a simple book from your own visual artmaking. You will leave with an art journal ready to fill with your summer adventures and experiences. Advance registration is preferred. Walk-ins accepted, space permitting. Come to Open Studio and stay for the workshop. Bring your lunch and make a day of
it. Connect with creative community. Update on our Online Platform The good news is our Online Learning Platform is being upgraded to deliver an even better experience for
you! The bad news is that there are some hiccups in the process and a few courses are not fully available right now. If you are enrolled in a course that you purchased and need assistance you can email [email protected] or [email protected] to ask for help. We are doing what we can to restore everything so the full extent of the upgrade is available soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Online Offerings Coming up... ONLINE OPEN STUDIO with Kathleen Tuesday, May 16 1-4pm EDT On Zoom Come join us online for some art-making! We will begin with a guided meditation and move into open, self-directed creative time. Just bring your curiosity and take some time to work on your own project. Witnessing and sharing for the last half hour. A beautifully supportive creative community and new people always welcome! Donations in any amount are never required, and are always gratefully accepted. PayPal.Me/eafistudio Expressive Arts Discovery Wednesday, May 17th Tuesday, June 13th 7-8:30 pm EDT On Zoom A Virtual Expressive Arts Workshop Listen. Learn. Make Art. Share. Witness. Discover. Navigating Crossroads & Intersections with SoulCollageĀ® with Diane Lampitt Thursday,
June 8 6-9 pm EDT On Zoom Crossroads and intersections can provide rich metaphors to help us either affirm the road we are on, choose a new direction, or just become more intentional about
our directional decisions. SoulCollageĀ® is a powerful process of listening to your inner wisdom as you navigate these twists and turns of life. Diane will prepare a special SoulCollageĀ® kit for this workshop. Be sure to sign up early! Sacred Tree - An Eco-Expressive Arts
Workshop with Sunny Stewart Friday, June
9 1-4 pm EDT On Zoom Sacred Tree offers you an opportunity to explore the nature of trees through a creative cycle of expression. You are invited to journey through poetry, guided visualization, visual art making, and writing as a means of connecting with and embodying the natural element of trees. This workshop is intended to foster a sense of interconnection and belonging in the natural world which supports our personal and communal well-being. Mandalas for Deep Personal Reflection
Workshop with Susan Paul Johnson Friday, June
16 1-4 pm edt On Zoom In this workshop, we will create mandalas and consider different ways of deepening their meaning ā from journaling to interpreting motifs and symbols we use personally. We will add movement as a way to experience our mandalas and enhance our own understanding of what may lie within. The Power of You - Solar Plexus Chakra
Workshop with Jo-Ann Dellaposta Friday, June
30th 1-4 pm edt On Zoom Through guided meditation, and an integration of Reiki, sound energy and expressive arts modalities, we will focus on opening and balancing the 3rd Chakra.
