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Name: Abundance Alchemy: Create Your Own Economy
Start: 2020-09-22T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2020-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Virtual Course

February 24, 2015 by Melissa Leave a Comment

“I wanted to thank you for a fabulous weekend of painting and inspiration. You create a beautiful expansive space from which to go within.”

Lisa Mersky Therapist

“I’ve been in different forms of therapy for years; and “knew” what my issues were. What I “needed” to do… and have been trying to gain. I’m still not even sure how it happened this weekend but I feel like I’ve opened or tapped into something I haven’t been able to. I’m feeling things I’ve been blocking for years. “

“Wonderful – as always. It never ceases to amaze me the power of setting an intention, releasing it and witnessing with gratitude, its manifestation. This retreat nurtures this process through painting and self-awareness. The energy of the group is an important aspect for me– witnessing and being witnessed with love somehow inspires me to surrender to my wholeness and swim in it. Knowing what that feels like helps me to walk in my wholeness outside of the painting lab. For me, being able to fully immerse myself in the painting process without any distractions for long periods of time is a a gift. The joy of pushing through a block or having an epiphany through the creative process is beyond words– and witnessing others in that process is a great teacher.
I especially gained a lot from the sharing, insights and feelings of my fellow painters through non-judgmental feedback. Their feelings sometimes act as triggers for my own revelations. From a very young age, my Mother has always told me that as long as long as I had a sketch pad and some drawing materials, I would be happy. When asked what I wanted to do when I left school in the seventh grade, I replied, “I want to go to Art School”. After four years at Art School, majoring in painting I felt I had lost my creative innocence-that intrinsic connection we all have to creative life force. I shut down, overwhelmed with the critic, and didn’t fully commit to painting again for eight years until I found the Painting Process through Fire Tree Studios. It was in this studio that I began to reconnect with my creative spirit and my inner child, trusting in my process and begin my journey back to wholeness. The gratitude I feel is immense.”

Bec Knaggs Artist & Teacher