Tuesday, January 18, 2011

2011 Creative Resolution!













Welcome to a more vibrant and creatively expressed 2011. We created an opportunity for you to share your creative resolutions for 2011 and you responded. THANK YOU! These brave women answered the call and shared their intentions in a big bold way.  This is a declaration to make time for creative play, inspiration and freedom.

As you read the resolutions on the following page,  allow yourself to be inspired. You may even want to create a creative resolution of your own.  So bring out those paint brushes, crayons, stamps and sparkles, make a big sign and make this year your most creative year ever! 


Meet the 2011 Creative Resolution Participants

Creative Resolution 2011 Participants












Creative Resolution:
"I resolve to be creatively fearless"
Kristy, California, USA


















Creative Resolution
"I resolve to value what I do"
Dori, California, USA















Creative Resolution:
"I resolve to create more art"
Rita, California, USA




Monday, January 17, 2011

Vision Boards and Idea Catchers - Sun, Jan 30

Vision Boards and Idea Catchers


Date:
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Time:
11:00 am - 1:30pm
Cost:
$65/person ($75 after 1/27/2011)
Location:
A Work of Heart, 2196 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125  408.266.1005

About the workshop

This workshop will provide a peaceful space to create your vision board for 2011. We will explore the role of vision boards in goal setting and discuss how journaling can support you in the process! I will guide you through a series of steps that I have learned over years of creating vision boards of my own.  You will be given time select images and create a vision board of your own.

I will also give you the opportunity to practice a valuable journaling process to help you capture any inspired ideas that might lead you to your goal. I call this process "Idea catching" and I will share with you the process of capturing your inspired actions in an "Idea Cather" or Idea journal.  This journal is unique in that it holds every wild idea, clue, phone number, map, quote that will lead you to your goal. These journals have been extremely powerful in capturing inspired actions that result from focusing on my vision boards and has lead me to solutions and surprising results.

With your Vision Board and Idea Catcher, you will have everything you need to creative fabulous year!


What to Bring?

Images (optional)
You will have time to pull images during the workshop, but for some people it takes time to find the right images. Feel free to collect images from magazines on your own and bring them to the workshop. Look for images that represent what you want to experience in 2011.

An Image of YOU
For the vision board you will need a photograph of you or an image of something that represents you for the collage. I suggest that you make a color copy of any images since we will be using them in the vision board.

Magazines to Share (optional)
Magazines will be provided for you to rip and tear. If you would like to bring magazines to share, please do!


Juicy Soul Retreat - March 13, 2011






Juicy Soul Retreat
Sunday, March 13 2011

The Juicy Soul Retreat is an afternoon of journaling and creative play. We will be teaching you how to live and create in your journals as your own personal studio for creative expression.  You can begin a new journal or you can continue to build in one of your existing journals. The choice is yours. Our intention is that you spend time in your journal with paints, textures and words and revisit the bliss of journaling through art.  You will learn techniques for creating backgrounds, color pages, and share your experiences in the pages of your journal.


RETREAT SCHEDULE:

Juicy Journaling Techniques
with Andrea Chebeleu
11:00am - 1:00pm
$40

Big tables, tons of art supplies...What could be more fun! You will learn some amazing techniques to turn flat blank journals in to juicy journals for your words, poetry, collage, photos, lists, mantras, ideas, songs, prayers, intentions, stories, notes, and dreams. Bring a journal of your choosing.


Living in Your Journals:
Spilling open and celebrating your life through journaling
With Julie Valentine
1:00pm - 3:00pm
$40

In this workshop you will discover the wonderful world of fonts, journal page frames, images and story windows. You will be guided through the journaling process to begin to design a focus for your journal. You will explore the variety of tools available to you to support you in journaling your ideas, dreams, stories, experiences when the creative muse appears in your path. We will explore the variety of fonts, letters and methods of capturing words on a page. We will also give you a chance to  journey with words, frames for your words and given journaling prompts and ideas for topics you might explore in your journal pages. Bring a journal of your choosing.


Juicy Journaling Studio
Self Guided time to experiment and play with Andrea Chebeleu & Julie Valentine
3:00pm - 5:00pm
$20

We will act as muses for your creative process and offer the space you have been craving to create on big tables with tons of art supplies and friends to play with...What could be more fun! Spend time in community turning your flat blank journals in to juicy journals for your words, poetry, collage, photos, lists, mantras, ideas, songs, prayers, intentions, stories, notes, and dreams. You will not be given instructions. This is your time to use all the techniques you've learned in previous classes to create your journal, experiment with colors and try different supplies.Bring a journal of your choosing.

