WORKSHOPS FOR 2026
Here are a few other creative ways we can connect. Check back for future workshop dates or reach out with your interest. If you and any others you know are interested in gathering for a workshop, I'd be so happy to find a date that works for your group.
For a more complete listing of the workshops I'm offering, along with other mediums I work in and share, visit my art-based website, Capacious Arts Press.
For a more complete listing of the workshops I'm offering, along with other mediums I work in and share, visit my art-based website, Capacious Arts Press.
~ Collage as a path of inquiry~
VISUAL VOICE AS A TOOL OF TRANSFORMATION
exploring personal messengers and parts of ourselves
through collage
The next workshops are scheduled for:
~ Sunday, July 12, from 10am-1:30pm
~ Sunday, September 27th, from 10am-1:30pm
$95 all materials included
Please register by filling out the form at the bottom of this page and I will be in touch about payment. For more about my collage workshops and other art based offerings, please visit me here.
The theme for the past few workshops have held elements on the theme of Coming to Meet, be it meeting something from the past, or tending to something asking to be met in your current life circumstances. These upcoming workshops will continue to explore this theme in fresh ways. The invitation will simply be to turn towards what surfaces, to listen for and nourish what is emerging, to become trustworthy to ourselves across time and participate actively in who we are becoming. If you're interested, I invite you to read more about this theme in my March newsletter, which is posted in my newsletter archives.
This workshop invites you into a creative process that uses visual expression as a way to listen to what’s moving beneath the surface. Through collage, we’ll create space for the mind to soften and the unconscious to come into play, allowing inner experiences, emotions, and perspectives to take form outside of the inner landscape. By giving shape and voice to what lives within, we open the possibility for a more conscious and compassionate relationship with ourselves.
With the intention of exploring your unique visual voice as a tool for transformation, this workshop supports the emergence of parts of yourself that may be asking for attention, integration, or strengthening. This might look like deepening a relationship with a vulnerability, acknowledging something long held back, engaging with a fear, or giving form to a powerful emotional state. Through collage and the juxtaposition of images, these aspects are invited to be witnessed and supported, becoming visual allies you can return to as you continue to deepen your relationship with yourself and others.
As we work, you may begin to notice recurring themes, characters, or symbolic qualities showing up in your images. These often resemble what are commonly referred to as archetypes- universal patterns or messengers that appear across cultures and stories. In this context, archetypes are not something you need to define or analyze, but rather something that may naturally emerge through the creative process, reflecting the shared human experiences and your own
personal story.
Through collage, writing practices, and guided visualization, we’ll explore these visual messengers and the themes they highlight in your life. No prior art experience or familiarity with archetypes is needed. All that’s required is curiosity, an open mind, and a willingness to create and be seen. All materials will be provided, and you are welcome to bring your own collage images if you’d like.
What you create may echo a universal message, but it will be uniquely yours—rooted in your lived experience, your inner world, and your own way of seeing.
- These groups are open to adults of all genders and ethnic backgrounds. Each session will be caped at 7 people.
- We gather in my home art studio in Lyons, Colorado. Address and directions will be provided after registration.
- $95 per meeting. Advanced payment is appreciated to ensure your spot. Payments can be made via Venmo, Paypal, credit card, check, or cash. There is an additional $5 fee for any credit card payments.
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I am passionate about using collage as a therapeutic tool that allows for forging new relationships with parts of ourselves. I have personally been utilizing a regular collage practice for most of my life, using collage as a mirror to show myself, and share with others, the inner workings of who I am and what influences me. This has included areas of my life that I want to celebrate, heal, or just acknowledge. Sometimes characters come through that represent a need to feel protected, seen, supported, or that surprise me with the role they hold. Through this practice, I have created a large array of my own personal archetype cards that I use as reminders, ways to reflect, and much more.
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BOOK MAKING AS INTUITIVE SELF EXPRESSION
Next class scheduled based on interest and inquiries. Please reach out with your interest and we can find a date that works for you and others!
$200-$225 depending on choice of materials
Imagine picking up a book- a journal, a scrapbook, a book of recipes- and feeling so comforted by it, so met by its essence that you recognize your own. In this workshop you will learn how to make not just a book, but a portal that invites and inspires you to meet yourself within its pages.
You will construct your book from beginning to end, using classic bookbinding techniques (including the long stitch method), specialty and handmade papers, as well as any extra adornments you might bring from home. We will explore ways in which your book can act as a host for your creative process of truth telling through words, images, and special additions that echo who you are.
Extra personalizing materials to bring from home may include: special coins, stamps, small pieces of art, handwritten letters, envelopes, passports, maps, special papers, hair, stickers, photos, stencils, antique keys, special ribbon or yarn, beads, stones and crystals, favorite quotes, and anything else that strikes your fancy.
Once your book has been created, you will be offered a number of writing prompts and creative journaling techniques, offered as a way to deepen your relationship with yourself, to step more fully in to your personal process and your life's dreams.
For more information on ordering custom books from me, please visit my art based website, Capacious Arts Press.
Next class scheduled based on interest and inquiries. Please reach out with your interest and we can find a date that works for you and others!
$200-$225 depending on choice of materials
Imagine picking up a book- a journal, a scrapbook, a book of recipes- and feeling so comforted by it, so met by its essence that you recognize your own. In this workshop you will learn how to make not just a book, but a portal that invites and inspires you to meet yourself within its pages.
You will construct your book from beginning to end, using classic bookbinding techniques (including the long stitch method), specialty and handmade papers, as well as any extra adornments you might bring from home. We will explore ways in which your book can act as a host for your creative process of truth telling through words, images, and special additions that echo who you are.
Extra personalizing materials to bring from home may include: special coins, stamps, small pieces of art, handwritten letters, envelopes, passports, maps, special papers, hair, stickers, photos, stencils, antique keys, special ribbon or yarn, beads, stones and crystals, favorite quotes, and anything else that strikes your fancy.
Once your book has been created, you will be offered a number of writing prompts and creative journaling techniques, offered as a way to deepen your relationship with yourself, to step more fully in to your personal process and your life's dreams.
For more information on ordering custom books from me, please visit my art based website, Capacious Arts Press.
