Over the last few years I have been attending from time to time a special class called Creative Retreat. The class is facilitated by Kate Fetterolf, figure painter and art therapist. The class is a weekly gathering of women for two hours. We all sit in a big group on an assortment of tables gathered in the center of Kate's light and airy art studio in downtown La Jolla. At the beginning Kate offers us different bits of creative fodder, maybe a poem, a short exercise, some photos of art to inspire us... Then we get to work, open to use the varied resources of Kate's studio. She will help us to get started with our chosen medium and we are free to create for about an hour an a half. As we all work, Kate will observe and occasionally ask a little question or offer up a bit of guidance in using a particular medium. As we near the end of class she will start to corral us in, helping us towards some place of completion. At the end we spend a few minutes looking at one anthers creation and discussing a bit our creative process. The class has been so helpful to me. I have felt my creative self opening up tremendously while taking these classes. I enjoy especially witnessing the creative experience of the other participants. Here are some of my artistic meanderings. Kate is currently accepting new students for her Creative Retreat held at Outside the Lines studio in La Jolla.
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