"All of us contains a divine, expressive spark, a creative candle intended to light our path and that of our fellows. We are shiny, not tarnished; large, not small; beautiful, not damaged--although we may be ignorant of our grace, power, and dignity. Julia Cameron ."
I'm teaching a brand new class I've created on processing grief through art. I hope you can join me!
Registration-
https://waterloocenterforthearts.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t2.wcs
My husband passed away a few months ago after a seven-year battle with cancer. It was a brutal journal, but I have committed myself to healing- taking long walks outside, talking to God, journaling, lots of solitude, meditating, talking to my spiritual director, watching TED talks on grief, and creating oodles of art. Here is some of my work thus far.
I'm a journal junkie, so I've recently begun posting YouTube videos of some of my 200 art journals.
Monthly journals that contain my morning pages, planners, ephemera, quotes, calendars, TO DO lists
Art Journals
Themed Journals- spiritual Journals, gratitude journals, camping journals, travel journals
Altered Book Journals
Junk Journals
DIY Journals made from cardboard, assorted papers
Three-ring Notebook Journals
Grandchildren Journals- scrapbooking plus their own artwork
When we are under stress, our entire body is affected- mentally, physically, spiritually. I'm offering a free 30-day series, "We'll Get Through This" which you can find under my YouTube channel. (See link, below) Let's work on staying healthy and having a little bit of fun during this difficult time!
My Holistic Health Wheel can reveal not only where we carry our stress, but it can also give us a glimpse into how we can practice healthy strategies in our daily lives.
June 19 - 20, 2019 Our Lady of Prairie Retreat Center, Wheatland, IA
This two-day retreat is custom-designed to ignite the writer and artist within, to captivate your creative spirit and untapped talents, bringing them to the surface through nature trails, labyrinth walks, dynamite classes, personal attention, and guided writing.
Gail Kittleson: Jumpstarting Your Creativity; Unlocking Your Creativity; Releasing Your Writing Through Setting
Carol Hedberg: Sparking Clarity. Playing with Color: Sensory Mindfulness: My Montage
Lyn Vandebrake: Roadmaps to Writing: Marketing/Promotion/Networking: (How/where to market your work)
Also featured:
Nature Writing (outdoors)
Sharing (optional) with group feedback
Fireside Meditation
For more information:
Gail Kittleson: gkittleson@myomnitel.com
Lyn Vandebrake: lynwrites4u@yahoo.com
Carol Hedberg: carol.hedberg.spark@gmail.com