Art Appreciation Using Focusing
led by Helen Hawes
In this one day workshop we will explore art appreciation using focusing as a teaching tool. Though art viewing can be as creative and fulfilling as art making, something often gets in the way. Certain misconceptions about art often limit the depth of our connection. We stand in front of a piece of art work, and we just don¹t "get it ". Actually, below the conscious level, a great deal is going on in this place of "not getting it". It is through this door that we can enter into a creative relationship with the Art Work. After exploring our personal myths about art, we will select drawings, from original works by New England artists, with which we wish to dialogue. Next we will break up into triads and gently move through our experiencing with the drawings, respecting all that we encounter along the way. Powerful shifts in our perception can grow and heal us when we allow ourselves to actively participate with the drawings.
