Soul Art Collage Workshop Highlights
"Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." —Rumi
Soul Art, Journal, and Collage
Mirage ©2001
The Soul Art, Journal, and Collage Workshops I facilitate are positive and a wonderful unique reflection of the many ways synchronicity unfolds in harmonious flow with Hado Vibrations.
Soul Art offers participants an opportunity to journey within to connect with the real You. We begin our creative journey with a meditation that incorporates the Chakra colors as we connect to the uniquely creative child within all of us. Then while listening to beautiful inspiring music whether one has artistic talent or is a novice they will discover the joy of freely expressing their soul's artist with medium of choice; watercolor, pastels, pencil, charcoal.
Soul Art offers participants an opportunity to journey within to connect with the real You. We begin our creative journey with a meditation that incorporates the Chakra colors as we connect to the uniquely creative child within all of us. Then while listening to beautiful inspiring music whether one has artistic talent or is a novice they will discover the joy of freely expressing their soul's artist with medium of choice; watercolor, pastels, pencil, charcoal.
Soul Art Journal Collage provides participants an opportunity to observe and to ponder and to visualize, and to remember. Combining journaling and collage is a mixture of intuition, imagination and creativity that reflects one's inner self and nourishes the soul. It is a process in creation that becomes a visual journal that speaks from the soul of the many-faceted self as your unique story unfolds...
Soul Art Collage celebrates participating in life with the attitude of infinite love and gratitude encompassing the flow of Good Hado vibrations. I reference Dr. Masaru Emoto’s healing work with water and how understanding our link to water, the interconnection between ourselves and our environment empowers us to be the change we want to experience. Participants create an effective, focused visual aid that embraces positive intentions in all areas of life that they are able to connect with daily enables them to manifest goals, dreams, and aspirations.
Soul Art Collage celebrates participating in life with the attitude of infinite love and gratitude encompassing the flow of Good Hado vibrations. I reference Dr. Masaru Emoto’s healing work with water and how understanding our link to water, the interconnection between ourselves and our environment empowers us to be the change we want to experience. Participants create an effective, focused visual aid that embraces positive intentions in all areas of life that they are able to connect with daily enables them to manifest goals, dreams, and aspirations.
March 14-22, 2009 the 3rd Ocean of Gratitude adventure & Soul Art Collage Workshops
February 16 - 24, 2008 the 2nd Ocean of Gratitude adventure & Soul Art Collage Workshops
Jane Young has created these lovely movies combining both Soul Art Collage Workshops I presented on the February 2008 and March 2009 Ocean of Gratitude Cruises. Participants including the men in each workshop expressed enthusiastically, “Soul Art Collage is fun, relaxing and greatly appreciated the ways creating their Soul Art Collage brought everything they had experienced and learned throughout the week together into a "take home" piece of art as a daily reminder!” A reminder to focus positive with infinite love and gratitude…..Our doing so strengthens Good Hado vibrations in us and our environment.
Los Angeles Unified School District
Ripples of Gratitude Resource Fair February 11, 2008
I feel such profound love, appreciation and gratitude for everyone, for everything, for all that is my life! It is with infinite love and gratitude I express appreciation for Karen and Sherri’s encouragement and support of my Spiritual Art, Soul Art, Journal, and Collage Workshops and for shining their light in support of “Awakened Heart.” We are all connected and to understand our link to water enables us to embrace life with the attitude of infinite love and gratitude. It is with great JOY I accepted the invitation to present my Soul Art Collage Workshop at the 7th Annual Best Practices “Ripples of Gratitude” Resource Fair.
Both Sherri Jaye and Jane Young connected with me via the World Wide Gratitude forum in 2006! What drew me to WWG was the desire to connect with others who choose to be positive in gratitude and live from the heart. WWG provided a space to cultivate habits of love, appreciation and gratitude shining light on our life experiences blessed us with wonderful opportunities to co-create, for individual inspiration and growth.
It was through my sharing of my life, my spiritual journey, art and my being one of Dr. Emoto’s Hado Instructors that Sherri connected with my “Awakened Heart” painting. Sherri felt its vibration resonated with the 2007 Resource Fair’s theme “Healing the Heart.” Karen and Sherri honored me and my vision of healing and peace by displaying the “Awakened Heart” framed prints and the “Awakened Heart” cards throughout the Resource Fair.
My presenting the Soul art Collage workshop at the “Ripples of Gratitude” Resource Fair in Los Angeles February 11, 2008 also gifted me an opportunity to enjoy several days with my daughter, Heather. In this wonderful movie Jane Young entwines both beautifully. I felt guided to share Jane’s monthly inspirational movies with Sherri Jaye and imagine my delight in experiencing Jane’s breathtaking visual meditation inspired by Masaru Emoto's research with “Messages from the Water” and “Love Thyself” play continuous throughout the morning!
Both Sherri Jaye and Jane Young connected with me via the World Wide Gratitude forum in 2006! What drew me to WWG was the desire to connect with others who choose to be positive in gratitude and live from the heart. WWG provided a space to cultivate habits of love, appreciation and gratitude shining light on our life experiences blessed us with wonderful opportunities to co-create, for individual inspiration and growth.
It was through my sharing of my life, my spiritual journey, art and my being one of Dr. Emoto’s Hado Instructors that Sherri connected with my “Awakened Heart” painting. Sherri felt its vibration resonated with the 2007 Resource Fair’s theme “Healing the Heart.” Karen and Sherri honored me and my vision of healing and peace by displaying the “Awakened Heart” framed prints and the “Awakened Heart” cards throughout the Resource Fair.
