Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Open Studio - May 18th, Online Face Painting Tutorial, and Up-Coming Writing Retreat: You're Invited!

Hello Creative Friends,
 
It's that time!  Get excited and...
 
come join us for Open Studio this Saturday, May 18th from 12-3pm.  Bring materials, whatever they may be...dancing shoes, instrument, pen and paper, paints and canvas, recycled materials, camera...we always have some fun stuff to share too.  Snacks too! 
 
Open Studio is a community of artists and creatives of all kinds and all ages who create together. Everyone is welcome...invite your friends, kids, neighbors, enemies, etc.

Here are the details for this month's Open Studio:
When: Saturday, May 18, 2013
Time: 12-3pm
Where: The Block - part of Lakeside Church Campus
755 Oak Avenue Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630
 
There is no cost and no need to RSVP.
All that is required is a willingness to contribute to the safe and encouraging creative time and space for your fellow artists and creative types!
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Our artists are busy these days!  We wanted to provide some opportunities to support and learn from local artists...check it out!
 
Mandy Rita Tardif
Artist ~ Face & Body Painter ~ Children's Book Author & Illustrator
 
Mandy is a fabulous friend of mine, and an incredibly talented artist, face painter, illustrator, etc., etc., etc., she does it all!  Here's a little message I received from her recently.  I encourage you to check out her online face painting tutorial and "like" her video!
 
"So, Walt Disney said...if you can dream it you can do it...Here's a dream on mine...to get into the NYX Face Awards to help launch my career in extreme makeup and face painting.
I was wondering if you had time you could give the video attached a little thumbs up (hit the like button).  It is my entry into the NYX Face Awards...a contest designed specifically for You Tube vloggers like me that aspire to be extreme makeup artists/face & body painter.  Part of the judging is how many likes you have...
 
I would really appreciate it!!!!! 
 
Check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DUZdolieFk
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Tonia Colleen Martin
Tonia is an incredible artist and published author friend of mine who is hosting an up-coming writing retreat and YOU are invited!  Please see details below and attached and feel free to send along to others too.
 
Mining With a Feather
Contemplative Writing
And Spiritual Renewal Retreat –
Facilitated by
Tonia Colleen Martin
And
Jessica Campbell
 
May 31-June 1, 2013
 
 Who?
Writing people - who already incorporate the act of writing as a means of capturing  thoughts and experiences.
Non-Writing people - who are curious about finding buried stories and want to experiment with this enriching process. 
Curious people - who value words, stories, time alone, and connecting for the purpose of finding deeper meaning. 
 
What?         
 
Mining With a Feather retreats derive from understanding language as a gift unique to human beings and a powerful way to connect to others.  The stories we carry, often unawares, set the trajectory of what our future is meant to accomplish.  The retreats offer participants tools and instruction to excavate unspoken words and unexplored stories.  Gathering fragmented memories and impressions propels participants toward healing and joy. 
The writing is not about grammar, punctuation, criticism or self-improvement.   
The theme of this retreat is  Beginnings.  We will explore this theme through a Word Harvest.  During the two days of guided writing, we will attend to  words that bubble up and nurture them into sentences and stories.   Participants will examine, question and explore fledgling thoughts and ideas in the context of stories. 
 
Why?
We live in a culture where everyone’s talking.  Mining With a Feather retreats are for listening, reflecting and discovering.  Writers’ natural voices are encouraged and supported.  Participants are nudged further along the path their souls yearn to go. 
Writing creates a watershed, a release, an avenue through which our deepest humanity can flow.  When we write from those deep places we give voice to the human condition. 
When?
May 31 – June 1, 2013
6:30-9:00 Guided Writing (Dinner Included)
9:00-12:00 Saturday (Breakfast Included)
12:00-1:15 Lunch Break (Not Included)
1:30-9:30 Guided Writing (Dinner Included)
 
Where?
Valley Springs Presbyterian Church
2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville, CA 95661
 
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