{"id":28265,"date":"2019-09-27T15:17:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T19:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/?p=28265"},"modified":"2020-01-04T09:54:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T14:54:09","slug":"why-creative-gatherings-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/why-creative-gatherings-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Creative Gatherings Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Creative-Gathering-808x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gathering of the Creatives, hand made books, art journaling ideas, art journal, art journal ideas, creative gathering, creative retreat, art retreat Santa Fe\" class=\"wp-image-28277\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Wonderful, Creative You: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am writing to you today, just FILLED with creative joy! I&#8217;ve just returned from The Gathering of the Creatives in Santa Fe, NM. <strong>I want to reflect with you about why creative gatherings matter. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For starters, look at the faces in this picture! We had such fun!  As a teacher, I try to provide a container in which students can be in charge of their creative experience. They take what works, leave the rest behind, and take lots of creative risks.<strong> This gives my students space to take chances, innovate, relax, and grow.<\/strong> This allows me to relax and be at MY best. See the positive feedback loop? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Gathering of the Creatives groups were AMAZING. I&#8217;m sharing photos from my pre-conference workshop, Unfolding Your Creative Wisdom. (I also facilitated a workshop on Daring to Create.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Most of these wonderful women had never painted before.<\/strong> Check out all of what they made! Holy smokes they created gorgeous smoky backgrounds and mark making pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Painting-Samples-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Gathering of the Creatives, hand made books, art journaling ideas, art journal, art journal ideas\" class=\"wp-image-28301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Painting-Samples-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Painting-Samples-copy-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They transformed these pages into accordion fold books, bi-folds, and scrolls with creative affirmations, memory keeping, and images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Creative-Gathering-Art.jpg\" alt=\"Gathering of the Creatives, hand made books, art journaling ideas, art journal, art journal ideas\" class=\"wp-image-28320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Creative-Gathering-Art.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Creative-Gathering-Art-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bee-Scroll.jpg\" alt=\"Gathering of the Creatives, hand made books, art journaling ideas, art journal, art journal ideas\" class=\"wp-image-28307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bee-Scroll.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bee-Scroll-480x479.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is my Bee Scroll, with a story about a bee who tickled my hand and visited my salad plate in Santa Fe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Are Creative Gatherings Transformative? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Preparation: <\/strong>Knowing that you will be doing something for your creative life gives you something wonderful to anticipate. I think this build up can help boost your creativity both before and after the gathering. Anticipating the experience is part of the enjoyment, whether it&#8217;s a retreat or a gathering of artist friends. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Community:<\/strong> More than ever, we crave community and belonging. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Affirmation:<\/strong> Being amongst other people with similar creative dreams and desires affirms ours. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Investment: <\/strong>When we invest in something &#8211; especially if we make sacrifices in our time and finances, we often tend to give more to the experience. You get out of an experience what you put into it. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We were ready to nurture our creative selves, take risks, and open our hearts. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I can&#8217;t tell you how many students told me they had creative breakthroughs this weekend. <\/strong>They walked on hot coals, painted for the first time, said out loud, &#8220;I am an artist,&#8221; and learned directly from Julia Cameron. Several folks in my workshop also walked away on fire with energy and concrete plans to realize their creative projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Julia-Cameron-Gathering.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Cameron Conference, Julia Cameron Gathering, Gathering of the Creatives\" class=\"wp-image-28318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Julia-Cameron-Gathering.jpg 708w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Julia-Cameron-Gathering-480x392.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 708px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treating yourself to an artist retreat is one of the most luxurious things you can do for your inner artist, it&#8217;s true. In my experience, it also delivers the quickest and deepest transformation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m so grateful to Julia Cameron and her beautiful teachings through <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/21w4pgp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Artist's Way (opens in a new tab)\">The Artist&#8217;s Way<\/a> and other books. <strong>Julia&#8217;s vision of a world where everyone knows they are an artist and makes time and space to create continues to be a guiding principle in my work, even 20 years later. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where do you find YOUR creative community? I&#8217;d love to hear about it in the comments. If you are looking for some creative community and a deep experience of creativity, <strong>I&#8217;ve got a LIVE online art retreat happening on Friday, October 18th:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Drawing-Closer-October-2019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Drawing-Closer-October-2019.png 800w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Drawing-Closer-October-2019-480x151.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/shop\/drawing-closer-to-nature-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/shop\/drawing-closer-to-nature-live\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Drawing Closer to Nature (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/shop\/drawing-closer-to-nature-live\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drawing Closer to Nature<\/a>. We will learn mindful-wonky drawing techniques that help us tune more deeply into nature, and fill our sketchbooks with it&#8217;s beauty. Space is limited to 15 participants and registration closes soon, so grab your spot now if this calls to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creatively Yours, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><br><br><br><br>*Julia Cameron photo by Deb Sinness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I am writing to you today, just FILLED with creative joy! I&#8217;ve just returned from The Gathering of the Creatives in Santa Fe, NM. I want to reflect with you about why creative gatherings matter. For starters, look at the faces in this picture! We had such fun! 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