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Winter 2012 Events
TaborSpace/ArtSpace
5441 SE Belmont (55th & Belmont)
Portland, OR 97215"Introduction to Touch Drawing™: "Drawing from Your Creative Spirit"
January 28, 2012 1:30-3:30
Limited to 12 participants, please RSVP so I can have enough supplies.
A fun and playful way to tap into your creative spirit for the New Year! With a focus on PROCESS rather than PRODUCT, Touch Drawing™ offers people of all artistic and physical abilities an avenue of creative play, self-discovery, and non-verbal expression. No drawing or artistic experience required. Through using their hands, participants will create a series of monoprints in this very meditative yet playful process. The results are both simple and profound, as the freedom of using one’s hands without a tool allows direct contact with the creative process.
Appropriate for Adults and Teens 14 and over.
Cost $18 per person, all materials included by facilitator.
Past Events
Weekend Retreat for Mothers of Children with Cancer
Manzanita, Oregon
Mandalas for Relaxation: "Nature as a Healer"Friday, January 20, 2012
6:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Private free event for 10 pre-selected mothers
All materials and services donated
An art activity designed to give moms a tool to relieve anxiety and stress, as well as have with their children during treatment. Read more about the retreat by the organizer, Sharla Vellek http://www.empoweringgrace.com/
First Unitarian Church
1226 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR
"Card-making party for Children of New Life School in Uganda"
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Room B103, 9 AM-1 PM
Free & Open to First Unitarian Congregation & Friends
In support of our Partner Church Program of the New Life School for children impacted by AIDS we will be creating cards for our first grade class in Uganda. Members of the UU Global AIDS Coalition invite you to drop in on a card-making party on Sunday January 8, anytime between 9:00 am and 1: 00 PM in room B103 (right next door to the Buchan coffee hour). All supplies will be provided...just bring your creativity, so come make a card and have some fun! On Monday we will be mailing the cards to a member of the Tulsa Oklahoma congregation who will hand-carry them to Uganda the following week.
TaborSpace/ArtSpace
5441 SE Belmont (55th & Belmont)Portland, OR 97215
"Life Spiral Process" Group
6 Sessions which build upon each other
Tuesdays from 9:30-noon
9/13, 9/27, 10/11, 10/25, 11/8, 11/22/11
Limited to 5 participants (women only)
Description:The LSP is a personal art piece focused on various points of choice, chance, challenge, and change in one’s life, and provides a colorful and individualized celebration of the ongoing process of living. It is a great process for folks celebrating a milestone birthday (like 50). What makes it powerful is that it literally shows your whole life, activating the right brain, yet also utilizing the left brain for some writing and discernment about how events unfolded. The LSP is holistic in its approach and it is particularly suited for persons who want to reflect on where they have been, patterns and themes within their lives, and how they want to move forward with the second half of their lives. Participants will receive individualized contact from the facilitator bi-weekly, and will need to commit time between sessions to do some "homework". Pre-screening with facilitator required.
First Unitarian Church
1226 SW Salmon StreetPortland, OR
"Art Dialogue: Creating Collaboration & Community"
Private Event for Social Justice Council
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Participants in this multi-media workshop will each have a hand in creating each other’s art piece and the results promise to be dynamic, fun, and enlightening! There is no "one way" that is correct in creativity (or in life)! This workshop will explore alternative approaches and different ways of seeing materials and resources. This is a great way to explore the gifts and talents that others in your congregation bring to your community.
TaborSpace/Dining Area
5441 SE Belmont (55th & Belmont)
Portland, OR 97215"Art Dialogue: Creating Collaboration & Community"
Private Event for Divas' Group
May 19, 2011 6:30-9:30 PM
Participants in this multi-media workshop will each have a hand in creating each other’s art piece and the results promise to be dynamic, fun, and enlightening! There is no "one way" that is correct in creativity (or in life)! This workshop will explore alternative approaches and different ways of seeing materials and resources. This is a great way to explore the gifts and talents that others in your group bring to your community.
TaborSpace/ArtSpace
5441 SE Belmont (55th & Belmont)Portland, OR 97215
"Mandalas: Exploring Sun Self & Shadow Self"
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
6:30-9:00 PM
For Adults and Teens aged 15+
Limited to 12 participants
Sun and shadow define each other; one cannot have one without the other. By exploring our “sun symbols” (the part we feel we are most like) and their opposites through pastels, collage and writing exercises, we can more deeply understand the ways in which the “shadow” part of us has gifts or messages for us. The interplay between our “sun symbols” and our “shadow symbols” can help us integrate to wholeness as represented by the mandalas we create. No artistic expericence necessary.
Testimonials about the above workshop:
"I thought at first I would be looking at complete opposites (andrea and anti-andrea) but truth be told, what I discovered were very complimentary traits / attributes that define more than I initially recognized. And the more I consider them, the more I see myself in each. Thank you again for a wonderful class."
~Andrea McNeely~(Oregon)
“I loved the evening. I loved the opportunity to become creative once again. It’s been a long time and I am really out of practice. Seemed good to have pastels in my hands, again!! I had a great time!!!”
