With the repetitive structure of the grid as a basis, participants will create a series of images in response to a psychologically and/or culturally significant photo. Including "cultural" issues in this workshop is an addition as of 2018. This is in response to the major upheavals we have experienced related to immigration, funding for services, etc.
As the image is repeated, perceptions and visual boundaries shift. A variety of media will be offered for this evocative and creative investigation of how memory and imagination alter perception and imagery. No previous art experience required. We will work through lunch with a few short breaks, for snacks and beverages: remember to bring your lunch!
For some, early spring inspires wonder, and identification with new life, creativity and a feeling that all is right with the world. For others the brevity and innocence of early spring evokes a sense of loss. There is a paradoxical quality to this supremely beautiful and all too brief season. Gathering inspiration by making art and (weather permitting) writing outdoors among budding trees and lilacs, we will explore how spring affects our energy, creativity, and insight. Art processes include collage, pastel drawing, and watercolor. Through the expressive arts, group interaction, and stimulating discussion, you will discover how the spring cycle is reflected in psyche as part of personal growth and change. Join us for this creative and fun workshop! No previous art experience needed.
"Working with a specific ethical issue from my practice was so helpful and the final collage with the combination of nature and dilemma in visual form was terrific."
Content will focus on processes and cycles in nature and the environment, which illuminate the processes in the therapeutic relationship and other relationships. We will explore ethical dilemmas, right action and personal and professional ethics through expressive art and writing.
Start planning now for this extraordinary workshop at Ghost Ranch. Ghost Ranch is 21,000 acres of red rock circled by blue sky. Join us in O'Keeffe Country and immerse yourself in the magic and power of Ghost Ranch. The workshop schedule includes time to wander in the extrordinary canyons and mesas of the Southwest.
Each day we will paint outside using pasel as the primary medium. We'll also spend time in the studio working with mixed media - including pastel and water based media. Our focus will be on expressing our response to the energy and power of of the landscape through simplification and accessing the imagination. The emphasis is on process versus product. All levels of experience are welcome.
This is a multidimensional experience leading to an expansion of creative awareness and ability to communicate. In addition, award winning poet and teacher Donald Levering (www.donaldlevering.com) will offer a hands-on session on ekphrastic poetry. Ekphrastic poetry is poetry in response to visual art. Working across media, from imagery to word, creates a merging of the senses that expands your awareness and your art.
Ghost Ranch is in Abiquiu, New Mexico and is about one-and-a-half hours north of Santa Fe. Basic rate for workshop is $889.00 for Thursday through Saturday nights/singleoccupancy. Fee covers dorm style room/board, studio space, art materials and tuition. Inquire about rates for room with private bath. There is also a small materials fee payable at time of workshop.
SUPERVISION: Resolve Countertransference with specific clients using art therapy and images of the four elements. We will work with clay, water color, pastel and collage.
All Continuing Education Workshops must be paid in full at time of registration.
One Day and Half-Day Workshops: Please note that if you don't cancel and don't attend, you are still responsible for payment. Substitutions are available (not incl. Ghost Ranch workshop) at any time.
Cancellations up to 10 days before program will receive refund minus $25 Fee.
Jane's Continuing Education Workshops are approved by both the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board and the New Mexico Social Work Examiners Board.
All Continuing Education workshops focus on nature and the creative process and are open to anyone who has been inspired by nature, whether CEU's are needed or not! New Mexico Continuing Education units are generally transferable nationwide. Massage Therapy and Nursing Boards will accept these units if the practitioner feels they are applicable to his or her practice.
Jane has been teaching on a post graduate level for 20 years. Her longer workshops have been called "life-changing" by participants. Her national workshops on the creative process have been so well attended, she has been asked to offer duplicate sessions.