Women's Art For Life

Women's Art workshops are facilitated by Jo Miller (Adv. Dip Graphic Design), Certificate 4 Community Services (Disability), Certificate 4 Mental Health - (non-clinical)

Five Styles of Creative Expression

THIS WORKSHOP EXPLORES FIVE STYLES OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION USING THE BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES OF BUDDHA, VAJRA, RATNA, PADMA AND KARMA.

Planting a Seed

PARTICIPANTS PAINT A SMALL CANVAS, BEGINNING WITH A SEED. THIS WORKSHOP EXPLORES THE JOURNEY FROM A SEED INTO A BEAUTIFUL TREE.

Exploring the Yin and The Yang

IN THIS WORKSHOP WE IDENTIFY OUR YIN AND YANG QUALITIES AND PAINT A SMALL CANVAS REPRESENTATION OF OURSELVES IN CORRESPONDING COLORS.

 The Rose

THIS WORKSHOP EXPLORES THE MEANINGS OF COLOR THROUGH  A SHORT CREATIVE VISUALISATION. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL PAINT A SINGLE ROSE IN THE COLOR OF THEIR CHOICE.

The Symbolic Garden

IDENTIFY THE QUALITIES OF YOUR FAVORITE FLOWERS AND PAINT A GARDEN SCENE THAT REFLECTS YOUR PERSONALITY. PARTICIPANTS DESIGN AND PAINT A SYMBOLIC GARDEN ON A SMALL CANVAS.

Women's Art Workshops are 3 hours each session and Materials and Resources are provided. Individual or Group sessions are available at Robinson Road Studio for $50 AU per person per session. Contact us for information or enquiries on running Women's Art for Life workshops in your local area.

Women's Art For Life Workshop in Moonta January - February 2011

I had so much fun facilitating Women's Art for Life Workshops in the Moonta Town Hall recently. The ladies who attended were wonderful personalities and I really enjoyed their creative passion. The work they produced was of such amazing beauty that I think they surprised themselves every time, and I was certainly awed and inspired by what they produced! I cannot say what working with these lovely ladies has meant to me. All love and inspiration to them on their art journey!

Bravo! to these ladies for their great acheivement.

A selection of these works, with permission are shown here.

Women's Art For Life Workshops 1 - 5 are available for women of all ages and abilities and can be arranged by contacting us!

Children's Art for Life Workshops

Children's Art workshops are facilitated by Jo Miller (Adv. Dip Graphic Design), Certificate 4 Community Services (Disability), Certificate 4 Mental Health - (non-clinical)

"The Book of Me"

My Portrait in My Favorite Colors - 6 hours

Students will work from A4 digital images of themselves to create a unique artwork representation of their own face on a small canvas. Students will write a story or comment to describe their feelings about the painting and the way they see themselves.

The portraits will then be photographed and produced as a digital image.

My Memory - 6 hours

Students will paint an image of a personal memory using their choice of 3 styles presented: realist, abstract or symbolic. A poem or song may be written to describe the student's memory or the experience of painting their memory. The paintings will be photographed and made into digital images.

Still life Group View 360 Degrees - 4 hours

Students will draw a constructed 'still life' from different vantage points. The artwork will be photographed and made into digital images. A 'Still Life Group View - 360 Degrees' digital artwork will be created, which will document the experiences of the group.

Pattern Making - 6 hours

Students will design a symmetrical canvas using geometric shapes and explore the use of complimentary colors. The designs will be painted on to a small canvas, photographed and made into a digital image. The image will be repeated to form a pattern.

Book Making - The Book Of Me - 6 hours

Students will receive their individual record of work from all the sessions in A5 format, staple, cover and decorate their book. The student's book will also be supplied to students in digital form as their copyright.

Workshops can be presented as 2 or three hour sessions, covering one 4-6 hour topic per week. Workshops 1-4 can be presented as 'once off' sessions, workshop 5 completes the sessions if they are completed as a series. Individual sessions are provided at Robinson Road Studio. Just Contact Us!

Artist fees: $12.50 AU per person per hour e.g. a six hour workshop will cost a person $75 AU

Cost per Full five session Workshop: $350 AU per person

MATERIALS LIST ~ FULL WORKSHOP - THE BOOK OF ME

3x stretched canvas         

1x set of 5 acrylic paints  

1x set of 5 brushes                  

2 x A3 heavy watercolor paper   

1 x A3 covering paper

1x B2 pencil

1x writable CD or memory stick

Materials can be provided by the facilitator for $80 AU per pack which will cover the materials requirements for the 5 workshops.

Resources: If Workshops are run at Your School or Community Center ~

Students need to have access to computers and color photocopying facilities. Workshop facilities with adequate light and ventilation, and wet area are required.