200 S. Washington Blvd., Suite 1
Sarasota FL 34236
(941) 366-9595

*in the Towles Court Pavilion"
Corner of 301 and Adams Lane
www.expressiveartsflorida.com
[email protected]

Creative Partners
Elizabeth Bornstein
Tamara Teeter Knapp
Kathleen Horne
Victoria Domenichello-Anderson


Summer Break!   

 EXPRESSIVE ARTS FLORIDA

is closed for the month of August. We will be checking phone messages and answering emails, but we won't be on site or offering programs.  

 

Programming will resume in September.  

 

We will not be open for the Art Walks in August and September.  

 

Come visit us for the 3rd Friday Art Walk on Oct. 21, 6-9 pm 

     

 

EXPRESSIVE ARTS FLORIDA COMMUNITY NETWORKING

EACN 

We extend a big "thank-you" to Mona Clifford Baker for being our guest facilitator at Networking in July!!  We enjoyed the introduction to  

Actionomics ™ 

 

Consider Mona's upcoming series: 

Mona Clifford Baker,  RDE, RSMT, RSME, and Actionomics™ Consultant

Presents

"The Action Results Method" for Wellness

Invigorate Your Everyday Moving with Actionomics ™

What: This is an introductory 10-session course for anyone to discover and learn how apply Actionomics to improve their ease of movement for everyday living.   

Where:   Florida Integrative Medical Center, 2415 University Parkway, Bldg #3, Suite 2B, Sarasota, FL, 34236  

When: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 pm, Sept. 7-Nov. 9  

10 session package $180.00 Single Session $20.00

Call Mona at 941-342-9006 to register

 

 Please note: There will be no Networking session in August. Will resume September 28 

 

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ONLINE GROUPS 

 

MENTORING AND SUPPORT GROUP FOR EXPRESSIVE ARTS FACILITATORS  Online!  

 

Are you venturing out as a facilitator and looking for support? 

 onlinegroups Kathleen facilitates this small ONLINE group, personally designed for  the needs of the participants. Drawing on her years of experience in the Expressive Arts as a facilitator, educator, therapist, artist, designer of programs and curricula, Kathleen guides participants on their personal and professional paths. Group members also offer valuable feedback and support to each other.  Topics of discussion and sharing include facilitation skills, personal art practice, sharing and witnessing, developing a practice or business, local and international resources, marketing and articulating our work, realizing our unique visions, and more.  Participants receive both professional and peer guidance and support. Appropriate for both practitioners and expressive arts therapists.  

If you would like to be part of a community, with the support, inspiration, and guidance this provides, please contact

[email protected] to see if this group might meet your needs. Easy-to-use, private, confidential blog format. (1 month commitment required).

 


 MANDALA AS PERSONAL PRACTICE  ONLINE!!    

mandalaonlineAn online forum for exploring the mandala, sharing images, writings, and  experiences. Kathleen facilitates by providing information, resources, teachings and images, and offers feedback and suggestions to participants. Discussion and sharing is encouraged between participants. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in exploring the Mandala as a personal art practice, learning more, sharing your art and insights, and staying connected with others, without geographical barriers. Call or email for info. Easy-to-use, confidential blog format.
$25 per month (1 month commitment required; renewable on the 1st of each month). [email protected]

 

See Kathleen's daily mandalas for 2011 on Flickr here     

 

 

"I have been honored to view the works of other artists and experience the power of their work even as I have received the witness from others as they experience mine."  Donna P.   

   

 

"Not being an artist, I was initially unsure about joining the mandala forum.  I quickly realized it is not an art forum, though there is beautiful art shared on the site, but rather a place to share and learn more about mandalas and the process.  If you are interested in mandalas or want to learn more about them, this is a wonderful, supportive environment to learn, share and grow in." 

Sherri S.

 

"Participating in the mandala forum is a joyful and inspiring experience.  Not only does it encourage and inform my own practice, but I am connecting with the heartbeat of wonderful new friends through their mandala art. "-- LJ

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CUSTOM TRAININGS  

In Expressive Arts, Arts and Health, Art and Healingcustomtraining


Are you looking for specialized training to meet your specific needs?

 

We design customized training programs for individuals or groups interested in developing skill and expertise in these rapidly developing, and sometimes merging, fields. These programs are designed with your specific needs in mind and can include creative and business strategies along with training in whatever modalities or artistic mediums you are interested in. Please contact us with questions or to set up an appointment to discuss your needs.    

 

"Every bit of our time with you was perfect !

