WORKSHOPS FOR Spring 2025
Here are a few other creative ways we can connect. Check back for details on when the next workshops will be, or reach out with your interest.
If you, and any others you know, are interested in gathering for a workshop, I'm so happy to find a date that works for your group.
EXPLORING YOUR VISUAL VOICE
AS A TOOL OF TRANSFORMATION
THROUGH CREATING PERSONAL ARCHETYPE CARDS
~ exploring personal messengers and parts of ourselves through collage ~
Archetypes are universal characters that can show up to illustrate various themes that inform how we relate to our world. Representations of these archetypes can come in to view through beliefs, fears, attitudes, and other perceptions. There are many that have been identified throughout cultures. Getting to know the archetypes we connect with can help us better understand our motives, strengths, shadows, or where our intentions are coming from. By creating images that we can engage with, outside of the inner space of our minds, we can begin to relate to their messages in ways that enable a more conscious relationship with ourselves. It's a chance for the mind to relax enough for the unconscious to come in to play, giving shape and voice to our inner world, on the outside.
With the intention of exploring your unique visual voice as a tool of transformation will support the emergence of parts of yourself that are calling on you for integration or strengthening. Be it deepening a relationship with a certain vulnerability, acknowledging or expressing something you have kept subdued, engaging a fear, or giving form to a powerful emotional state, these parts are invited to be witnessed and supported here. The physical form of your visual voice, through the use of collage and juxtaposition of images, will bring forward an ally you can call on as you continue to deepen with yourself and others.
Through collage, writing practices, and guided visualization, we'll discover and explore messengers that highlight different themes in your life. All you need to bring is a curiosity, an open mind, and a willingness to create and be seen. All materials will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own collage images as well.
If you, and any others you know, are interested in gathering for a workshop, I'm so happy to find a date that works for your group.
EXPLORING YOUR VISUAL VOICE
AS A TOOL OF TRANSFORMATION
THROUGH CREATING PERSONAL ARCHETYPE CARDS
~ exploring personal messengers and parts of ourselves through collage ~
Archetypes are universal characters that can show up to illustrate various themes that inform how we relate to our world. Representations of these archetypes can come in to view through beliefs, fears, attitudes, and other perceptions. There are many that have been identified throughout cultures. Getting to know the archetypes we connect with can help us better understand our motives, strengths, shadows, or where our intentions are coming from. By creating images that we can engage with, outside of the inner space of our minds, we can begin to relate to their messages in ways that enable a more conscious relationship with ourselves. It's a chance for the mind to relax enough for the unconscious to come in to play, giving shape and voice to our inner world, on the outside.
With the intention of exploring your unique visual voice as a tool of transformation will support the emergence of parts of yourself that are calling on you for integration or strengthening. Be it deepening a relationship with a certain vulnerability, acknowledging or expressing something you have kept subdued, engaging a fear, or giving form to a powerful emotional state, these parts are invited to be witnessed and supported here. The physical form of your visual voice, through the use of collage and juxtaposition of images, will bring forward an ally you can call on as you continue to deepen with yourself and others.
Through collage, writing practices, and guided visualization, we'll discover and explore messengers that highlight different themes in your life. All you need to bring is a curiosity, an open mind, and a willingness to create and be seen. All materials will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own collage images as well.
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You do not need to be familiar with which archetypes you personally relate to in order to join this group. Nor do you need to have a firm understanding of what archetypes are in the first place. What you create may connect to a universal message, but you will represent your own, personal version. One that reflects your life and your own story.
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.
When: SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025 ~ 1-4pm Theme: Exploring transformation and emergence, through your visual voice
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025 ~ 12 :30-3:30pm Theme: Exploring transformation and emergence, through your visual voice
MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025 ~ 2-4:30pm Private group, theme: Everything is Waiting for You
SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025 ~ 1-4PM Theme: Everything is Waiting for You
This is an on-going series that will be offered every few months or more frequently as there is interest. Check back or reach out
for the next scheduled date. You do not need to be able to attend every session. While there may be a chance to deepen with what
arises by attending multiple sessions, the structure of this group also works with occasional attendance.
Who: This group is open to adults of all genders and ethnic backgrounds. Each session will be caped at 6 people.
Where: We will gather in my home art studio in Lyons, Colorado. Address and directions will be provided after registration.
Investment: $80 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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BOOK MAKING & CREATIVE JOURNALING AS INTUITIVE SELF EXPRESSION
JUNE 14, 2025
1-4:30PM
$150-$175 depending on your 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 bookmaking website at https://capaciousartspress.weebly.com/
JUNE 14, 2025
1-4:30PM
$150-$175 depending on your 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 bookmaking website at https://capaciousartspress.weebly.com/
