Artist's Way Offerings 2008

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Find your muse! The Artist's Way, based on the book by Julia Cameron, is a guided process for anyone who wants to be more creative. It will help you identify what's keeping you from making art and let you begin to create fearlessly & truthfully!

Whether you love visual, literary or performing arts, the Artist's Way is for you! Artist's Way is for...
* People who used to be musicians or dancers
* People who are poets or filmmakers
* People who are afraid to admit they would like to be actors or sculptors

Quite simply, Artist's Way is for people who create or want to create! Our classes have inspired authors, poets, painters, dancers, actors, directors, scriptwriters, calligraphers, musicians, songwriters, composers and potters, as well as scientists, teachers, lawyers, drug counselours, web designers, librarians and interior decorators.

We offer a passionate, practical approach to Artist's Way, featuring an abundant studio with diverse art materials & dynamic art activities designed to encourage your muse and stretch every aspect of your creativity. Whenever we meet we try something new! Participants leave feeling energized and excited, even when travelling from as far away as Salem & Vancouver. Instead of promising to change your life in a single day, the Artist's Way offers an opportunity for growth over time, deepening your commitment and allowing you to practice habits that will serve you long after our time together ends. Read what others have to say about our unique format.

Your facilitator, Gretchin Lair, is a creative advocate who offers committed, consistent support & follow-through at all stages of your journey. Many participants call her Artist's Way offerings their "anchor" in the midst of busy lives and appreciate her "quiet leadership." Known for her "splendid mix of art and honesty," Gretchin has been an art curator, exhibited calligrapher, prize-winning poet & acclaimed actress over the last 17 years. Her methods focus on art exploration and creative self-expression and are strongly influenced by art therapy techniques. She's been involved with Artist's Way since 2002.

Scarlet Star Studios offers a range of Artist's Way offerings in the fair city of Portland, so wherever you are in the process, you've come to the right place!

Artist's Way Creative Clusters
($250 for 11 weeks)

In an Artist's Way Creative Cluster, you will gain creative confidence, courage and compassionate companions. Our longest and most powerful offering, Artist's Way Creative Clusters offer a unique chance for emotional range and growth over time, both of which are rare and immeasurably valuable to the process. Over the course of 2.5 months the group will explore artistic issues of safety, power, integrity, possibility, abundance, connection, strength, compassion, autonomy & faith. You may alternate between defiant, giddy, angry, hopeful, resistant, elated and skeptical, but by the end you will find resilience, excitement and a solid support structure after the cluster ends. My goal is to restore hope and faith in your own abilities, to encourage you to make art an integral part of your life.

Scarlet Star Studios provides a nurturing environment to encourage art and artists at the base of beautiful Powell Butte. If you've tried to get through Artist's Way alone, come join us!

Two choices for Fall 2008: only $250 for 11 weeks!
September 29-December 8
(RSVP and $125 deposit due by September 22)

Monday mornings
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Monday evenings
6:30-9 p.m.

There is a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 participants to form a cluster, to provide both enough group cohesion and individual progress.

Artist's Way Independent Support
($40 per hour, 2-hour minimum)

If you've been through the Artist's Way already or if you're ready to make art but just want a little encouragement to keep you on track, play at your own pace with a caring, compassionate facilitator. Whether you want to meet at my studio or yours, you set your goals and schedule; I'll bring the art supplies and structure! Take the first step on your path today.