You work together as an extraordinary team, with your sensibilities and talents complimenting each and every aspect of the experiences you shared with us"

M.K., participant in Custom Training session   

 

 

 

 

 

ARTS & HEALTH CONSULTATION SESSIONS

 Creative consultation for those who desire guidance in finding their way  in the merging worlds of Arts and Health. These sessions are open to Artists, Therapists, Facilitators, Administrations, etc... - anyone interested in working or already working professionally in an Arts and Health setting.  Sessions can be in person, telephone, email or Skype. One time or ongoing sessions are available. Call or email for available dates and fees.artandhealthconsult  

 

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EXPRESSIVE ARTS FOR BODY, MIND, & SPIRIT 

Jan.12-15, 2012  

Thursday evening, Friday & Saturday all day, Sunday morning.  

25 hours total

$700 

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 The focus of this course is on Intermodal Expressive Arts as a holistic field, effecting change in all aspects of human experience: body, mind and spirit. The course will explore ways in which the different arts modalities bring growth and change, and how they work together as a holistic model.

A variety of individual and group experiential processes will be introduced which focus on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual experience.  

 

This course is open to anyone interested in an in-depth exploration of Expressive Arts, either through enrollment in the certificate program or as a stand-alone experience.  

If you are interested, please contact us for more information.  

If you are considering applying for the certificate program, taking this course is a great way to evaluate whether it's a fit for you.  


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EXPRESSIVE ARTS BUSINESS CONSULTATION

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We offer consultation sessions to meet your needs. Please contact us to discuss.  

Read what one client says.... 

 

 

I loved brainstorming/ collaborating with Victoria. I am a writer and so spend a lot of time working alone and when I have a consulting gig, I'm usually in my own head with it. It was fun to create the container for the kick off speech in concert with someone else, especially someone who has a wealth of Expressive Arts experience personally, academically and professionally.

Never in a million years would I have come up with the creative process that Victoria recommended.   I loved that the activity suggested was everything that I wanted for my kick off - logistically simple, inexpensive, had both individual and community components, visual, kinesthetic and most of all, unexpected. Having an element of "something new" was very important to me because I had so many young people in the audience and I had to connect with them quickly and grab their attention. Victoria really understood that. We knew the adults would be attentive to the content of the speech but the kids might snooze if I didn't sent the message up front that something different would happen.

And so when I walked into the door for my first consult, Victoria had already intuited a creative process based on the information I had given her about the gig. Victoria having done that pre-work made our first hour together far more productive than it otherwise would have been had she not done some brainstorming on her own. This left plenty of time for us to visualize the activity and its logistics as well as think through possible challenges.

In the end, my client was happy, and judging from the smiles, nods and participation of the audience, I'd say the teens and parents were satisfied, too.

Gina Greenlee      Author, Educator 

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THE COALITION FOR ARTS AND HEALTH
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Next Free Program - Open to all who are interested.

The Strengths and Challenges of Arts and Health Integration In Our Community

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

5:00-5:30PM - Networking & Light Refreshments

5:30-7:30PM - Program

 

Sarasota Memorial Hospital -1st Floor Auditorium

1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL

PLEASE RSVP EARLY: [email protected] 

941-365-5118 ext. 304

 

Or for general questions about the Coalition, send email 

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 INTERNATIONAL EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY ASSOCIATION (IEATA) NEWS:  
    IEATA Regional Group Update 

from Elizabeth Bornstein and Sheri Gaynor,    

Regional Committee Co-Chairs

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If you are a current IEATA Member, you can join our IEATA Member Network, hosted by Ning.com. The Member Network is a great way to connect with members locally, nationally and globally, and find new opportunities to share and collaborate! You don't want to miss out as the Network is growing rapidly!

 

For current members to sign on:

http://ieatamembers.ning.com/?xgi=1XPmozyNr5QOWA

 

If you are not a Member or your membership has expired, join or renew here. 

 

 

Any questions, interested in becoming more active in your region or assuming the role of a Regional Coordinator?  Contact:

[email protected] 

  

   

Sending Our Best Wishes to our Expressive Arts Colleagues who are attending the Upcoming IEATA Conference in Peru!!

 

IEATA and TAE Peru will present the next IEATA International Conference, August 10-14, 2011 in Lima, Peru with post-conference sessions in Cusco on August 16. For additional information visit: www.ieata.org/conference   

 

This summer, I had a great time exploring Bookmaking, Wool Felting, and Color Mixing with some of you. It was so much fun to explore texture, color, and form through some of my favorite media. Workshop participants squealed with delight as they discovered new dimensions in these fun and boundless art media. Watch for dates in the fall when I'll offer new book forms and color theory again; come and expand the range of possibilities for your own artist "bag of tricks". I look forward to creating with you!

