These workshops are based upon the power of play and the power of dolls as icons in cross-cultural ritual and folklore. The intent is to allow a meaningful representation to emerge unfettered that leads to greater relationship with the Self, that empowers growth, healing and changing lives.

These workshops apply as well to family groups, for men and women, and for children only. Special rates for large groups, celebrations and gatherings available upon request.

What to Expect

Lynn Dewart, an artist and visionary, shares her work and her world of experience in creative expression as a pathway to intimate relationship with self. Her soft sculptures and artdolls provide a doorway to encounter La Que Sabe (the One Who Knows), the Wild Woman and other aspects of the sacred self. They are Healers and Cantadoras, doors and windows, avenues and pathways for healing trauma, encouraging growth and expression, and embodying hope. She retrieves and integrates the lost, forgotten, discarded, stolen and unfamiliar parts of herself. Appreciating the human condition is one of her gifts, the healing and wholeness of individuals is her passion.

We will create an environment to stimulate and support the creative process, a safe place for personal expression of the fertile imagination.

We will play, ponder, explore, discover, reveal and awaken through creative urges and spontaneity using a variety of art materials and the doll forms provided.

We will manifest a meaningful, symbolic representation of our authentic, intuitive self, creating a uniquely personal piece that will further your own journey.

Details

No artistic background required.
Bring: a journal, decorative items (beads, charms, favorite symbols, etc.) to create an amulet and personalize your doll.

All art supplies and doll bodies are included for the 4-hour workshop.
Registration and payment in advance required.

For further information, prices,scheduled workshops dates and times, please contact Lynn.

Comments

"Lynn Dewart lovingly provides the environment in which you can make your own acquaintance. Governed by a quiet intuition, her support of each participant is clearly unique, provoking candid self-discovery If you commit to this workshop, you have surrendered to enchantment.Time stands still for those who dare give shape, color, and sensual texture to their hidden selves. A hypnotic afternoon, truly unforgettable." - Mary Gilmer

"I really enjoyed the gentle, evolutionary process of making my doll. Lynn provided an atmosphere where anything could happen...and it did. My doll came alive for me after the workshop and created a spark igniting new passion in my life. My doll became an intimate reflection of my thoughts about creativity and was imbued with the power to protect my creative expression." - MaryBeth Hughes, M.A

"A sacred, creative time of sharing woman experience and woman power with my daughters and friends working individually and yet together to set our intentions and bring about our own empowerment." - Wendy Evans, Chaplain, M.A. Depth Psychology

"Lynn's workshops are in a word, magical. It begins with an invitation into her realm of powerful, sensual, sometimes even primitive manifestations of the feminine. Lynn, a natural storyteller, weaves a captivating tale of her journey into the unknown to rediscover hidden parts of the psyche. A circle of sacred power dolls protects and empowers a smaller circle of women, evoking their own manifestions of Goddesses, inner guides and lost souls, while sharing their own stories. It is healing and transformational, but the magic does not end here. As each woman creates her own image with personal and symbolic embellishments, by focusing on the energy being evoked, a shift occurs. I can personally attest to synchronistic events occurring directly related to the issues brought to the surface by creating this sacred doll. Creativity and intent have an alchemic effect in the process. - Arnell Ando, M.A., Expressive Art Therapist

"I found the goddess doll workshop to be a most effective process for focusing and affirming my creative energy. It was a way of dispelling doubt and negative thinking which had in the past resulted in creative slumps. At the same time, free of those undermining influences, I found myself with a newed faith in my art that propelled me into one the most productive periods in a long time and made me fearless in my journey to get my art "out there". - Diane O'Connor, Artist

NEW!LA QUE SABE WORKSHOPS

ACCESSING THE WILD WOMAN ARCHETYPE

This workshop is based upon the power of intuition, play, and dolls as icons in cross-cultural ritual and folklore. The intent is to use writing and doll-making to explore your relationship with your instinctual nature, to allow a highly individualized representation of your “wild woman” to emerge, and to manifest a meaningful, symbolic representation of your authentic, intuitive self.

What to Expect

Lynn Dewart, an artist and visionary, shares her work and her world of experience in creative expression as a pathway to intimate relationship with self. Her soft sculptures and artdolls provide a doorway to encounter La Que Sabe (the One Who Knows), the Wild Woman and other aspects of the sacred self. They are Healers and Cantadoras, doors and windows, avenues and pathways for healing trauma, encouraging growth and expression, and embodying hope. She retrieves and integrates the lost, forgotten, discarded, stolen and unfamiliar parts of herself. Appreciating the human condition is one of her gifts, the healing and wholeness of individuals is her passion.

JaneE Hindman, artist, teacher, writer, brings her passion for self-reflection and exploration as well as her years of experience facilitating women's spiritual journaling groups, to guide the group through inspirational readings, meditation and writing exercises that will foster a deeper, more intimate relationship with the authentic, intuitive self.

We will create an environment that stimulates and supports the creative process, a safe place for personal expression of your fertile imagination. After a brief introduction to the ways that dolls have long provided women a doorway to healing trauma, encouraging growth and expression, and embodying hope, we will journal together in order to invite La Que Sabe (the One Who Knows) who dwells in each of us. A guided meditation will beckon images of your own "Wild Woman" intuitive self which you can then ponder, explore, discover, reveal and awaken using the vast selection of art materials and doll forms provided. You will leave refreshed by the sacredness of creating in a community of women and empowered by your own uniquely personal piece that will further your own journey.

Details

No artistic background required.
Bring: a journal, an item that represents the power of your intuition and decorative items (beads, charms, favorite symbols, etc.) to create an amulet and personalize your doll.

All art supplies and doll bodies are included for the 6-hour workshop.
Registration and payment in advance required.

For further information, prices, scheduled workshops dates and times, please contact Lynn.

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