upcoming events
Wisdom's Many Faces:
Making Contemporary Icons and Patron Saints for These Times
Saturday, March 15 10:00am-1:00pm
Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity, 130 Pine St., Florence, MA
Is it comfort you need?
A reminder to not take yourself so seriously?
Are you grieving?Do you seek a word of wisdom?
Do you need a reminder of your Belovedness?
Religious icons are a painting of a saint or depicting a scene from sacred texts. Throughout history, they have been used as tools to focus in contemplation or prayer, invoking the presence of that saint into one's home or life. Traditionally, they were ornate, with rich, saturated pigments as well as lots of gold.
Your icon or patron saint can be as classical or as informal as your imagination invites you into. Yes, you can include gold in yours (or lime green or cherry red or....?) and yes, yours will be a wise friend, ready to watch over you, console you, make you laugh, guide you, whatever your heart or soul are needing right now.
Each icon is formed from remnants of eclectic, user-friendly art materials which facilitator Susannah Crolius will provide.You do not need to be "arty" or "creative" to thoroughly enjoy this playful yet meaningful time. This event is geared toward adults.
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Being With Grief Summit
Saturday, April 5, 2025:9;30am-3:30pm
St. Joseph's College, Standish, Maine.
Being With Grief Summit
Saturday, April 5, 2025:9;30am-3:30pm
St. Joseph's College, Standish, Maine.
Join Susannah in Maine two different ways during this gathering of those who accompany grievers. She will be bringing the installation the Relic-Query--an individual ritual of unbinding and release--to this event (www.artandsoulwm.org/the-relic-query.html)as well as facilitating a workshop joining grief and creative process together:
Bone and Seed: Creative Explorations on Grief
“The symbols of seed and bone are very similar,” offers Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Bones represent both strength and fragility; seeds planted in the promising darkness of soil must soften until they break open. We will explore the metaphors of bones and seeds as tools for engaging the challenging topic of Grief. You’ll be invited to work with bones, clay, thread, watercolor, salt, seeds and earth in contemplative, artful ways to connect with your deepest stories. You need not be “artsy” or “creative” to find this session meaningful.
“The symbols of seed and bone are very similar,” offers Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Bones represent both strength and fragility; seeds planted in the promising darkness of soil must soften until they break open. We will explore the metaphors of bones and seeds as tools for engaging the challenging topic of Grief. You’ll be invited to work with bones, clay, thread, watercolor, salt, seeds and earth in contemplative, artful ways to connect with your deepest stories. You need not be “artsy” or “creative” to find this session meaningful.