~Lynn Thorsen~(Oregon)
Read more about mandalas & why they are useful in my blog entry dated 2/17/11
First Unitarian Church
2011 Pacific Northwest District Assembly
1226 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR
"Sharing Creativity to Create Community"Saturday, February 5, 2011
(part of a full day program of events)
Participants in this multi-media workshop will each have a hand in creating each other’s art piece and the results promise to be dynamic, fun, and enlightening! There is no "one way" that is correct in creativity (or in life)! This workshop will explore alternative approaches and different ways of seeing materials and resources. This is a great way to explore the gifts and talents that others in your congregation bring to your community.
Testimonial on the above workshop:
"I wanted to take a minute and thank you for offering this class ["Sharing Creativity to Create Community/Art Dialogue"] at PNWD! What a treat it was! You were so well organized and the class format adapted well to the short amount of time it had. The pacing clipped right along without me feeling rushed in the creation of my collage. The summary/conclusion was really the highlight for me; very thought provoking and a good hands-on lesson for all of us about the web of interdependence in which we all reside!!
~Sara H.~(Oregon)
TaborSpace/ArtSpace
5441 SE Belmont (55th & Belmont)Portland, OR 97215
"Free Spirits: Creating Spirit Dolls" Playshop
Saturday, January 29, 2011
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
For Adult Women & Teen Girls 15+
Space Limited to 12 participants
Allow the artist within to PLAY! Yeah!! Using cloth, paint, wire, ribbons, feathers & found objects each participant will create a small soft sculpture which embodies their dreams & hopes. Spirit dolls can be used to celebrate our imperfections & quirks, as well as define our secret longings. Participants will be encouraged to consider archetypes & ethnic origins for inspiration. Come spend an afternoon dressing up your dreams! Participants encouraged to bring a speical item to incorporate in their doll.
Caring Cabin, Oregon Coast
Weekend Retreat for Mothers of Children Touched by Cancer
Mandalas for Relaxation
Friday, January 21, 20117:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Private free event for 10 pre-selected mothers
All materials and services donated
An art activity designed to give moms a tool to relieve anxiety and stress, as well as have with their children during treatment. Read more about the retreat by the organizer, Sharla Vellek http://empoweringgrace.blogspot.com/
Inner Renewal Workshop:
Phoenix Rising Yoga Basics with Carole Cotten-Figueiredo, LMT
& Touch Drawing Introduction with Kirsten Carpentier, MSW
Healing Hour
12555 SW 1st StreetBeaverton, OR 97005
Saturday, January 15, 2011
9 AM - 12:30 PM
Come join us for a very special introductory workshop designed to revitalize and restore your body, mind and creative spirit as we start the New Year!
We are excited to provide this collaborative event that combines two process-focused experiences to deepen your inner listening.
Phoenix Rising Yoga helps participants to reconnect with their physical and emotional selves to find and listen to their own inner voice.
Touch Drawing focuses on PROCESS rather than PRODUCT, offering an avenue of creative play, self-discovery and non-verbal expression to people of all artistic abilities!
"Witnessing" each other's Touch Drawings is an important part of the Touch Drawing process in workshops.
Loaves & Fishes/Sponsored by The Geezer Gallery
1032 SW Main Street
Portland, OR
"Connecting to Your Creative Spirit: Touch Drawing Workshops"
Mondays, November 8 & November 15, 2010
3:00 - 5:30 PM
For Adults of all artistic abilities!
Facilitated by Kirsten Carpentier, MSW
& Shemaya Blauer, LCSW
Description: Touch Drawing offers creative play, gentle emotional release, relaxation, exploration of the unknown, and expression when there are no words. As simple as finger painting, hands become the paint brush and images pour through the fingers to create a series of pictures. Touch Drawing provides a doorway to creativity, especially for people who say they "can't draw”!November 8 ~ Session I: This session will be dedicated to creating a series of ten or more Touch Drawings.
November 15 ~ Session II: (Session I is a pre-requisite) This session will offer opportunities for participants to embellish their work from the previous week with a variety of mediums, creating scrolls, collages or playing with words or poetry on their drawings.
St. Gabriel's Epsicopal Church Women's Retreat
Collins Retreat Center
32867 SE Highway 211
Eagle Creek, Oregon
“Art Dialogue: Creating Community with Art”Saturday, October 16, 2010
9:30 AM- 12:00 PM
Participants in this playshop will each have a hand in creating each other’s final art piece and the results promise to be dynamic, fun, synchronistic and enlightening! We live in a culture that is very centered on individual achievement and ownership, but creating community requires that everyone’s talents and gifts are honored. In this project, “ownership of outcome” will be abandoned as we discover what we can wonderfully create with each other and for each other. The project will be a whimsical, multimedia surprise that will take us all on a journey of exploration of what we have to share with each other in this world. Guaranteed to get us talking!!
TaborSpace/ArtSpace
5441 SE Belmont (55th & Belmont)
Portland, OR 97215
Touch Drawing Introduction: "Drawing from Your Spirit"
Saturday, October 9, 2010
9:30 AM - 12 PM
With a focus on PROCESS rather than PRODUCT, Touch Drawing offers people of all artistic and physical abilities an avenue of creative play, self-discovery, and non-verbal expression. The hands become the paint brush as images pour forth through the fingers! Participants will create dozens of drawings in this very freeing process.
