The Artist's Way: A Creativity Group - Fall 2011

6 alternate Mondays, 6:30-8:30 pm
Sept. 19, Oct 3, 17, 31, Nov. 14 & 28, 2011
  with Pat Otto
$125, 12 ceus offered

You are invited to join our circle and commit to the exploration and development of your own creative gifts - in whatever form they may take. The circle allows each person's creativity to come forth, and nurtures it along the way - from the darkness of conception through the awkwardness of its first steps of moving into the world. Within this supportive atmosphere, we will explore a range of developmental stages through art-making, along with meditation, journaling and discussion.

In making art, we will experience our own unique creative process and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for its significance to our patterns of being. In so doing, we become aware of how our creative process may be reflected in both our artwork and our daily life.

This 6-session workshop is facilitated by artist, art therapist and art educator Patricia Otto and will focus on the first 6 chapters/ themes of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way: safety, identity, power, integrity, possibility and abundance. Another 6-session workshop will follow that focuses on the final 6 chapters of her book: connection, strength, compassion, self-protection, autonomy and faith. (To see artwork from previous workshop, click Gallery and scroll down to Artist's Way.)

To Register: contact Pat Otto via email at pat.otto@att.net. Pre-registration/ payment is required. 12 CEUs are available for a $15 processing 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
Visit Pat’s website at www.patottoart.com

Please bring:  a journal or sketchbook and simple art supplies. Some art materials will be available.

~The great artist is wise, All That Is, is in her art, she puts divinity into things,
she converses with her own heart.~

Art-Write: a Creative Exploration

Bliss on Glass, Otto

Begin with a hand full of stars.

Seeds gathered and flung.

A reaching

that does not distinguish

giver from receiver.

 

 from "Offering" by Arlyn Miller

Art-Write: A Creative Exploration

with Pat Otto and Arlyn Miller

Thursday, July 28, 2011, 1-3 pm

$45 early/$50 late, CEUs 2

Image your creative spirit through the art-write process as gently guided by artist therapist Pat Otto and poet teacher Arlyn Miller.  In at atmosphere of warmth and mutual respect, we will (re-)connect with the intuitive spark that resides within us all, and draw upon it.  Through simple hands-on exercises we'll shape ideas into words and images, and (re-)awaken our creative self.

There is no need for previous art or writing experience.

To Register: contact Pat Otto via email at pat.otto@att.net or call 773-577-9870.  Fee: $45 received before July 21, $50 after.  2 CEUs are available for a $15 administrative charge.

Location: Blue Lotus Art Studio, 912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60202.  Visit Pat's website at www.patottoart.com and Arlyn's at http://poeticlicenseinc.blogspot.com
 
Please Bring: a journal or sketchbook to write/ create in. Some art materials will be available.

Cultivating a Daily Creative Practice

Day 352 Mandala by pao

this Summer!

6 Mondays, 7-9 pm

July 11-August 15, 2011
with Pat Otto
Fee: $125, 12 CEUs available

Choosing to do a simple creative thing every day is soul work that takes us on a personal journey of self-discovery and expression. Workshop facilitator, Pat Otto will share her experience with Mandala-a-Day and guide participants in cultivating their own unique daily creative practice.  A variety of approaches to creative expression as well as possible formats for our daily project will be explored in this workshop.  Encouraged to pay attention to our soul whispers and creative inklings - letting them move lightly into our daily project - our creative spirit will be set free to play.

We will discover how small steps taken day-by-day add up to something much larger than their individual parts, with tangible results and unexpected outcomes.   With meetings scheduled weekly, participants will be able to experience and develop their hands-on practice while receiving support, encouragement, and inspiration from the group.  There is no need for art experience.   Click on Daily Creative Practice to see what's been happening!

To Register: contact Pat Otto via email at pat.otto@att.net.  Fee: $125.  12 CEUs are available for a $15 charge.

Location: Blue Lotus Art Studio, 912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60202.  Visit Pat's website at www.patottoart.com
 

Please Bring:  Please bring something to write/ create in, and a cell phone that takes pictures or a camera.  Some art materials will be available.

Archetypal Stages of the Great Round Mandala:

Stage 8: Functioning Ego by L. Saunders

Summer (Stages 7, 8 & 9)
with Pat Otto
 6 alternate Thursdays: Jul. 7, 21, Aug. 4, 13, Sep. 1, 15, 2011
choose either: 1:30-3:30 pm  -or-  6:30-8:30 pm 
Fee for 3-month session: $125*  
12 CEUs available

Come join our sacred circle - giving yourself all 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.

Mandalas, or circle forms, have been used for centuries in spiritual traditions around the world as a focus for meditation, healing and creative expression. 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 is generated.

We will devote 2 Thursdays a month for each stage, starting at Stage 0: Clear Light. And move through archetypal stages of the cyclical patterns of personal growth: the Void, Bliss, Labyrinth, Beginning, Target, Dragon Fight, Squaring the Circle, Functioning Ego, Crystallization, Gates of Death, Fragmentation, and Transcendent Ecstasy.*

The Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala workshop is for those who wish to move through its cycle of life exploring each stage using art-making as a vehicle for creative expression and reflection of one’s inner and outer worlds. To see artwork from previous workshops, click Gallery.

To Register: contact Pat Otto via email at pat.otto@att.net. Workshop is limited to 7 participants, with priority given to current workshop participants, therefore pre-registration/ payment is required. Groups fill quickly and in advance. Waiting lists are available. Fee for 3-month quarter: $125. 12 CEUs are available per quarter for a $15 fee.

*Workshops are divided into 4 quarters of 3 months each: Winter, Spring Summer and Fall.
Winter 2011: Jan. 6, 20, Feb. 3, 17, Mar. 3 & 17 (Stages 0-1, 2 & 3).
Spring 2011: Apr. 14, 28, May 12, 26, Jun. 9, 23 (Stages 4, 5 & 6).
Summer 2011: Jul. 7, 21, Aug. 4, 13, Sep. 1, 14 (Stages 7, 8 & 9).
Fall 2011: Oct. 6, 20, Nov. 3, 17, Dec.1, 15 (Stages 10, 11 & 12).
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 
Visit Pat’s website at www.patottoart.com
 
Please Bring: Journal/ Sketchbook and your favorite pen. Some art materials will be available.

Cultivating a Daily Creative Practice:

Day 344 Mandala by pao

6 Mondays, 7-9 pm
May 9, 16, 23 (off Memorial Day), June 6, 13, & 20
with Pat Otto
Fee: $125, 12 CEUs available

Choosing to do a simple creative thing every day is soul work that takes us on a personal journey of self-discovery and expression. Workshop facilitator, Pat Otto will share her experience with Mandala-a-Day YR2010 and guide participants in cultivating their own unique daily creative practice.  A variety of approaches to creative expression as well as possible formats for our daily project will be explored in this workshop.  Encouraged to pay attention to our soul whispers and creative inklings - letting them move lightly into our daily project - our creative spirit will be set free to play.

We will discover how small steps taken day-by-day add up to something much larger than their individual parts, with tangible results and unexpected outcomes.   With meetings scheduled weekly, participants will be able to experience and develop their hands-on practice while receiving support, encouragement, and inspiration from the group.  There is no need for art experience.   Click on Daily Creative Practice to see what's been happening!

To Register: contact Pat Otto via email at pat.otto@att.net.  Fee: $125.  12 CEUs are available for a $15 charge.

Location: Blue Lotus Art Studio, 912 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60202.  Visit Pat's website at www.patottoart.com
 

Please Bring:  Please bring something to write/ create in, and a cell phone that takes pictures or a camera.  Some art materials will be available.