Educational Workshops
and Presentations

"The Purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that
have been concealed by the answers."

–James Baldwin
Lucent Painting
Lucent / Interstice Gallery
I offer a variety of educational workshops and presentations. I work with groups and organizations to develop a specific topic and curriculum designed to engage and inspire participants.

previous classes & workshops

Reclaiming Your Creative Spirit
Muse Speak I
Muse Speak II
Vision Shifting 
Journaling as Creative &
   Spiritual Practice
The Borderlands of Artistic
   Process
Artist as Keeper of Ancestry
   & Lineage
Dreamwork in Artistic Expression
The Medicine of Art
Acrylic Painting Techniques 
Using Mediums in Acrylic
   Painting
ReForm-Arted Boxes
"To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems
from a new angle, requires creative imagination."
–Albert Einstein
CREATIVITY
I believe that one of the most essential elements of education is the ability to inspire creativity. Creativity in thought and creativity in action. Creativity is an essential aspect of being human and is characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. I believe that everyone is creative and has the ability to turn imaginative or original ideas into reality through some form of expression. Perhaps even more importantly I believe that It’s not just about creativity, it’s about the person you’re becoming while creating.
"There is only one way to see things, until someone shows us
how to look at them with different eyes."
–Pablo Picasso
INSPIRATION
Inspiration fuels creativity like few other things. When engaged in the learning environment, I look to elicit creative responses by using imaginative approaches to make learning more interesting, exciting and effective. In so many ways it is about inspiration not information. My goal is to spark each student’s imagination, to find a calling in their heart and mind so that they feel a desire and need to engage with the material. In each moment and opportunity my aim is to cultivate a culture that inspires creativity.
"Story is the umbilical cord that connects us to the past, present and future.…
Story is an affirmation of our ties to one another."
–Terry Tempest WIlliams
CONNECTION
I believe that creativity and art foster empathy, compassion and understanding.  Artists and healers alike use narrative. I believe that "seeing" is more than just an act of perception – it is a form of human relationship. The act of creating art and witnessing art is a co-creation between those who create and those who view. The audience, confronted with narratives that lay bare “imaginary” realities, are moved to confront the experience of another (the very definition of empathy).