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Heartsmiles, Ardis 

 "JUST BELOW THE SURFACE"

                                              oil on canvas   36"  x 36"   2008

                                                         IN-TU-IT

               EXPRESSIVE ART

STUDIO PROGRAMS  

MANDALA WORKSHOPS  

for groups of two or more.

Engage yourself in the process of using art making as a vehicle for self discovery and personal growth.  The workshops explore the meanings of ancient symbols used cross culturally by the sacred traditions of  the  world.  No art training is needed to gain personal insights  into your own world of symbols. ART is the UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.  Over the millennium of symbol making, humans have become genetically programed to intuit  the meanings of shapes and colors.  We are all intrinsically connected through  our shared collective unconscious. Provide yourself an opportunity to participate in the symbol making process and experience a  deeper sense of integration and  empowerment.   Workshop programs are culturally specific and include the following:

• MANDALA / ANALYTICAL CROSS CULTURAL OVERVIEW : 
• The message of the mandala / sacred circle.
  
•  View mandalas  from around the world. Explore the research of Swiss psychologist, Carl Jung and American Mandala Researcher, Joan Kellogg. Experience two techniques; classical and personal .  and how to use them in the creation  of your own mandalas.
• KANDINSKY and SPONTANEOUS IMAGERY :
  
• Gain insight into  stages of personal growth and change
  
•  as they are depicted by the father of abstract painting Wassily Kandinsky.  Learn how his  artwork  relates to the research of Mandala expert Joan Kellogg.  Create your own mandala series .  Learn how these "active meditations" connect to you own inner guidance.   Learn how to decipher symbolic messages for your current life situations
• EUROPEAN MANDALAS: 
• Explore the meaning of LABYRINTHS
• . Create a Miniature  Finger Labyrinth design/ Think of it as inner mapping- a metaphor  describing your personal quest for an insightful and purposeful life.
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           EASTERN MANDALAS:                                Construction of a                      classical  MEDITATION MANDALA

         using the Yantra Symbolism of        sacred geometry.

• Creating a personal HEALING SYMBOL. Contact  your own GUIDING SPIRIT WISDOM 
• through guided imagery that connects you to  the healing energies of your own Inner Totem Pole of animal guides . From this experience: Create your own  personal POWER MASK.

• any of the above sessions can be adapted into an individual session

• INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS:
  Mari Card Assessment: Discover a powerful tool for self guidance and understanding 
• using Twenty six archetypal black & white symbols suggesting life situations. Pair these symbols with a myriad of color choices to reveal your emotional coloring of a situation  and discover a deeper  level of resonance within yourself. This assessment was developed by  art therapist Joan Kellogg. I have been trained  in her program and have received certification to facilitate your process. 

• PRESENTATIONS:     "EYE Q :  Your Brain, The Right & the Left of it"  This is a 2 hr presentation exploring the under developed skills of our right hemisphere.
  
• Learn about the roots of these skills in childhood, how to further develop them as adolescents  and adults. Having learned these skills how to  integrate these stages of perceptual growth into confident adult art making.

• RECENT & UP COMING EVENTS:
   Original oil paintings  shown in:
  
• June- July 26  / Springfield Museum of Art / Members Show
• July - August  /  Dayton Visual Arts Council/  Members Show                              Original Hand Made Books shown in:
  
• March-April / Rosewood Art Center / Juried Show / Works on Paper