Registration: $85  for all 3 sessions, After 3/06/2011: $95









Sunday, January 16, 2011

Vision Boards and Idea Catchers - Jan 16

Vision Boards and Idea Catchers


Date:
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Time:
10:30 am - 1:00pm
Cost:
$65/person ($75 after 1/13/2011)
Location:
A Work of Heart,
2196 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125
408.266.1005

About the workshop

This workshop will provide a peaceful space to create your vision board for 2011. We will explore the role of vision boards in goal setting and discuss how journaling can support you in the process! I will guide you through a series of steps that I have learned over years of creating vision boards of my own.  You will be given time select images and create a vision board of your own.

I will also give you the opportunity to practice a valuable journaling process to help you capture any inspired ideas that might lead you to your goal. I call this process "Idea catching" and I will share with you the process of capturing your inspired actions in an "Idea Cather" or Idea journal.  This journal is unique in that it holds every wild idea, clue, phone number, map, quote that will lead you to your goal. These journals have been extremely powerful in capturing inspired actions that result from focusing on my vision boards and has lead me to solutions and surprising results.

With your Vision Board and Idea Catcher, you will have everything you need to creative fabulous year!


What to Bring?

Images (optional)
You will have time to pull images during the workshop, but for some people it takes time to find the right images. Feel free to collect images from magazines on your own and bring them to the workshop. Look for images that represent what you want to experience in 2011.

An Image of YOU
For the vision board you will need a photograph of you or an image of something that represents you for the collage. I suggest that you make a color copy of any images since we will be using them in the vision board.

Magazines to Share (optional)
Magazines will be provided for you to rip and tear. If you would like to bring magazines to share, please do!



Friday, January 14, 2011

Creative Resolution Launches Jan 1, 2011















Launching: Saturday, January 1, 2011

Creative Resolution Celebration: Wednesday, January 19th

What is your 2011 Creative Resolution?

Andrea Chebeleu of A Work of Heart and I are joining forces to invite you to declare your 2011 Creative Resolutions.  What will you do this year to expand your creativity and express your authentic self this year?  Tell us how you will be more creative this year and we will post your photo on our blog on Wednesday, January 19th for a Creative Resolution Celebration.

Creative Resolution: My creative resolution is to make appointments for creative play. I plan to use all the art supplies I have been stock piling and make dates with myself and my friends to be creative. That might also include making more time to be creatively inspired by going to art museums and music concerts. 
Name: Julie
Location: California, USA



How to play...
1. Choose your creative resolution. How will you expand your creativity this year? If you need assistance discovering a focus try the Create Your Best Life survey.
2. Write your Creative Resolution on a big piece of paper.
3. Take a picture of yourself holding your creative resolution.
4. Upload your photo from January 1, 2011 - January 14, 2011(The deadline for entries has ended. We are no longer accepting entries.)
5. We will list everyone's photo on our site Wednesday, January 19th for a Creative Resolution Celebration!







Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Creative Resolution Photo Submissions End Friday, Jan 14th.

 Creative Resolution: My creative resolution is to make appointments for creative play. I plan to use all the art supplies I have been stock piling and make dates with myself and my friends to be creative. That might also include making more time to be creatively inspired by going to art museums and music concerts. 
Name: Julie
Location: California, USA



There is still time to join the creative resolution celebration.
What will you do this year to expand your creativity and express your authentic self this year? Tell us how you will be more creative this year and we will post everyone's photo and creative resolution on our blog on Wednesday, January 19th for a Creative Resolution Celebration. The last day to submit your creative resolution is Friday, Jan 14th.


How to play...
1. Choose your creative resolution. How will you expand your creativity this year? If you need assistance discovering a focus try the Create Your Best Life survey.
2. Write your Creative Resolution on a big piece of paper.
3. Take a picture of yourself holding your creative resolution.
4. Upload your photo from January 1, 2011 - January 14, 2011 (The deadline for entries has ended. We are no longer accepting entries.)
5. We will list everyone's photo on our site Wednesday, January 19th for a Creative Resolution Celebration!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Creative Expression Project: Create Your Best Life

Creative Expression Project:

Create Your Best Life

The Create Your Best Life project is as community project started in 2004. I wanted to find out what would happen if people slowed down to really think about what they wanted in life. So I created a tool that was based on some of the most powerful questions I ask myself when I'm considering my next project. I created this tool for my use and then I made it available to the public. Since then 1000+ participants have completed this questionaire from around the world.


Happy New Year & Creative Resolutions for 2011











Andrea Chebeleu of A Work of Heart and I invite you to declare your 2011 Creative Resolutions! I've already declared mine...I'm going to plan some artist dates to be creative or creatively inspired. Now its your turn, what will you do this year to expand your creativity and express your authentic self this year? Tell us how you will be more creative this year and we will post everyone's photo and creative resolution on our blog on Wednesday, January 19th for a Creative Resolution Celebration.

Here's the link to the site that explains all the details...
Creative Resolutions for 2011