This magnificent refuge is inside you. Enter. Shatter the darkness that shrouds The doorway. Be bold. Be humble. Put away the incense and forget The incantations they taught you. Ask no permission from the authorities. Close your eyes and follow…
Through the layers of the heart, in the deep, the vast Mystery lives
Last night in our markmaking class we explored making marks that re-define, that limit, that show discernment and nuance… First, we each sat in contemplation of a value, or a tradition, that we had once loyally embraced…We sensed into its…
This is a collaboration from one of our mates from our ongoing art group. Elisabeth Gladstone’s images along with Christian Doering’s music. If you would like to find out more about Christian, you can follow him on his YouTube channel.…
These pictures are from a walk I took down the road. As I walked I opened myself to the liminal world that is always right in front of us but most of the time we are lost in our thoughts…
…as we wander into that free zone of making marks—marks that don’t “make sense, marks that our habitual thinking can’t quite tame—we begin to notice some of the marks in our world…the handprint on glass…scratches in the soil…an array of…
As a result of yesterday’s meditation and the resulting painting, I made a decision regarding a problem I wasn’t resolving that had been taking its toll mentally and emotionally, when I see the resulting image all thoughts were resolved and…
In the fall, we will add more classes to become available for sign up. Level 1 : Mark making for non artists. Level 2: Marking making next steps for non artists. Level 3 Mark making for artists and non artists…
Mark Making for People Who Can’t Draw An experimental, informal gathering to re-introduce ourselves to markmaking materials and the experiences they evoke. Six sessions, free of charge. We will convene via Zoom, 4 – 5:30 pm Pacific Time, on Mondays…
It’s not that you attain the goal, but that all the light in the universe, falling toward you forever, finally arrives in your body. Excerpt from Another Cup, Savor Eternity One Moment at a Time Alfred K. Lamotte
In a recent Level Two Markmaking class, we reached inwardly toward a strongly-held value or commitment, picking up a large bush and swathing ink across large papers to respond to what we found. At our subsequent session, we revisited this…
Sweep Clean the chambers of the heart. We glimpse into the vastness of other realities by observing, our inner terrain to allow ourselves to be available for what the imaginal wishes to express. We listen and see the image and…