Sacred Spiral Studios

Into Physical Form!

We have just confirmed a studio space at the Broad Room! Imagine my delight - their claim to activism is Intersectional Feminism!! I am totally in the right place!! Please visit their site and see what's going on over there. broadroom.org/home Of course, once this pandemic is under wraps, please visit us in person at 1409 Del Paso Blvd. in north Sacramento. We'd be delighted to see you.

COMING SOON!

Intuitive Painting: "Intuitive painting is the practice of meditating with a brush in your hand. As you release your attachment to judgment and planning and some future goal the practice allows you to open more to presence and spaciousness and self compassion. To the dreamtime and the invisible realms. To a deeper connection with the spark of spirit and your innate divine wisdom." Chris Zydel Intuitive painting allows you to cultivate a relationship with your own deep wisdom. Absolutely no art experience or skills needed and all supplies provided.

Cost: $25.00 drop-in or $80.00 for four sessions (with pre-registration).

Soul Collage: SoulCollage® is a gentle, playful and often joyful way of exploring your life and your deep self. Using images from magazines, individuals create their own unique deck of cards, where each card represents a different aspect of themselves. There is a deeper level of knowing that is accessed through images. The process combines image, words, intuition, and synchronicity into a unique creative and artistic process that anyone can do. It requires no special skills, but can often produce images and insights that are surprising and full of depth and meaning. SoulCollage® works directly with the language of symbols, images and archetypes and is an insightful process of self-discovery.

Cost: $10.00 drop-in or $25.00 for four sessions (pre-registration) after completion of a one - day workshop.

Hecate
Glass Fusion
2012

The Expressive Arts is a form of expression that can help and heal by using the arts as its basis for discovery and change. Expression one's self in this manner can give you a richer vocabulary to work, play and grow a life you love living. It is definitely not therapy but can be very therapeutic!
You do not need to be an artist, activities and projects are open to interpretation - there is no right or wrong way to do them - and no previous art background is needed. Art expression can help open the senses and access our imagination so we can find our own resources that we hold within ourselves and that our art brings to us. Often times, we make a mess and we have fun.
"The arts have been an integral part of life for humans throughout history. We painted caves and painted our faces and bodies. We danced around the fire singing and playing drums and flutes. We gathered, told stories of our day, of our ancestors, of our dreams through words or actions. Shamans used the arts to heal their communities, through the use of dreams, singing, dancing and stories. Spiritual pursuits throughout history used song, dance and visual arts as a community activity. It has been only in recent times that we as humans have become so separate from art, we began looking at art rather than creating it ourselves. Expressive Arts offers a safe place to reconnect to our art making." T. Sjoberg

Upcoming Workshops
2020/2021

Expressive Art: Spirit Dolls

Join us for a day of creativity and community as we make handcrafted totems. These heirlooms can act as vessels for powerful energies and intention or represent archetypal energy such as peace, wisdom, or healing. These energies can represent wishes, goals, divine beings, angels, cultural history, the seasons, calls for healing, rites of passage, spirits-of-divination, or ideas that have not yet taken form. These types of dolls are found around the world, in many different cultures, serving many purposes, usually as an object of devotion to spirit. They serve as a very personal and specific visual representation of the intention of the person who creates them. Usually, spirit dolls are constructed and then a ritual or ceremony is performed to activate the intention. Upon completion, they are displayed in a place of significance as an emblem, a reminder, or inspiration for the energies infused within.

There are absolutely no rules or limitations on materials to be included, or the form your doll will take. Bring any and all materials that hold special meaning to you to include in your doll. We will have lots of supplies for you and there will be time to process how this relates to your life and what you can learn from it. No previous art experience needed.

November 14th
10 am - 4 pm
$79.00, covers lots of fun supplies

Expressive Art: Inner Wisdom Oracle Cards

Are you looking for a way to be grounded and centered in this busy and crazy world? Do you need a few hours just for you, where you can indulge your creativity in a low-stress workshop where no “artistic talent” is needed? Come and discover a great way to easily and quickly be creative, and to have fun as you let go of stress and worry.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create your own oracle cards as a means of tapping into your inner wisdom and creativity using simple mixed media techniques and connect with your creative muse as you play with color and collage. You will leave with a wonderful and easy creative practice than can help center you and bring enjoyment to your life. All materials are provided and all levels of creative experience are welcome!

December 14
10 am - 4 pm
$49.00, covers lots of fun supplies

Mystic Creativity: The Artist's Way

Loosely based on Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, this 13-week Expressive Arts program will activate intuition and enhance spirituality through the creative process. We will engage in a variety of art modalities used as a catalyst for creative expression in order to enhance personal growth, awareness, and healing. Creative projects and spiritual activities are chosen to engage the body, mind, and spirit so that we may encourage curiosity and invite joy into our lives. We will set intentions and actively tap into the creative wellspring, explore creativity, and develop imagination and intuition. No special skills, talent, or previous art experience is needed. Our focus in on process, not product. Creating in community can be an amazing vehicle for transformation - won't you join us?

There will be plenty of materials available for you to use in your creations. You are invited to bring any special items such as jewelry, beads, pins, or other ephemera you’d like to incorporate.

Monday Nights
January 11 - April 5
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$299.00 covers lots of fun supplies

Expressive Arts: Radical Feminism

Join me for a day of delighting the senses as we take back the symbols and expectations associated with Valentine's Day and redefine them to represent self-care, self-love, and self-healing. Forget the dream date, (if just for a day) and give the romance to yourself. Love letters, roses, and the color pink will set the stage for an expressive arts session all about the love of your life - you!

February 6
10 am - 4 pm
$59.00 covers lots of fun supplies

Summer 2021 - Dates to be determined

Expressive Art: Dream Boxes

This two day workshop invites you to come explore the cosmos and make a dream box that reflects the attributes of your sun sign while learning a little more about the revelations found in your astrology chart.

No specific art experience is needed. There will be plenty of materials available for you to use in your creations. You are invited to bring any special items such as collage elements, beads, baubles, or other ephemera you’d like to incorporate.

Expressive Art: The Oracle and the Taliswoman
This adventure is a weekend journey of intuition for a small group of women who are interested in the expressing the Divine Feminine through goddess art, divination, and 3-dimensional collage.
In the mornings, we will practice the art of divination and cartomancy, listening to our intuition and connecting with our inner guidance. After a break for lunch, we will create intriguing blessing beads made of paper, silk, and wax adding intention, texture, and intrigue. Our assemblage will culminate in each woman constructing her own personal Taliswoman using a clay face, beads, jewelry findings, gemstones, and an Oracle image of her own design. Are you an Empress? A High Priestess? The Moon? Or is there an archetype you've been wanting to bring forth, such as The Gardener, The Mother of Wisdom, or some other unique expression?
All supplies are provided, although you are invited to bring special beads, cabochons, or ribbon. No art or divination experienced needed.

Please email me if you have any questions about any of these events. manifest_dreams@yahoo.com.