My presenting the Soul art Collage workshop at the “Ripples of Gratitude” Resource Fair in Los Angeles February 11, 2008 also gifted me an opportunity to enjoy several days with my daughter, Heather. In this wonderful movie Jane Young entwines both beautifully. I felt guided to share Jane’s monthly inspirational movies with Sherri Jaye and imagine my delight in experiencing Jane’s breathtaking visual meditation inspired by Masaru Emoto's research with “Messages from the Water” and “Love Thyself” play continuous throughout the morning!
Soul Art Collage Workshop Highlights Camp Mak-A-Dream 2001 ~ 2007
I was first invited to present my Soul Art workshop to the participants at Camp-Mak-A-Dream's annual Ovarian Cancer Survivor's Retreat in September and the Women's Cancer Retreat in October 2001. Both retreats are for women who either have, or have had, cancer. In my making preparations for this workshop my intuition told me to include collage. And with collage being by far the popular choice I continued to offer it as an option to camp participants in all my workshops. In more recent weeks I have decided to offer Soul Art and Collage as separate workshops. Autumn 2005 I began presenting my Soul Art Journal and Affirmation Collage workshops to participants at Camp Mak-A-Dream's annual Women's Cancer Retreats and the Young Adults Winter Conference.
What I love about collage is that everyone feels comfortable. There simply is no right or wrong way to collage. It is individual. Collage is a mixture of intuition, imagination and creativity that reflects one's inner self and nourishes the soul. It is a process in creation that becomes a visual journal that speaks from the soul of the many-faceted self as your unique story unfolds...
"Maria lead workshops for our adult cancer retreat participants entitled, 'Soul Art' which have been well received by the women who attended. If you are thinking about offering a retreat or workshop and considering Maria to be part of that -- I would recommend her to you, based on my experiences with her in the past at Camp Mak-A-Dream."
~Jennifer Benton, Director of Marketing & Special Events, Adult Retreat Coordinator
What I love about collage is that everyone feels comfortable. There simply is no right or wrong way to collage. It is individual. Collage is a mixture of intuition, imagination and creativity that reflects one's inner self and nourishes the soul. It is a process in creation that becomes a visual journal that speaks from the soul of the many-faceted self as your unique story unfolds...
"Maria lead workshops for our adult cancer retreat participants entitled, 'Soul Art' which have been well received by the women who attended. If you are thinking about offering a retreat or workshop and considering Maria to be part of that -- I would recommend her to you, based on my experiences with her in the past at Camp Mak-A-Dream."
~Jennifer Benton, Director of Marketing & Special Events, Adult Retreat Coordinator
Mending the Tattered Web of My Heart the World
I am mending
the tattered web of my heart, the world,
with plush emerald yarn
of compassion and generosity.
I darn holes torn by blame and judgment
with soft sturdy strands
of kindness and understanding.
May I repair jagged rips
torn by despair and grief
with braided grasses of gratitude
and deep purple reeds of acceptance
of things as they are.
And where anger and fear
burned gaping holes,
may I reweave
with golden threads of forgiveness,
gleaming copper cords of courage,
and strong silver strands of trust
in the mysterious and holy unfolding
of what is greater than I can know.
To strengthen
this web of my heart, the world,
I send out these healing threads,
to anyone who needs them,
anyone at all
in this whole world.
Jane Mara © 2006
the tattered web of my heart, the world,
with plush emerald yarn
of compassion and generosity.
I darn holes torn by blame and judgment
with soft sturdy strands
of kindness and understanding.
May I repair jagged rips
torn by despair and grief
with braided grasses of gratitude
and deep purple reeds of acceptance
of things as they are.
And where anger and fear
burned gaping holes,
may I reweave
with golden threads of forgiveness,
gleaming copper cords of courage,
and strong silver strands of trust
in the mysterious and holy unfolding
of what is greater than I can know.
To strengthen
this web of my heart, the world,
I send out these healing threads,
to anyone who needs them,
anyone at all
in this whole world.
Jane Mara © 2006
Collages from the 2001 Camp Mak-A-Dream Workshops
I have been questioned countless times in 2001, "What is Soul Art?" Soul Art is not just about creating it is reaching and touching emotions through music and art work. Providing an atmosphere that encourages creativity and self-discovery.
The 2001 Soul Art workshops proved to be enlightening, empowering both to the participants and myself. Each workshop had its unique sense of identity, accomplishment and self-knowledge.
Collage was by far the most popular of the participants choice for self-expression. I refer to them as Celebration Collages, because they represent a celebration of family, friends and life. The participants enthusiasm inspired me to create a Celebration collage to represent each of the 2001 workshops, my personal Celebration collages and several participant's cards and notes.
Collage Workshop Miscelaneous Highlights 2000 ~ 2001
On April 7th I held a private workshop in my home for: Vickie Johnson ~ Artist
This was a delightful workshop. It proved a most awesome experience for me by providing the opportunity to witness my Meditation/Visualization exercise produce such a enlightened response through Vickie.
© 2000 by Eveline Maria Smith
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Unless otherwise noted, All rights reserved. No form of reproduction, including copying or saving of digital image files, or the alteration or manipulation of said image files, is authorized unless accompanied by a written agreement issue.