Creative Self-Care Workshop Weekend 2016 by Grand Marais Art Colony

Creative Self-Care Workshop Weekend Story, Self, and the Creative Journey APRIL 30 - MAY 2, 2016

Hosted by the Grand Marais Art Colony

Creative Self-Care Workshop Weekend Story, Self, and the Creative Journey

FOSTERING RESTORATIVE HABITS THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION April 30 – May 2 If we are perfectly honest, most of us could use a focused weekend to refresh and revitalize. The Art Colony is pleased to serve those in our community who are looking for that extra space, time, and guidance to consider the intersections between our inner and outer worlds through the vehicle of creative exploration. Connect in more meaningful ways with your own story and developing sense of self, dialogue with others in the helping professions, and acquire new artistic and therapeutic tools and vocabularies by which to deal with life’s challenges. Whether you are a caregiver, an educator, a health professional, a parent, or another type of professional, we invite you to take advantage of this opportunity.

Grand Marais Art Colony \\\ WHO WE ARE Nestled in the harbor-side village of Grand Marais, Minnesota, with direct access to Lake Superior and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the Art Colony is a gateway for people to creatively explore and interpret the rugged coast and inland expanse of waterways, forests, and wilderness. Founded in 1947 (the first art colony in the state) with 20 students in an eight-week summer painting class, the Art Colony has grown to cultivate a vibrant arts community on the North Shore. Today, the Art Colony continues as a retreat and creative home for the artistic spirit, serving over 27,000 people. Throughout the year, artists and creative seekers gather together to learn from renowned instructors, engage in critical dialogue, and explore the artistic process.

\\\ WHAT WE DO Artist Services Tap into vital resources, including professional development classes, residency opportunities, studio access, grant writing assistance, sales opportunities and more. Classes Select from 200 classes taught by over 80 instructors, crafted for all skill levels in diverse disciplines, included our expanded foundational class options. Events Participate in our annual artist-driven community events: Northern Fibers Retreat, Grand Marais Arts Festival, Plein Air Grand Marais, Tour d’Art, the Member Show & Sale, and Empty Bowls.

\\\ WHAT WE BELIEVE Artistic expression connects us with our landscapes Artists need time, space, and uninterrupted focus to create work Mentorship and guidance are critical for all stages of creative development Dialogue enhances the artistic process and cultural understanding of the arts Connecting through the arts builds healthy and resilient communities

OVERALL SCHEDULE \\\ Saturday, April 30 8am | Opening Panel Discussion: Intersecting Health and Creativity | JHP Kelly O. Finnerty, MA, LAMFT Bevie LaBrie, ATR-BC, LMFT Tessa Larson, MA, ATR and LPCC candidate 9 am – 11:55 am | Morning Workshop Sessions | GMAC & JHP 12 pm – 1 pm | Presentation: Fostering Communal Creativity | JHP Lea Friesen, MFA 1:05 pm – 4 pm | Afternoon Workshop Sessions | GMAC & JHP 4 pm | Outdoor Excursion Practicing Mindfulness: Meditative Walk to Artist’s Point 7 pm | Presentation: Grounded Self-Care | JHP Craig Balfany, LPC, ATR-BC

WORKSHOPS – FULL DESCRIPTIONS

All workshops last one full day and are $95 with a $17 supply fee

Personalized Journal Making Bevie LaBrie, ATR-BC, LMFT

Participants will create a personalized journal using reclaimed materials, including cardboard, paintings, yarn, twine, fabric, and elements from nature. Bevie will guide participants to consider the journal-making process, along with the related art techniques, as a container for more deeply understanding aspects of their life journey. Emphasis will be on self-exploration, and a reconnection with themes of identity, internal wisdom, needs, and desires.

Creative Play and Emotional Resilience Kelly O. Finnerty, MA, LAMFT

Playfully explore the expressive qualities of a variety of art materials using paint, pencil, pastel, and personal and found images. Expand your visual vocabulary and learn to use the mistakes and accidents of exploration in new ways. Participants will take home a small portfolio of mixed-media collages to chart their creative journey, from experiment to discovery. Along the way, Kelly will also discuss the science supporting the connection between creativity and emotional resilience.

Exploring Your Journey Through Story Cloths – Arpilleras Tessa Larson, MA, ATR and LPCC candidate

Arpilleras are bright, hand-quilted tapestries originally created in Chile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet to depict the challenges of life during the regime. Participants will explore their own journey through a personal story or metaphorical/mythical anecdotes while learning about the historical context of arpilleras and joining in community with other caregivers. Tessa will teach basic sewing stitches, how to layer fabrics into a cohesive scene, and how to create a human figure out of textiles.

