Art for Breakfast [5 Week Session]



Art for Breakfast [5 Week Session]
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Jane Kunzman
Oct 22-Nov 19 | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Burke Studio at Arts Council of Princeton
All Levels
$255.00 Members|$295.00 Non-Members
Description
DescriptionThis workshop will launch your art practice and restore your motivation - participants 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 focus is on a playful engagement with a range of materials. Just like going to the playground with a toddler, we will run towards the things that excite you and lift your spirit. The weekly sessions will address challenges that tend to limit your sense of joy and remove obstacles that may inhibit your ability to dive in.  We will learn to address the inner critic and practice reducing the volume of that familiar voice, replacing it with the sounds of gentle acceptance.   Take the opportunity to dive-in, experience this creative practice and develop your journal to suit the rhythm of the life you are living today, not some idealized life that you dream about or wish to have. This series of sessions will be a chance to tailor your practice with individual attention, whether that means 3 minutes a day or 30 minutes a week.  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. Anything that has gathered dust on a shelf of “maybe someday” or things carefully saved for “when I have more time” are valid to toss into a tote bag and bring it to break the creative ice.  We will be making art in a variety of mediums, including but not limited to drawing, painting and collage.  Materials  Any type of sketchbook or journal will be suitable for this workshop. When choosing what to bring, the most important thing is something that excites you without feeling too precious. You should feel free to grab an old blank notebook, if you happen to like the size and weight of it. If you are going out to purchase something just for this workshop, find something that lights you up but isn’t a big splurge. The goal is to have the freedom to make lots and lots of marks, rather than having the intention to create works of art ready to frame. With that, gather supplies such as favorite pens,  pencils, markers, simple paints acrylic or tempera, inks, stamps, maps, collage papers, magazines and adhesives such as tapes & glue sticks. I have also found that children’s art supplies provide a reasonable balance of juicy pigments with an affordable mindset to use them all up without hesitation.
Instructor

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.