Self and Soul Portraiture: Art journaling our selves into time, space, and community
Self and Soul Portraiture is an art journaling experience where we will work with email prompts and our art supplies to locate ourselves in time and space in community. We have been living in unprecedented times for many years now, with no signs of slowing down. With so much demanding our attention, thoughtfulness, and action/response, it can feel like we don't know who or where we are in time and space. During this art journaling session, will explore creating images of our selves both inside and out. Through the experience of playing and exploring art media, we will bring ourselves into the present moment. Through the email prompts we will check in with our internal workings, get some grounding, and have the option to be witnessed in community.
When
March 3 - March 29
What to expect
Over the four weeks, you will receive an opening prompt on Sunday, March 3 and then 3 prompts each week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) with two week days and weekends off to work on any prompts you needed more time for or just enjoy some quiet. Each prompt is a word or phrase, along with a short note, that will arrive in your email in the wee hours of the morning. You will respond to it in your art journal with the materials you have gathered and then share them, if you please. It's all about the process, rather than the product. We are going to engage in irreverent, unapologetic, mark-making abandon. It doesn't have to be pretty, or well put together. This in itself is an important practice in times that call for us to show in our messiness and not always well put togetherness.
It is a gentle and deservedly generous 4 weeks to practice feeling your feelings, making your marks, engaging and giving space to your intuition and unique sense of knowing.
Community
We will support each other in a few ways: There will be a Slack group to share photos and thoughts about them. I will pop in daily to share my work and encourage you on your journey. You are in charge of how much or little you share your pieces in the community, and though our process is 4 weeks, you can move at your own pace and share at your own pace as well within that 4 weeks. Together, we will honor the rhythm of the group.
Through the Slack group you can share photos and videos of your work. I also share technique videos and messages for encouragement and self-care.
Self and Soul Portraiture is for anyone who wants to spend sometime making marks and finding your center. You don't have to be an artist or have any particular skills. There is a supply list below, but any supplies you have available can be used for this experience.
If you want to carve out some space for your self and soul, please register below.
The suggested cost is $125 for four week experience, however you can also pay what you can via Paypal and please leave note with your email and indicating your registration for Self and Soul Portraiture. I look forward to sharing space and making marks with you!
When
March 3 - March 29
What to expect
Over the four weeks, you will receive an opening prompt on Sunday, March 3 and then 3 prompts each week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) with two week days and weekends off to work on any prompts you needed more time for or just enjoy some quiet. Each prompt is a word or phrase, along with a short note, that will arrive in your email in the wee hours of the morning. You will respond to it in your art journal with the materials you have gathered and then share them, if you please. It's all about the process, rather than the product. We are going to engage in irreverent, unapologetic, mark-making abandon. It doesn't have to be pretty, or well put together. This in itself is an important practice in times that call for us to show in our messiness and not always well put togetherness.
It is a gentle and deservedly generous 4 weeks to practice feeling your feelings, making your marks, engaging and giving space to your intuition and unique sense of knowing.
Community
We will support each other in a few ways: There will be a Slack group to share photos and thoughts about them. I will pop in daily to share my work and encourage you on your journey. You are in charge of how much or little you share your pieces in the community, and though our process is 4 weeks, you can move at your own pace and share at your own pace as well within that 4 weeks. Together, we will honor the rhythm of the group.
Through the Slack group you can share photos and videos of your work. I also share technique videos and messages for encouragement and self-care.
Self and Soul Portraiture is for anyone who wants to spend sometime making marks and finding your center. You don't have to be an artist or have any particular skills. There is a supply list below, but any supplies you have available can be used for this experience.
If you want to carve out some space for your self and soul, please register below.
The suggested cost is $125 for four week experience, however you can also pay what you can via Paypal and please leave note with your email and indicating your registration for Self and Soul Portraiture. I look forward to sharing space and making marks with you!
Suggested Supplies:
A spiral note book/mixed media pad of paper
Words, poems, phrases you love, images from magazines
Printed images of yourself that you can mark on
Pieces of fabric could be fun
A permanent marker
Scissors
Glue
Paint + brushes
Glitter/glitter glue
(Anything else you'd like or less if this feels like too much.)
A spiral note book/mixed media pad of paper
Words, poems, phrases you love, images from magazines
Printed images of yourself that you can mark on
Pieces of fabric could be fun
A permanent marker
Scissors
Glue
Paint + brushes
Glitter/glitter glue
(Anything else you'd like or less if this feels like too much.)