FREE EVENTS FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS

The following events are free for workshop participants. If you are not a workshop participant but would like to attend, please fill out the registration form and send or call in payment. \\\ Saturday, April 30 8 am | Opening Panel Discussion: Intersecting Health and Creativity | $5 for non-workshop participants Kelly O. Finnerty, MA, LAMFT, Bevie LaBrie, ATR-BC, LMFT, Tessa Larson, MA, ATR and LPCC candidate Kelly, Bevie, and Tessa will help frame the weekend by presenting some questions for participants to consider as well as share about their own artistic and therapeutic practices, ways they refuel their creativity, and thoughts about developing a personal artistic mission. \\\ Saturday, April 30 4 pm | Outdoor Excursion: Practicing Mindfulness: Meditative Walk to Artist’s Point | Free \\\ Sunday, May 1 7:30 am | Yoga | $5 for non-workshop participants | Amanda Weberg Yoga has a unique way of strengthening and toning your body, improving flexibility, and enhancing your sense of well-being. This all level session will find the balance between effort and relaxation. The alignment and extension created within the mind and body will encourage unconditional love and joy to fully appreciate the present moment.

PRESENTATIONS – FULL DESCRIPTIONS All presentations are $10

\\\ Saturday, April 30 12 pm Fostering Communal Creativity | Lea Friesen, MFA Lea will share a variety of case studies highlighting her work in assisted living environments and in correctional facilities. She will focus both on her work with individuals, as well as on what it means to honor and develop a creative, communal environment. She has enjoyed incorporating a practice of mindfulness within art-making, drawing out the threads of creativity that are present in every person to bring about greater individual freedom and potential. 7 pm Grounded Self-Care: Symbols, Metaphors, and the Creative Process Craig Balfany, MPS, ATR-BC Craig is the Art Therapy Program Director at the Adler Graduate School and has 20 years of clinical art therapy experience. Using symbols, metaphors, and imagery, he will present options to explore and build upon personal strengths and enhance self-care skills.

\\\ Sunday, May 1 8:15 am The Road Less Traveled via Highway 61 | Suzabelle Janiceck, ATR Art Therapy provides a unique approach for helping individuals improve psychological and spiritual health, cognitive abilities, and sensory-motor functions. Art Therapists facilitate a means for individuals to create art and verbally process their imagery to help resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight and explore spiritual beliefs. Join local Art Therapist Suzabelle (‘Belle’) Janicek as she shares her unique experience in serving both children and adults in Cook County. 12 pm Inspiration, Imagination, and Creation: How the Creative Process Affects the Whole Person | Maggie Anderson, PsyD The human mind (neurochemistry), body (physical effort), and spirit (curiosity) create a dance that reflects specific individual sensory responses to the world. Maggie will address this complex inner constitution, looking at what shuts us down or opens us up to creative expression.

NOTE: The Art Colony has MFT Board approval to provide 6-23 CE hours. Credit are be available for LAMFT and LMFT professionals, as well as ATR professionals. Individual therapists may also obtain a document of completion from the Art Colony following their class for their own use. Call for additional details.

INSTRUCTOR AND PRESENTER BIOS Maggie Anderson, PsyD Maggie Anderson found clay as a therapeutic tool while working as a psychotherapist and has been obsessed with it ever since. Starting with classes at Northern Clay in Minneapolis and the Grand Marais Art Colony, she got hooked with the help of Peter Jadoonath and Dorian Beaulieu. She has continued her education by learning from other potters she admires, including Robin Hopper, Tom Turner, and raku masters Steve Hemingway and Ken Turner. She is excited to share what so many generous potters have shared with her.

Craig Balfany, LPC, ATR-BC Craig is the Art Therapy Program Director at the Adler Graduate School. He is very involved in educating, supervising and promoting the profession of Art Therapy. Craig has 20 years of clinical art therapy practice working with children and adolescents in mental health and chemical health programs, as well as adults with traumatic brain injuries and congenital disabilities.

Kelly Finnerty, MA, LAMFT Kelly O. Finnerty, LAMFT, is an artist and psychotherapist dedicated to the healing power of creative expression. She guides therapeutic art-making for individuals and groups. Her innovative community art projects and museum art exhibits have received support from the California Arts Council, the Minnesota State Arts Board, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She currently leads Healing Motion, a therapeutic group for girls using yoga and art at the Family Enhancement Center in Minneapolis.

