I work to SEE…and to see well.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO POST HERE ON THIS PAGE OF CLASSES FOR WOMEN...BECAUSE MY ART, AND MY ABILITY TO OFFER CLASSES TO OTHER WOMEN IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF MY HEALING PROCESS....MY GAINING GROUND TO BE A HUMAN WITH AGENCY AND RESPONSES.
THERE ARE SOME WHO GATHER HERE TO READ WHO MIGHT NOT COMPREHEND ALL OF THE PIECES OF MY STORY...BUT THE STORY IS WITHIN THE ART....AS IS YOURS'.
THE ART WORK IS ONGOING....A STEADY, MINDFUL MOMENTUM. THE PIECES OF THE WORK SEEM TO UNFOLD AS THE TIMING IS JUST RIGHT. I HAVE LEARNED TO WALK GENTLY...CAREFULLY...AND WITH HANDS STRETCHED OUT WIDE. WHATEVER THE FOCUS, THE KEY HAS BEEN TO SEE...KEEPING MY EYES OPEN WIDE TO REALITIES. WHETHER IT IS PAINTING, OR TEACHING, HAVING LUNCH WITH A FRIEND, BEING ALONE FOR DAYS, HIKING IN A GROUP, SITTING IN THE HAIRDRESSER'S CHAIR, EATING A MEAL WITH ALL OR ONE OF MY ADULT-CHILDREN...
I WORK TO SEE.
I AM A WOMAN WHO PAINTS, AND IS NO LONGER AFRAID.
Classes & Open Studios.
THE TABLE DURING AN OPEN STUDIO...WHERE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF WOMEN COME TO SIT AND PAINT. WE ARE FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND FAMILIAL SITUATIONS. ALMOST ALL OF US HAVE A MEASURE OF HESITATION IN OUR CREATIVE PROCESS THAT HAS HELD US BACK FROM GOOD CREATIVE WORK. THE DIALOGUE IS RICH AT THIS WORK TABLE...AND FRIENDSHIPS BEGIN TO RUN DEEP EVEN IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF GATHERING. IT IS EASY TO SIT QUIETLY FOR THE ENTIRE TIME, OR TO WALK THROUGH THE STUDIO DOORS WITH A TOPIC YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS. SHARING IDEAS WITH A BIT OF KINDNESS ALLOWS FOR MANY IDEAS TO BE EXPRESSED. WOMEN ARE SEEING THAT THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL RESOURCE IN THE HELP OF OTHER WOMEN. WINDS OF CHANGE ARE BREWING. ITS AN EXCITING TIME AND AN IMPORTANT ONE. ALTHOUGH MY STUDIO IS A TINY SPECK ON THE PLANET WHERE WE DWELL, IT MATTERS DEEPLY TO ME THAT IT BE A LARGE, EXPANSIVE PLACE FOR ANY WOMAN WHO IS DESIRING WHOLENESS AND WELLBEING WITHIN HER PSYCHE, HER PHYSICAL BODY, HER MIND, AND HER CREATIVE SELF. IN EVERY EVENT THAT I OFFER IN THIS STUDIO, I TAKE THESE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION. WELLNESS MATTERS IMMENSELY.
The Red BungalowSTUDIO SPACE
A STUDIO FUNCTIONS AS A WORKING SPACE. IT IS NOT ALWAYS TIDY, OR COOL DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. ON ESPECIALLY DARK AND CLOUDY DAYS, THE LIGHTING FEELS SORT OF DIM. THE CHAIRS ARE A COLLECTION OF HEIGHTS AND STYLES. THE BATHROOM IS INSIDE MY HOME, AND IT TAKES ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE STEPS TO GET THERE. I TRY TO KEEP SPIDERS OUTSIDE IN THE GARDEN, BUT SOMETIMES THERE MIGHT BE A SPIDER ABOVE THE ARMOIRE.
THIS IS ALL TO SAY THAT HAVING A STUDIO FEELS LIKE SUCH AN IMMENSE PRIVILEGE TO ME. I AM THRILLED TO HAVE THIS SPACE TO DO WORK IN....TO KEEP THE WORK "OUT" WHILE I NEED TIME TO DO OTHER THINGS, AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO RETURN TO MY ART PROJECT. CHILDREN L O V E THIS SPACE....AND IN MY MIND, THAT IS THE HIGHEST SORT OF COMPLEMENT.
ITS NOT POSH...BUT ITS VERY WELCOMING...SORT OF SUBLIME AT TIMES. I KNOW THE WALLS WOULD HAVE MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS TO SAY IF THEY SPOKE. GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN THIS SPACE THAT ONCE HELD ONLY TOOL BOXES AND AN OLD TRUCK.
IF ANYTHING, A WOMAN WHO ONCE WAS RATHER POWERLESS IN HER ABILITY TO MAKE A LIVING, IS NOW USING THE SPACE TO THRIVE, FLOURISH AND EVOLVE.
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COMING TO WORK WITH ME PRIVATELY, TO DEVELOP A DAILY PRACTICE OF PAINTING, TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW YOUR CREATIVITY FLOWS IN AND FROM YOU, —-
I OFFER YOU A PRIVATE, 90-MINUTE, WEEKLY PAINTING SESSION….ONE ON ONE….WITH A COMMITTED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM YOU THAT YOU CAN COMMIT TO A FULL YEAR OF COMING,
NO PREVIOUS PAINTING/SKETCHING EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY FOR THIS PRACTICE. WE WILL TAP INTO THE CREATIVE PERSON THAT YOU ALREADY ARE…EVEN IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THAT OF YOURSELF. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH QUESTIONS, THE PRICE FOR THIS SESSION COMMITMENT, AND MY AVAILABLE TIME-SLOTS
THIS OFFERING IS AN INVITATION TO THE REALITIES OF THIS PRACTICE THAT HAS MARVELOUSLY ENHANCED MY WAYS OF LIVING HERE ON THIS PLANET AS MY ARTIST-SELF. I’VE REALIZED AFTER FIVE YEARS OF TEACHING WOMEN IN GROUP SESSIONS, THAT THE PRIVATE SESSION IS MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE IN EVERY SINGLE WAY.
““ART IS THE JOURNEY OF THE FREE SOUL.” ALEV OGUZ”
MY TRAVEL-SATCHEL….EASY TO TAKE FOR A DAY OF PAINTING OR TWO WEEKS OF PAINTING….IT IS ALWAYS READY TO GO.
“I FOUND I COULD SAY THINGS WITH C O L O U R & S H A P E THAT I COULD NOT SAY ANY OTHER WAY.” GEORGIA O’KEEFE
QUICK SKETCH AND THEN PAINTING OF A CROCKER VISITOR TAKING A SLOW-LOOK AT J. BROWN’S “FLORA”…..2018.
