Pictures from Dream Candles ArtDate

Feb. 13- Relationship & Ritual: Love Altars

"The spirit of love and good art have equal beauty. " -Masahisa Goi, Japanese Founder of the World Peace Prayer Society

(image: "Aquarius" by Stuart Walker, BFA program, Dept. of Arts & Consciousness at JFKU)

February’s Art Date will be an act of love through creative ritual and honoring. Working with collage and mixed-media, we’ll each create a unique “Love Altar” celebrating the relationships we cherishmost. Altars can be used to honor family, ancestors or friends; to manifest, improve or celebrate romantic partnerships; or to simply acknowledge and nurture your own “joie de vivre”.

Bring your favorite photos of family, friends and other loved-ones to include in your altar, and any trinkets or objects that symbolize your connections. All other materials provided.

Jan 9 -Practicing Presence: Time Capsules

As we enter another new year, reflections on "time" can lead us into a deeper experience of the "now". Our special guest artist and JFKU adjunct faculty member Margaret Lindsey will host this evening's creative reverie on the tempos and turnings we experience as time. Please join us!

For more information about Margaret Lindsey: http://www.artransforms.com/artists/lindsey/index.html

image: Pharoah by Jay Defeo

December 12: Divine Purpose & Passion- Dream Candles

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens."
- Carl Jung

December’s ArtDate explores purpose and passion through dream-work, meditation and collage. While holding our deepest, heartfelt intentions, we’ll create a Dream Candle to reflect our unique, divine purpose. The Dream Candle serves as a metaphorical vessel of our own inner light, shining the way if the path grows dark. Used in personal ritual, Dream Candles can remind us to keep our creative passions burning, even on the darkest nights.

Pictures from the Altered Books ArtDate

We had loads of fun during the book making Art Date, as you can see in these pictures... I am still amazed by the results!

November: Gifts & Gratitude- Altered Book Journals

“I feel the greatest gift we can give to anybody is the gift of our honest self.”

- Fred Rogers
(aka Mr. Rogers)

Create A Gift of Gratitude!

November’s ArtDate is an expression of gratitude for our own inherent gifts and life’s blessings. Using a variety of collage and mixed-media techniques, you’ll create an altered book-journal to hold the musings, memories and messages of your divine self and all that you love. An ongoing practice in presence (and presents!) from your soul to your self, the altered book is a gift of your own creativity, abundance and love.

The MadHatters ArtDate!

Here are some highlights from our "Mad Hats!" ArtDate- Twas an extraordinary display of crafty creativity and colorful character conjuring! Plus some playful, deep soul work was done, fer sure! Thanks to all for sharing, and baring, your secret selves!