Vision Board Art Party

Did I ever mention that I love to teach?  Yes, I know I have.  I've been enjoying teaching at The Ink Pad and at my home studio with great groups of women through my Meetup group.   Recently, I had the great honor of being the art guide for at a friend's party.

She had wonderful women as her guests, many of whom had never done mixed media art before. Creating a vision board was her theme.

We started with a brief meditation on what it would mean to live in a "perfect world," and what we need in our lives to live in a state of no longing, no wanting - just contentment.  And then we meditated on what we needed to release, shed, let go of, to be completely at ease with the conditions of our lives.   There were some tears shed during this process - it was deep and profound.

To honor both what we wanted to create and what we wanted to release, we journaled with sharpie directly onto canvases, and then collaged over the journaling with lots of ephemera to symbolically create a new beginning.

We created patterning with lots of stencils from Stencil Girl.

and then personalized with bits and pieces that the women brought with them.

Everyone created unique and deeply personal works.  (No faces, as this was a private party!)

Upcoming classes include one with the Teacups and Teapot stencil in my home studio, and of course - October at Art is You in Stamford Connecticut.   If you've never been, it is a wonderful supportive experience - grab some friends, or come alone and make new ones.  You won't regret it!

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Vision Board Art Party

I recently hosted an art party.  The theme was "Manifest Your Intentions;" the project was to create vision boards for 2014.  My friend Jacquie asked if I would guide it at my studio, and invited 5 of her besties to make art together.

We started by writing with our eyes closed on large canvases.  The idea was to "scribble away" anything we didn't want to bring with us into the New Year.

Then out came stencils (from Stencil Girl of course -- couldn't help a shameless plug!) - which several of the women had never used before.  The art of pouncing, the joy of overlapping images, the thrill of covering up all of those negative words and experiences.  We got giddy!

Next we collaged words, images, affirmations, found poetry, and other ephemera, that represented qualities we hoped to bring with us, or manifest, in the coming year. 

Finally, we spread paint with our fingers and paint chips to bridge the gaps and draw our canvases together. 

 

Crescent loved painting with her fingers.

 Jessica was initially very worried about the process, but ended up loving her canvas most of all!

 Jodie's board turned out as radiant as her smile and personality.

 Jacquie, the party organizer, used great colors and words to create her vision board.

 We all loved how Kristin's canvas looked like the sea and sky. 

Thanks Jacquie for organizing this event and asking me to guide it.  I love how everyone's boards came out, and that you all trusted me with the process.  I hope to host more parties.  Just contact me at jessicabethsporn (at) gmail (dot) com for the details!

Hope this inspires you to make your own vision board to leave behind the qualities that don't serve you, and to bring ahead, and manifest, the qualities that will serve you for the coming year!

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Recently, Paint Party Friday "hosted" a tea party in honor of Tracey Fletcher King.  Here is my offering to you Tracey!

In the spirit of generosity and love that is always evident at Paint Party Friday, please feel free to download this for your personal use. 

Also, a group of us artsy types have created a group called "The Angel Project."  Let us know if you know someone struggling with cancer, loss, a divorce, or something else difficult, and some of  us will send some happy mail his or her way. 

Your comments make me so happy and let me know you were here. I read and treasure every comment and will happily answer any questions as soon as I can.