Lea Friesen, MFA Lea Friesen has an MFA in Printmaking from Illinois State University. She works with many populations, including: children and the elderly, developmentally disabled adults, teens, college students, and mentally ill adults. In 2014 Friesen began teaching in a secure juvenile detention unit and a residential program for youth. Friesen’s focus in her art classes is on building a studio atmosphere of non-judgement. She values art as a mindful practice and tries to bring that to her students’ experience.

Suzabelle Janicek, ATR, MFA, MA Suzabelle Janicek studied art at the University of London and she has earned the following degrees, BFA in painting and printmaking from College of Associated Arts, MFA in painting and printmaking from Pratt Institute, and an MA in art therapy from UW-Superior. As a figurative expressionist and decorative painter her work has been exhibited in the United States and Barcelona, Spain. She has worked in educational and medical settings as an Art Therapist and educator including as an Art Therapist/Healing Arts Coordinator for Park House; at the AIDS Day Health Center in Minneapolis, and at Mercy Hospital Behavioral Health.

Bevie LaBrie, ATR-BC, LMFT Bevie LaBrie’s art has paralleled her roles as an art therapist, wilderness instructor, art educator, and youth worker. Her exploration of nature and human experience intersect, influencing her artwork and approach to teaching. An intuitive process is central to her work using reclaimed materials and mixed media: acrylic, watercolor, collage, pen and ink, and oil pastel. Her passion is journeying with others to discover their authentic voice and meaningful participation in their lives through the creative process.

Tessa Larson, MA, ATR and LPCC candidate Tessa Larson first started coming up to Cook County in 1997 while venturing into the BWCAW. She is an art therapist with an MA from George Washington University who specializes in processing trauma. Her passion also lies in utilizing art to understand outdoor experiences and incorporating nature into artwork. Tessa lives in Grand Marais, works at the Art Colony, and also provides art therapy contract work throughout Cook County.

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UPCOMING CLASSES Introduction to Acrylic Kat Corrigan June 11 – 12 | Page 7 Prints from Drawings Matt Kania June 11 – 12 | Page 14 The Habit of Painting: Advanced Acrylic Kat Corrigan June 13 – 17 | Page 7 Collagraph: Exploring Printed Texture Jerry Riach June 17 – 19 | Page 14

Clay Sculpture Korla Molitor May 21 – 22 | Page 11

Writing Fiction William Durbin June 18 – 19 | Page 13

The Creative Process: Examining, Documenting, Developing Martha McQuade & Dan Clark May 23 – 27 | Page 6

Animal Mobiles Judd Nelson June 18 – 19 | Page 16

Digital Pinhole Photography Simon Stromberg May 28 | Page 14 Community Ink Day: Screenprinting Mike Swindlehurst May 28 | 2 – 4 pm | Page 14 Mosaics: A Way with Water Pam Collins May 28 – 30 | Page 12

JUNE Artist Talk | Traveling Texts: What Bookbindings Tell Us About Early Printed Books Scott Husby June 3 | 7 pm | Page 10 Reading: Short Stories and Fiction Kathryn Savage June 4 | 11 am | Location: Grand Marais Public Library | Page 10 Time and Memory in Poetry and Prose Kathryn Savage June 4 | Page 13 Drawing Basics Tom Westbrook June 4 – 5 | Page 7 Abstract Painting: Beyond the Boundaries Donna Bruni June 6 – 8 | Page 7 Youth: Summer Art Space (Open to all ages) June 8, 15 & 22 | 10 am – noon | Page 17 Painting the Shore: Watercolor Peter Humeniuk June 9 – 10 | Page 7

The Place of Pots Guillermo Cuellar June 20 – 24 | Page 11 Develop Your Artistic Potential David Feinberg June 20 – 24 | Page 7 Artist Talk | The Visual Language and the Unexpected David Feinberg June 22 | 4:30 pm | Page 10 Blown Glass Ornaments Gretchen Lisdahl June 24 | Page 12 One at a Time: Monoprint Methods Dean Trisko June 24 – 26 | Page 14 Glass Beads Gretchen Lisdahl June 25 – 26 | Page 13 Writing History Marlais Olmstead Brand June 25 – 26 | Page 13 Watercolor Basics Spencer Meagher June 25 – 26 | Page 7 June Mentored Hazel Belvo June 27 – July 1 | Page 7 Mentorship in Jewelry Becky & Tedd McDonah June 27 – July 1 | Page 16

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