Process-based Creative Art

Art, Self-Expression & the Creative Process

“What we see as humans is just the surface of a vast invisible ocean.” – Caroline W. Casey

We all embody the conscious and the unconscious, the visible and the hidden. These active dynamic forces dance within each of us and connect us to all of life. To become self-possessed you must find your own rhythm and connect to your own passionate self-expression, finding ways to honor all parts of your psyche. What if “time to create” is not simply a luxury, but a necessity? What if the melodrama you live out in your daily life is a symptom of the lack of attention your personal creative self-expression? If you are having a problem considerdance about it, sing it, paint it, draw it, act it, cook it – RITUALIZE IT or you’ll live it. To find you path you must dance with the wild forces, learn the art of surrender, get comfortable with not-knowing, step into dreams, create your own mythology, and learn to celebrate life’s transitions. This is the essence of ritual. As Caroline Casey says, “whatever is not invited to the mainstream party is what we MOST need to invite.”

“If you find yourself falling – DIVE!” – Joseph Campbell

As you will soon discover, in the world of process painting Nothing is Off-limits. Painting is a physical act of the body. Images are the language of the soul and the unconscious. By painting, one is giving physical expression to the soul – releasing stuck energy. Your don’t interpret your work or others, during or after. You simply pay attention to what you are feeling in the moment and focus on the present. The experience happens in the process of painting. Sometimes a whole painting is for one moment, one realization, one insight, one feeling or one taste. Begin to tap into your own unexplored world of mystery and feeling. As you being to paint energy will start to move and become available to you in your daily life. Process-painting, or any other process-based expressive work is about being where you are in that particular moment, feeling what you feel and learning to play again and be spontaneous. At some point, you knew how to paint. It’s about reconnecting to that – and bringing it back into your life.

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