Participants will:
-Release the blocks that stop you from experiencing your uniqueness
-Keep the energy moving to utilize your personal power and
strength
-Feel confident and capable to be your individual, authentic self
-Learn the steps necessary to keep this energy center clear and thriving
-Simulate your learning through the various
expressive art modalities, making your experience real and concrete Professional Development Series Throughout the year, we offer Professional Development workshops with leaders in the
field. In June, we welcome back Mitchell Kossak! Receive a Certificate of Completion you can submit for CEU's, and gain access to the recording as well as the live workshop! Living with Uncertainty: Utilizing Expressive Arts for Trauma, Resiliency and Attunement with Mitchell
Kossak Wednesday, June 28 6-8:30 pm EDT On Zoom This workshop will be a time to reflect on the inner and outer landscapes with a focus on
how expressive arts can address individual and collective trauma through a lens of inter and intra- personal neurobiology. Through guided exercises that use breath, sound, rhythmic drumming, movement and image making we will explore how a re-alignment with personal and transpersonal rhythms can help to facilitate a sense of psychospiritual unity and begin a process of healing. Upcoming workshops for August and September Our Expressive Arts in the World workshop series, coming up in August and September, will be open for registration soon. Whether you are a student in our Certificate Training Program, an expressive arts
facilitator, or a therapist, these training workshops will enrich and expand your knowledge and practice. Here is the schedule. You will be able to register for one, several, or all of these. - Expressive Arts in Social Action - The IEATA Creative Wellness Service Initiative Program - Manju Jain and Aslam Khader, August 7, 6-8:30 pm edt
- Reconnecting to Our Soul and the Soul of the World - Hector Aristizibal (Colombia), August 11, 1-3:30 pm
edt
- Emerging Voices in the Mirrors of Arts - Fiona Chang (Hong Kong), August 15, 6-8:30 pm edt
- Honouring Nature and Transitions in Life
- Tribal art in India - Belinda Rego and Chandini Harlalka, August 19, 10 am - 12:30 pm edt
- Expressive Arts Worldwide - Harambee Arts in Kenya and Nepal - Gloria Simoneaux, Lillian Obonyo, Sarala Tamang, August 21, 12-2;30 pm edt
- Planting seeds of color in Guatemala - Mayari Hernandez, Paulina Buonafina, Pili Garin, Evelyn Ammon, August 22, 6-8:30 pm edt
- First Aid of the Soul: Culturally-sensitive & Trauma-informed Care Amidst Ongoing War - Nathalie Roberto-Timtchenko (Ukraine), August 30, 6-8:30 pm edt
- Being the Bridge: Expressive Arts without Borders - Markus G. Scott-Alexander (Canada & global) September 13, 6-8:30 pm edt
- Story + Making = ? Opportunities in rural
Canada - Fay Wilkinson (rural Ontario, Canada) September 22, 1-3:30 pm edt
- Embodied Self-Awareness - Aisha Radwan (Egypt,) September 26, 1-3:30 pm edt
- Bereginya: Russian traditional dolls in expressive arts - Varvara Sidorova (Russia) September 29, 1-3:30 pm edt
Mark your calendars! Registration will open this week. One group of students is just completing their Internship, and another has just begun EAFI 230 - The Business and Profession of Expressive Arts. Registration will
open for EAFI 220 - Expressive Arts in the World - soon, and the next Level 1 course is in-person, in October.
EAFI 220: Expressive Arts in the World: Populations, Practices and
Settings August - September, 2023 On Zoom In this Level 2 course, EAFI 220: Expressive Arts in the World: Populations, Practices and Settings, be inspired by guest presenters from around the world, as you expand your view of the practice and possibilities of
Expressive Arts! Pre-requisite: To register for this core course, you must be a current Level 2 student or a Level 1 student with permission of mentor/faculty. Professional Development sessions are open to those not enrolled in the course or certificate program. EAFI 130: Scope of Expressive Arts: Individual, Group &
Community October 17-20, 2023 In Person EAFI 130: Scope of Expressive Arts: Individual, Group & Community is a Level 1 course in the Certificate Training Program and an opportunity to adapt the focus of expressive arts processes from intrapersonal to interpersonal, group and community. Both individual and collaborative expressive arts
processes are utilized in this course, and some attention is given to designing and facilitating collaborative art projects. Pre-requisite: This is one of the core Level One courses in our Certificate Training Program. Creative Wisdom Introductory Training Welcome Lesson and Lesson 1 are required prior to beginning a Level One course. Tamara is accepting new clients seeking therapy services and support using
expressive arts to heal and grow. Using her years of creative practice and a compassionate approach, she is able to help clients access their inner strengths and create the change they most want in their lives. To inquire about services, you can call/text 941-444-9585 or email
[email protected] Questions? Comments? We are always happy to hear from
you! ~Tamara and Kathleen Tamara Teeter Knapp MA, NCC, MHC Intern, REACEĀ® Kathleen Horne MA, LMHC(S), REACEĀ®, REATĀ® www.expressiveartsflorida.com |
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