Deepening with the seasons
with Heather Cole Gatto
To me, art is therapy. I believe that creative expression should be as natural a part of each person's day as spoken expression is. For many, this natural flow has been slowed, narrowed or even stopped. Through each of these art therapy workshops my intention is to reconnect each participant in a free, playful and joyful manner to his or her natural artistic expression.
Sample a variety of media, including stone, clay, paint, pastel, charcoal, paper mache, and others in order to touch the artist inside you. Experience the integration of sound, song, movement, dance, yoga, meditation, and visualization- anything and everything that helps you be present and open. Allow that which is authentic, clear and beautiful to flow through and express itself. I will weave all the skills that I have taught as an artist, yoga instructor and shamanic practitioner as I encourage and reflect.
There is no judgment. No competition. Every workshop focuses primarily, on process, rather than product. Discover the media and tools that best supports your self expression. My 2009 art therapy workshops are intimately related to the season in which each takes place, allowing the endless inspiration and guidance that nature generously offers to be our main teacher.
Fee for each seasons workshop $195, includes all supplies
In order to registrar your space a $50 deposit is due two weeks prior to workshop
504 Willow street Port Townsend, WA 98368
(Dates for 2009 workshops may be subject to change)
Times: Friday 6-8pm, Saturday 10am-1pm & 2-5pm, Sunday 10am-12pm & 1-3pm
For registration or questions please email or call Heather at
sculpture@heathercole.com or 206-356-6067
WWW.HEATHERCOLE.COM
For accommodations with in Port townsend visit- http://www.ptguide.com/accommodations/index.html. A very nice and inexpensive choice is the Port townsend Hostel, located within Fort Worden state Park,for $25, (360)-385-0655 or for local bed and breakfast options, being made available for art therapy workshops only, ranging in price from $50 - $25, please contact Heather via email sculpture@heathercole.com.
A prayer for each season2009 Fall workshop- FLOW into the KNOW
October 16, 17 and 18th
We welcome the ancestors at this western gateway of fall. Hold our hand as we step into the unknown; help us to be flexible and courageous; to be silent enough to hear emotion and malleable enough to allow it to flow. To discover the abundance of our lives and let it bring that luminous glow into being through creative expression.
2009 Winter Workshop- FEARLESSNESS
Calling in the energies of the North, the wintertime, we invite the warrior within to come forth and assist us in creating beauty from a place of wisdom, integrity and strength. We ask that the intelligence of grace and our inner elder guide us through this transformative experience. During this exploration may we become more familiar with the powerful animal spirits of winter. Listening deeply, may we hear the ancient stories of the stones. As we open to the wonder and imaginative direction of our dreams may we manifest these symbolic forms into tools of art.
2009 Spring workshop- NEW BEGINNINGS
As the Dawn of spring arises within, may our hearts sing with clarity and may we express this illumination together. This is the time of the visionary, where we breath deep inspiration and life into form. Let us allow the brilliance of the East, the rising sun guide us on an adventure of color. With this may we feel our wings open and lead us to the manifestation of our hearts desire.
2009 Summer workshop- FIRE of the HEART
Call on the mid day sun, the passionate heart, the fullness of fun. May coyote’s humor help us release control so we can know the full, clear and strong-hearted part of our nature and be present for this play. May the southern fire ignite our creative force when the healer and the healed come together as one.
Clay Sculpture Workshop
November 14th 11am – 5pm
first of the series of three
$75 per workshop (Cost includes all supplies)
In this workshop you will learn the first steps of the clay sculpting process while having fun and allowing your creative expression to flow. Enjoy the feel of clay as the creative process unfolds:
- designing through sketching
- building armatures
- learning correct clay application
- sculpting technique
- preparing the drying process
For more information email Heather at sculpture@heathercole.com, call at (206) 356-6067 or visit her web sight www.heathercole.com
2009 classes
Stone Sculpture Workshop 1
July 5th
This is an opportunity to taste the experience of sculpting with stone. We will explore different tools, stones and techniques, while leaving ample time for each person to develop their own personal relationship with stone. The intention of this workshop is to give you a chance to see if stone is truly a medium you want to explore in depth. If so, at the end of the workshop there will be the option to buy the stone and tools you had been working with and bring them home to begin practicing what you learned. I will offer two other workshops in late summer and fall which will be designed for those who wish to continue on this path of creative exploration with stone.
Date: July 5th from 11am to 5pm
Cost: $95 includes tools and supplies ($50 deposit appreciated)
Studio location: 501 27th street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Web sight: www.heathercole.com
Contact information: sculpture@heathercole.com or 206-356-6067