THE ARTIST’S WAY
Do you have creative urges to write, paint or create patterns but don’t? Do you make beautiful quilts, but get tired of playing it safe? Best selling author, Julia Cameron shares powerful tools for the journey to discovering the creative being in you: daily morning pages and weekly artist dates. Be willing to put it in the time and energy to work through the blocks that keep you from expressing your creativity!
This twelve week program that will be taught in nine sessions at Wooden Gate Quilts in Danville, Ca. The sessions are spaced out, to allow ample time to complete homework tasks. The classes are held on Sundays after the store closes, a safe, private environment for sharing. Each session will begin with a short meditation. Please obtain a copy of the Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and read the first two chapters to prepare for the first class. A new class will start in the fall, check back for dates!
Please contact the teacher for registration and payment information. Annalisa Jose, mixed-media artist, annalisajose11@gmail.com, 925-788-4476. To view Annalisa’s wearable art visit, artbyannalisa.com or Instagram: artbyannalisa.
I want to share my personal testimony about the power of the Artist’s Way. I took an artist’s way class about twenty years ago at East West Books, when it was still in Mountain View, Ca. Back then I was definitely a “ blocked artist.” I had an intense desire to create and express myself, but fear was always getting in the way. When I was a teenager I enjoyed writing short stories, this was my forte in high school. As I got older, it became a daily struggle to express myself. The creative tools that I learned from the artist’s way program became a lifesaver for me. I was grateful, I had tools to blend and integrate creativity and spirituality into my daily life! Now, whenever I hear friends, customers or even a random stranger claim that they’re not creative I playfully challenge them. Sometimes I say, “you’re creative, you haven’t discovered your medium yet.” I also encourage people to make “ugly art,” it’s better to go ahead to create something even if its “ugly or bad art.” It’s important to express yourself and enjoy the process.