This workshop will launch your art practice and restore your motivation - students will be guided through a sequence of exercises to focus your attention on finding the creative voice that lives within each of us. This workshop introduces the practice of mindfulness into the everyday making of art. Our positive focus is on a playful engagement with simple materials.

Bring a blank art journal and any supplies that you are comfortable with; materials that lift your spirit and put you at ease, as simple as a pencil or box of crayons. We will be making art in a variety of mediums, including but not limited to drawing, painting and simple collage. You will leave with a start in your art journal and the tools for maintaining your practice.

Jane Kunzman has over 20 years as a holistic art educator. She has a Master’s in Art and Art Education from Columbia University’s Teachers College and received her undergraduate training in Communication Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She formerly taught Art at the Pingry School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Most recently Jane’s artwork “I AM NOT ALONE: MY 100 VITAL VOICES” appeared in the exhibition: RE:EMERGENCE at The New Jersey State Museum in Trenton, NJ. Jane’s art has appeared in dozens of galleries including, The Park Avenue Club, Florham Park, NJ; Macy Gallery, Columbia University, NYC; and Riverside Gallery, Pottersville, NJ.as well as countless private collections around the world from Oslo, Paris, Singapore to Seattle. Jane currently lives in Califon, New Jersey.