Part II: starts July 12 / Dec. 13, 2012
One evening a month ~ One stage at a time
2nd Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:30 pm
Fee: $165 for 6 months, 12 CEUs available*
Come join our sacred circle - giving yourself the time and space you need - allowing your creative spirit to bring forth imagery that is full of meaning. The Great Round of Mandala as developed by Joan Kellogg (Mandala: the Path of Beauty, 1984) offers us an archetypal source and structure for our art-making and for self-actualization. As we give ourselves permission to become creatively involved, our experiences deepen, giving our art-making - our creations - an opportunity to evolve, to grow and to make manifest. With the intention of creating mandalas as symbolic reflections of our own personal development in the Great Round - a cyclical pattern of wholeness can be generated.
We will meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month to focus on that month's archetypal stage. Part I starts in January with Stage 0-1 and moves through June and the 6th stage, Dragon Fight. Part II continues in July with Stage 7 Squaring the Circle and completes the cycle in December with Stage 12 Transcendent Ecstasy. The archetypal stages of personal growth are: the Void, Bliss, Labyrinth, Beginning, Target, Dragon Fight, Squaring the Circle, Functioning Ego, Crystallization, Gates of Death, Fragmentation, and Transcendent Ecstasy. Having once cycled through these stages creating mandalas, we'll now have the opportunity to condense our experience into smaller, more concentrated versions - such as mandala mementos &/or tarot-like cards.
The Great Round 2012 Workshop is for those who wish to re-visit The Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala cycle of life as it coincides with calendar time, exploring each stage with renewed understanding and experience. With more time to spend on your own in your own world, noticing, gathering, integrating...and then coming together just once a month to share, consolidate and create an essence of that stage for you.
To Register: contact Pat Otto preferably via email pat.otto@att.net. Enrollment is limited, with priority given to previous workshop participants, therefore pre-registration/ payment is required. 12 CEUs are available per section (part I or II) for a $15 administration fee. Be advised tuition is refundable only if or when a workshop is canceled due to lack of initial enrollment.
Location: Blue Lotus Art Studio, 912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60202, http://bluelotusartstudio.blogspot.com
To see artwork from previous workshops, click Gallery. Visit Pat’s website at www.patottoart.com
Please Bring: Journal/ Sketchbook and your favorite pen. Some art materials will be available.
