Self/Community Care Plan

Students learn about Laura Lee’s self/ community care practices featured in The Dark Matter of Mona Starr which touches on creative expression, embodied wellness practices, and shared care utilizing support system. In a 60 minute workshop she’ll walk through students making their own self care plan giving practical examples for how to manage their mood…

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Sketchbook Dares

Students learn about how Laura Lee’s origin story working in sketchbooks gave her confidence and healing…plus ultimately set her up for success in her graphic novels. (Especially Page by Paige who works in a sketchbook!)  Laura Lee will lead students in a couple of favorite drawing prompts from her interactive book Sketchbook Dares: 24 Ways to…

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Mindfulness of Art

Students learn about how contemplative practices (aka mindful compassion) have helped Laura Lee cultivate self-awareness, calm the mind, and heal from stress. She then walks students through some of her favorite methods, which can be catered to the specific needs of the students participating and length of the workshop. For example, these practices might include…

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Basic Drawing in Pencil Workshop

All levels. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, this course will help you create clear images. You will do multiple drawing exercises to improve your skills and awaken your ability to translate what you see onto paper. You will practice using line, mass, form, value, perspective and composition. Photos will be provided…

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Physical Theatre and Creation of Conscious Dance Theatre

Students practice meaningful storytelling through movement and character development, original spoken text, and exaggerated theatrical physicality. We explore authentic feelings and humor, experimenting with the most effective mediums to illustrate the content. This class is appropriate for both actors and dancers, those drawn to creating original performance, and anyone interested in self-discovery through expression. Longer…

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Self-Expression through Chinese Calligraphy Art

Chinese calligraphy as an art form is life fully experienced through the energy and motion of marks on paper, with time and rhythm in shifting space. The speed, acceleration and deceleration of the writer’s moves and turns give “spirit” to the characters by greatly influencing their final result. It requires the writer to have perfect…

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Street Photography

In this course, photographer Jaclyn Brown will show you how to capture decisive moments that communicate the energy of a particular place. The workshop will start by studying the masters of street photography, and then present various methods for approaching strangers for portraits, creating strong compositions, working with the light you have (as well as…

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