~Tamarafullyfelt

 

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TOUCH DRAWING EXHIBIT

We are excited to announce the dates for our 3rd annual Touch Drawing Exhibit!TDexhibit 

This year our Opening Reception will be Friday Nov. 18, in conjunction with the Towles Court Art Walk, with a second reception on Dec. 16.   

We welcome your submissions for this exhibit; the entry form will be up on our website soon....stay tuned!!....

   

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Hello from British Columbia!

Here is a poster from a recent Art Exhibit: Transitions....Betwixt and Between, at the Old Schoolhouse Gallery here on Cortes Island, B.C.

One of my entries, titled "Unknown Place" in the upper right corner. It was really great to see how a wide variety of artists interpreted this theme!

 

I am taking a break from facilitating over the summer, but am continuing with the two online groups, and, with the help of Skype, staying actively involved with EAF and EAFI business and planning. 

Kathleen

 





 Expressive Arts Florida is founded on a firm belief in the positive power of every person's creativity. We are committed to the practice, education, advocacy, and expansion of the Expressive Arts in our community and beyond. We offer opportunities for vital creative expression to diverse people of all ages and life circumstances, fostering wellbeing, community building, and positive social and global change.

 
GALLERY SHOP 

We are selling Soul Cards and books by  Deborah Koff-Chapin,

"Be Your Own Light" CD by Chinling Hsu,

  giclee prints of our art work, cards, an assortment of fun felted and  knit items, and jewelry.  

  

  

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to our AUGUST 2011 Edition of
EXPRESSIVE ARTS FLORIDA NEWS! 

Hello Expressive Arts Friends!

 

This month's newsletter is a collage of images, reflections, comments, and announcements of upcoming events! While we are officially closed for the month of August, we are taking this time to reflect on this past season and plan the Fall/Winter schedule of events, workshops, trainings, and classes. 

                                                                                                                                                  

Scroll through this issue, with announcements about Expressive Arts Florida Institute, Open Studio ,Painting Your Creative Edge,  Expressive Arts for Body/Mind/Spirit, Art as a Healing Practice, Online Mandala Forum, Online Expressive Arts Mentoring, Business Consultation, Arts and Health Consultation, Custom Training, the Third Annual Touch Drawing Exhibit, Arts and Health Coalition,, a special workshop by guest facilitator

Jared Massanari, and IEATA news.
 

 

See too some great photos of our recent Touch Drawing Weekend Intensive, and read some reflections on the recent Magic of Mixing, Fully Felt, and Bookmaking Workshops. a big thank you to Mona Clifford Baker, our guest facilitator at Expressive Arts Community Networking.  

 

 

We want to thank you all for your interest, participation, and support!

 

It is very exciting to see how this dynamic and potent field is growing. Many of you are planting your own seeds of Expressive Arts and nurturing them into full bloom. The possibilities are endless.

 

 

Expressive Arts Florida Institute is moving forward with great momentum. Our first group of students will be completing their Level One certificate in October, and we celebrate their progress and commitment! We are very grateful that our training institute is being so fully embraced, and that our dream has so rapidly become a wonderful reality. The flow of inquiries and registrations is affirming a widespread desire for a meaningful immersion in the arts as a path to personal and social growth and change.



This morning, a friend sent me this link:
http://www.iraqichildrensart.org/
Have a look. It is one of the remarkable examples of arts-based programs that offer us a new way, a chance for communication, understanding, healing and change.

What is your vision for the arts as a vehicle for change? Share it with us, and let us know now we can assist. Let's keep building a creative community!

 

Contact us to discuss how to bring the power of the Expressive Arts into your life. We are happy to discuss options with you! 

 

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EXPRESSIVE ARTS FLORIDA INSTITUTE

Update

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WE ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION! EAFI
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LEVEL ONE

Oct. 13-16, 2011

The Scope of Expressive Arts

Individual, Group, and Community     

This course introduces the scope or continuum of Expressive Arts work, from the intrapersonal, to the interpersonal, to the social/cultural/planetary.  Both individual and collaborative expressive arts processes will be utilized in this course, and some attention will be given to designing and facilitating collaborative art projects.

 

Jan.12-15, 2012 

Expressive Arts: Body, Mind, Spirit

EAFI120The focus of this course is on Intermodal Expressive Arts as a holistic field, effecting change in all aspects of human experience: body, mind and spirit. The course will explore ways in which the different arts modalities bring growth and change, and how they work together as a holistic model.

A variety of individual and group experiential processes will be introduced which focus on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual experience.

THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN AN IN-

DEPTH EXPLORATION OF EXPRESSIVE ARTS, WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM! CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION

  

April 12-15, 2012

Intermodal Expressive Arts Intensive

 

 

LEVEL TWO 

January 19-22

Foundations of Expressive Arts

 

April 19-22, 2012

Expressive Arts in the World

  

Oct. 25-28: Expressive Arts: The Business and Profession   

 

For complete course descriptions please visit our

website

 

 

Expressive Arts Florida Institute is a two-level training program for those interested in pursuing the Expressive Arts as a professional path, whether integrating it into an existing career, or beginning a career in the expressive arts field.

An INTERMODAL EXPRESSIVE ARTS TRAINING PROGRAM, Expressive Arts Florida Institute is grounded in a firm belief that an integrated arts approach is a powerful agent of change. Students will participate in visual art-making of various kinds, writing, poetry, music, movement, drama, and guided visualization. An emphasis will be on the power of following the natural creative flow from one arts modality to another.

The learning format is THREE WEEKEND INTENSIVE COURSES  per calendar year, generally in January, April, and October in Sarasota, FL. Each weekend is 25 hours of class time. In addition, there is a one-day orientation program for new students.There are also elective credits, which students can often earn in their own community, online communication with an advisor, and a Practicum/Internship at the end of the second year.  We offer flexibility for entry of new students; they may start the program with any of the Level 1 weekend intensives. Our goal is to create a FLEXIBLE LEARNING FORMAT for students traveling to Sarasota from other areas.


 
Details are available on our website.
Additional questions and requests for information should be addressed to [email protected]
We welcome your inquiries!

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 OPEN STUDIO

 This Friday Aug. 5  11-3openstudio

 

Still some spaces open!

Come join us for some fun making art in community with others. We invite you to bring a project you are working on or participate in creating something new. We will provide basic art supplies and a brief demonstration of a process you are welcome to try. Tamara will demonstrate a fun and easy bookmaking project! 

 

Come for one hour or all four! Please email  [email protected] to communicate your intention to attend.

$10/hour or $30/all day

 

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PAINTING YOUR CREATIVE EDGE

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Series 2 of "Painting You Creative Edge" is well under way! In this 3 week workshop, Victoria is using the "Mandorla" art form ( Two intersecting Mandalas) to move through these contemplative questions:

Where are you now?

Where are you going?

Where do you want to be?

The participants are led through each week's journey as Victoria guides them to scan their "inner landscape", focusing on mind, body, and spirit. They are then asked to take this awareness into their painting, allowing it to take them to their "Creative Edge", which holds new insight. Sharing and discussion follow.  

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"The Creative Edge Workshop with Victoria was incredible to say the least! It was eye opening and soul deepening! Victoria has a wonderful way of slowing me down, helping me center and allowing my art to take new twists and turns. I really appreciated the way she was there to talk me into my picture and help me to go closer to the edge, especially when I really wanted to pack it in. As I type this right now, I'm looking up at three new paintings hanging on my wall and I'm so blessed that even weeks later -they are still speaking to me. The creative edge is a necessary class for helping you reflect upon where you are, where you're going and tapping into the dreams of where you want to be!"

E.J., Workshop participant

 

Coming in September......  

PAINTING YOUR CREATIVE EDGE Series 3 

In this Series we will be working from the OUTER EDGE,

journeying inward, using the creative edge as a holding point.

Thursdays, September 15, 22, and 29th.

1-4 PM. New Time

 

In this workshop series we will go to periphery of our creativity, challenge our comfort zone, and see what comes next. By opening up to those things that seem just beyond our reach, and exploring them through the art process, we are able to gain a new awareness of ourselves and our life path. The process often gives new insights into our inner and outer worlds.

We will paint on a large canvas using acrylics and create a Mandala as our format. Focusing on the particular intention for that week and using the prompts below, participants will be led through a centering exercise, asked to do some spontaneous writing, and then go into painting. One of 3 sections of the Mandala will be worked on each week, culminated in a completed artwork.

Week 1: Where am I Now ?

Week 2: Where am I Going?

Week 3: Where Do I Want to Be?

Fee: $110.  Includes canvases and basic acrylic paints. You are welcome to bring your own acrylics and brushes to supplement ours.

Please email your intention to attend to [email protected] by Saturday, September 10th. To pay by check, send to 200 S. Washington Blvd. Suite 1, Sarasota, Fl. 34236. By credit card go online to www.expressiveartsflorida.com via Google checkout. Payment must be received to confirm attendance. 941-366-9595

 

 

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Wonderful opportunity coming up in October!!

A PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION
 
From Self-Consciousness to Self-Expression


Monday October 17; full day workshop 

Facilitated by Jared Massanari, Ph.D., L.P.C.  

$80  Jared

 

Using a variety of art materials, each participant will be invited into a process that highlights self-awareness, encourages self-compassion, and explores self-expression. This will be a chance to deepen the patterns of self-identity that inform images created. As the day unfolds, each participant will be encouraged to experiment with the assumed limits of self-expression in order to learn more about new choice and new relationships.

 

We are delighted to welcome Jared Massanari, of Asheville, North Carolina! Jared has been a psychotherapist for over 25 years.  He is an author,workshop leader, and a long-time explorer of his own creative process using art materials.  

Open to all! 

CEU's for LMHC, LCSW, LMFT available.  

EAFI elective credit can be earned.

Email [email protected]  or call 941-366-9595 for more information. Register online here.   

 

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ART AS A HEALING PRACTICE 

with Kathleen

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Resumes Friday October 7

9 am - noon 

$40 per session: $200 for all 6 

  

Oct. 7:    Introduction to the Process

Oct. 21:  Art and the Emotional Self 

Oct. 28:  Art and the Physical Self

Nov. 4:    Working with Polarities

Nov. 11:  Wholeness and Unity: the Mandala

Nov. 18:  Bringing it all Together

 

"Art as a Healing Practice" is a gentle and powerful process, integrating guided meditation, visual art, writing and sharing/witnessing. The power of creativity brings healing and light to personal challenges, facilitating positive change.   

  

My participation in the sessions over the last five years have provided me with the opportunity to explore and heal my inner self through artistic expression.  Whatever I am feeling on any given session day, I am able to dive deep into the depths of myself and create an art piece that holds special meaning for me.  I have grown artistically, as well as personally because of my experiences in Art as a Healing Practice".

Jane Keil Yoder

 

"Art as a Healing Practice has been a life changing experience for me.   Thank you for the opportunity to grow as a person and an artist."   Karen  

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For more information, email [email protected] or register online here.  

 

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MAGIC OF MIXING

with Tamara 

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This color class is a great way for non-artists to learn to feel more comfortable and to minimize frustration when trying to expressive themselves visually with paint. We had a lot of fun and did our best not to be too "technical" learning and applying Basic Color Theory to create our own personal reference books. This class will be offered again in the fall. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in attending.

 

Thank you for the wonderful experience in your 'Magic of Mixing'

Color theory class yesterday.  You were so well prepared and are such a gifted teacher. 

My learning curve was shortened and lowered by your choice of materials, handouts, and explanations. Using Model Magic and tempera paint to create secondary and tertiary colors, tints, shades and neutrals was especially effective in demonstrating color "rules". I treasure my color wheel book with its illustrations of warm, cold, complementary, tint, shade and neutral colors as well as my color wheel beads that hang proudly in my art chest. This learning adventure resonated deeply as you so aptly communicated human observations around the miraculous beauty and wonders of nature"  

Julia Alexander 

 

 

 

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TOUCH DRAWING WEEKEND INTENSIVE JULY 23-24TouchIntensive

  

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Our Touch Drawing Workshop Intensive took place July 23rd and 24th. 11 participants joined Victoria, Tamara and Elizabeth for 2 rich days of exploring Touch Drawing™ - a simple yet profound painting process founded by Deborah Koff-Chapin. We used our fingers. hands and even feet as instruments to draw on paper that is placed over a piece of Plexiglas to which paint has been applied. Wherever the paper is touched, an imprint is made. Impulses from within take form on paper through the movement of the fingertips on the page. This intuitive, meditative process moved us deeply into ourselves and we became witnesses for each other. In addition to the process of Touch Drawing™, we learned how to mount and embellish the raw images.  We also explored the inspiring work that Deborah Koff-Chapin is doing, the therapeutic applications of Touch Drawing™ and the expansiveness of the Touch Drawing Community.

 

"Many, many thanks for the supreme touch drawing workshop! I was thrilled with the new things I learned as well as the chance to do more drawings and have a deeper experience."

-Elaine Donaghue, participant   

 

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See www.touchdrawing.com for more information.

 

Expressive Arts Florida also offers individual and group Touch Drawing™ sessions. Schedule a session for yourself or your group of friends, family, or co-workers, whether you are new to the process or returning to this meditative, intuitive art form.

 

Private sessions are $45 for an individual; $35 for a group of 2 or more. Additional discounts available for groups larger than 5. All materials are included.

 

Contact us at: [email protected] to schedule.

 

 

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With gratitude...
 
Tamara, Elizabeth, Victoria, Kathleen
 

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