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Pure Process~The Art of Creativity
It is the willingness to be open to the creative spirit that moves in all us. It is trusting the innate knowledge that resides inside of us and giving it permission to come through us in our artwork. Pure Process is accessing the deeper, mysterious and hidden places within our soul that have no words.
It is an approach to teaching art that is accepting, open, and supportive of each person’s pilgrimage to their own creative essence. It is allowing feelings memories, and the greater universal connection to be expressed through the media of art.
Pure Process is about listening through your eyes and heart to the messages your art may have for you, allowing your art to "speak" to you with colour, shape, texture and energy. Everyone was born with a creative spirit and everyone expresses this creativity in diverse ways.
However, sometimes we feel the doorway to our creative spirit has become stuck, locked,or is only open a crack. Pure Process can guide you to fling open the doorways to your creative spirit. This can overflow into your everyday life and you will find yourself feeling, thinking and doing things differently.
Take the leap into the palette of your intuition….and take a class...
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainty.
Eric Fromm
I step inside the paper
and dance with paint
and brush in a sensuos
play of orange and yellow
blue and purple red and green
and togehter we discover our way
across the white spaces
of endless possibilities
~Karin Watson
THE
1986 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay,
Vancouver Island, B.C.
*I have recently lost my email address book, so if you have not received anything from me in the last while or you wish to be added to my email list, please email me at:pureprocessart@telus.net Thanks!
Pure Painting Drop-in for Adults
Thurs July 1, July 8, July 15 and July 29th (no class July22)
PM: 7-10 pm
Cost: $25- per class drop-in fee* or $90 for session (save $10-)
All Supplies included EXTRA CLASS ADDED ON AUG 5th, $25-
Enrich your Summer with an open-minded class to stimulate the creative juices. “Drop-in” or choose to commit for the 4 weeks; either way you will enjoy the freedom of Summer painting. Through a selection of exercises to stretch the soul and experience self expression through paint, discover the colours, shapes and textures that speak to you. Put aside all judgments let go of the outcome and learn to trust the process. Relax in a supportive atmosphere where there are no mistakes, only learning opportunities! Bring a visiting friend, as no experience is needed, only an openness to the creative process. This class is aimed at those desiring a freedom of expression; all levels of painters are welcome.
*If dropping in, you must call ahead to book your space as this class is very popular and there is limited space available.
All true artists, whether they know it or not,
create from a place of no-mind,
from inner stillness.
~Eckhart Tolle
Pure Process for Kids; (6-11yrs)
Tues July 6-Thurs July 8 (3 afternoons), 1:30-3pm OR
Tues July 13-Thus July 15 (3 afternoons),1:30-3pm
Cost: $55- per session, Most supplies included, except camera (see below for more info)
The focus of these art classes will be on the process not the technique of art. These classes will explore a variety of different media. We will begin each class with drawing and usually a story or artbook. If the weather permits, we will take our journals out into the garden. Hopefully, (if weather permits) in this session, we will explore creating art in our natural environment, taking our cues from artist Andy Goldsworthy. Kids will need their own cameras to document their work. If they do not have one, a disposable one will be fine. The class will evolve from the kids interest in materials.
Art is an adventure that never seems to end.
~Jason, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999
One-On-One
For those wanting to work with their images on a deeper level, a one-on-one with Lisa is a great option. No experience is necessary for this process, only the willingness to be open. Using a process called “active dialoguing”, you will access the underlying messages that your paintings hold for you. This is a powerful process that can further changes in your outer and inner life. Each session lasts for 2 hrs. There is a sliding scale of $70 to$90- all supplies included.
Life is a succession of moments,
to live each one is to succeed.
~Corita Kent
Create a Class:
Do you have a group of people you would like to create with? Lisa will work with you to “create a class” that fits the needs of your group. Throw an “Art Party” for yourself or your child and leave the set-up, clean up and planning to me! This could also be a corporate or office creativity day; build team spirit and strengthen relationships with a playful, creative approach. Or gather a group of friends together to create. Call Lisa to brainstorm.
Gift Certificates:
Give the gift of creativity to a friend or loved one. Gift certificates can be created for any amount and used for any class. Gift Certificates can also be put towards purchasing a piece of Lisa’s art. Call Lisa and she will create a gift card for you.
About the Instructor:
Lisa Kirk is an artist and art teacher whose passion is to explore and open with others the creative possibilities within. She has been doing this successfully for the past eight years through designing and teaching her Pure Process Art classes. Her teaching has developed from her own personal painting process, her ongoing study of process based art work and all she has learned from her many wonderful students. Lisa teaches both adults and children and runs a weekly art program at Eureka Clubhouse. She also has been an artist in the classroom for the Comox Valley School District and NIDES. In 2006, Lisa was nominated Mentor of the Year for the Arts and Culture Awards. Lisa has her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of BC. She has participated in numerous art shows in the Comox Valley and in Vancouver. Recent shows include a solo show, “The Untamed Artist”, July 2007; “Urban Rural Divide”, Vancouver Island Music Festival, July 2008; “Mama’s Boy and Other Monsters”, Comox Valley Art Gallery: Window Gallery, Aug 2008, Oceanside Arts Council, Oceanside Gallery, Sept 2009 and “Mail Art Olypmix”, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Dec 2009“Mail Art Olypmix”, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Dec 2009
For more information or
To pre-register please call
Lisa Kirk
250-334-2567
Classes held at
THE ART ROOM
1986 Cumberland Rd,
Courtenay, BC, V9N 2E9
Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect
and supreme experience
if only one had a colored pencil
long enough to draw on the ceiling.
~G.K. Chesterton
and supreme experience
if only one had a colored pencil
long enough to draw on the ceiling.
~G.K. Chesterton