Course Descriptions

Content:
Healing Stitches will assist you in developing personal awareness as a means of advancing your creative work. You will examine your commitment to the creative process, confront fears and develop strategies for dealing with creative blocks. In addressing the challenging work of creating, you will gain a new awareness of your own process. As you experience the burst of self-recognition in your work, that will become a metaphor for your life.

Format:
Through the use of didactic and experiential learning, Healing Stitches provides a safe forum for personal exploration. Become familiar with your personal process through creativity and design exercises, journal writing, movement, guided imagery and release of blocked creative energy. In a supportive environment shared experiences create a context for the development of a sense of community. In turn, the sense of community leads to further growth for each group member.

Who Should Attend?
If you...

long to deepen your work. resist starting new projects or finishing old ones. experience your self in a rut or you are yearning for something new. experience fear of rejection of your work or yourself as an artist. have difficulty communicating your message through your work. have difficulty tapping into your passion or expressing it. experience loss of joy or playfulness in your work. seek a spiritual connection in your work.

Then this course is for you!

Faculty:
Mary Holdgrafer, Wendy Huntington

Dates:

May.31-Jun.05, 2009 Sun-Fri;	Register	Tuition: ($690.00) $765.00	For 2009 by Dec 15, 2008 $645.00
Register for 2009 courses by December 15th, 2008 and pay 2008 Tuition fees. (early) regular fee: the price in brackets is the "Early Bird" rate for those who register and pay in full at least two weeks before the course begins. The price without brackets is the full price. Prices in Canadian dollars. Meals and accommodation not included. Full room and board is available for an extra charge. See Resort Prices for details.
Testimonials: "The group had a beautiful connection, with tremendous caring for each other." June 2008 "This course is about so much more than sewing." June 2008 "I learned that a creative work doesn't necessarily start with an outcome in mind, that it will go where it goes, trust yourself, trust your heart, not just your mind." June 2008 "[What I liked most about this course was] the gentle and nurturing environment, and the close personal connection between all - participants and facilitators. The 'daily intention' piece. The insight that my creative work is a part of me and my life. The affirmation that nourishing my creativity serves me...and more than me." June 2007 "I have already signed up for courses related to creativity close to home and I have had a ball creating my own space in which to work (i.e. play)and I love it! I notice a change in my energy and am very enthused about continuing what I started at that course." June 2007 "I liked the invitation to the staff to come and view our 'creations', it gave a feeling of reality and affirmation to what we had done during the week" June 2007 "I admire the way that serious issues and weighty explorations are balanced with fun and laughter, and how the quilts we sew as a result seem to be so rich in meaning and significance." June 2007

Course Evaluation:
A student/participant who attends a minimum of 90% of the total course sessions shall receive a "Pass" grade. A student/participant who is absent for more than 10% of the session will receive an "Incomplete" grade and credit will not be granted.