Providence St. Vincent Cancer Support Services
9135 SW Barnes Road, Suite 161, East Pavilion
Portland, Oregon
Touch Drawing Workshop: "Drawing from Your Spirit"
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 20101:15-3:45 PM
Cost: $10 materials fee (faciliation provided as a community service to this group.)
Touch Drawing is a simple and profound process that is accessible to everyone regardless of artistic talent! Using a process of painting developed by Deborah Koff-Chapin of the Center for Touch Drawing, participants will create a series of paintings using tissue paper, a board, a brayer, ink and their hands. This type of painting encourages participants to express their emotions and their stored body feelings in a process that is very freeing and encourages deep exploration as well as playful creativity!
TaborSpace/ArtSpace
5441 SE Belmont (55th & Belmont)
Portland, OR 97215
Touch Drawing Workshop:
"Feed Your Creativity, Feed the Hungry: Connect to Your Creative Spirit Through Touch Drawing"
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 Equinox Full Moon!
6:30-8:30 PM
Facilitated by Kirsten Carpentier, MSW
& Shemaya Blauer, LCSW
Cost: $15-25 sliding scale plus 2 cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank
Touch Drawing is for everyone regardless of artistic talent!
Touch Drawing provides an amazing doorway to creativity where the focus is on the process rather than the end result. Each drawing becomes a stepping stone towards self discovery and takes one deeper into the nonverbal realm. Touch Drawing offers creative play, gentle emotional release, exploration of the unknown, and allows expression when there are no words. As simple as finger painting, hands become the paint brush and images pour through your fingers. This process has been used with people who believe they are not creative…artists of all ages and physical or cognitive abilities!
Tuality/OHSU Cancer Support Group
Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center
299 SE 9th Ave.
Hillsboro, OR
Mandalas: "Nature as a Healer"
Provided as a community service to participants of this group
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
3:30-5:00 PM
The word “mandala” means “unity” or “oneness” in Sanskrit, but Mandalas are used extensively in many cultures (called different names) for creating centering and inviting healing. Nature is resplendent with mandalas from the shape of our planet to the shape of our cells, and nature is often seen a source of renewal and support. This workshop will include check-in and guided relaxation.Participants will be encouraged to engage their “right brain” to allow intuitive and healing information to come through as part of the creative process. Self-identified “non-artists” encouraged to attend!
St. Gabriel's Epsicopal Church~Life Center
17435 NW West Union Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Mandala Workshop: "Nature as a Healer"
Sunday, May 23, 2010
3:00-5:30 PM
Cost $10 per person (Subsidized so that no one will be turned away for lack of funds.)All materials included.
The word “mandala” means “unity” or “oneness” in Sanskrit, but Mandalas are used extensively in many cultures (called different names) for creating centering and inviting healing. Nature is resplendent with mandalas from the shape of our planet to the shape of our cells, and nature is often seen a source of renewal and support. This workshop will include check-in and guided relaxation, as well as a labyrinth walk (another mandala!) Participants will be encouraged to engage their “right brain” to allow intuitive and healing information to come through as part of the creative process. Self-identified “non-artists” encouraged to attend!
"Free Spirits: Creating Spirit Dolls"
Saturday, February 27, 2010 2-5 PM
RoseSprings Center for Healing Arts
Allow the artist within to PLAY! Yeah!! Using cloth, paint, wire, ribbons, feathers & found objects each participant will create a small soft sculpture which embodies their dreams & hopes. Spirit dolls can be used to celebrate our imperfections & quirks, as well as define our secret longings. Participants will be encouraged to consider archetypes & ethnic origins for inspiration. Come spend an afternoon dressing up your dreams!
Providence Cancer Support Services, Portland, Oregon
Art for Healing & Wholeness
Cancer Survivors' Art Show
January 14-February 4, 2010
Jill Lematta LibraryProvidence Cancer Support Services
Art-Based Support Groups:
September-November 2009
Art for Healing and Wholeness
~Body Image Series ~
September 23, October 14, November 11
Providence St. Vincent Hospital
~Mandala Series ~
October 5, October 19, November 2
Providence Eastside Hospital
Back to Basics: Money
Two-Part Workshop Series
Sundays, November 1 & 8, 2009
Part 1: "Relating to Money Through Creative Therapy"
Sunday, Nov. 1st 1-4:30 PM
Part 2: "Practical Money Management & Dealing with Anxiety"
Sunday, Nov. 8 1-3 PM
Russell Street Counseling Center (formerly YWCA)
333 NE Russell St.
Portland, OR 97212
Pre-Registration Required
"Tickled Pink"
Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 11am - 3pm, Free
Flourish event benefiting the Pink Phoenix Dragon Boat Team for breast cancer survivors
Rilassi Coffee House and Tea
3580 SW River Parkway
Portland, OR 97239
Art activity includes making phoenix pins in solidarity, with some pins for sale
