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“I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.” – Lauren Bacall Faces are fascinating landscapes, and while each is unique, they generally have similar proportions. In this class, we’ll consider those common proportions as guides to drawing faces, but we’ll also look for the gestures of individual features. What gives a face expression? How simple and minimal can you get and still draw a face? How detailed can you go? Whether you’re a beginner at drawing or simply want a refresher, in our nonjudgmental environment, you’ll find inspiration, artistic options, and time to practice your own studies of fascinating faces. Skill Level: none Pre-requisites: none The studio will provide: Pencils Charcoal Drawing paper Erasers Students should bring: 9”x12” sketch pad Sharpened drawing pencils in varying degrees of hardness (in the 4B to 2H range) A kneaded eraser A sack lunch *** Fee: $100 (Members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

Join visiting Bluegrass Stamper A.J. Steele for an evening of exploring the creative art of stamping. Add stamping techniques to your mixed media toolbox. A.J. will demonstrate stamp art with gelli printing, embossing, die cutting, and mixed media on canvas. All materials will be provided. This class is a preview of Saturday’s STAMPede fundraiser. Skill Level: any Pre-requisites: none All materials will be provided. *** Fee: $30 (Members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

Pre-requisite: CADP I ​ Embark on a transformative weekend immersion that invites you to delve deep into artistic expression and community connection. This unique experience, occurring six times a year, extends an invitation to artists who have completed the Creative Arts Discovery and Practice (CADP) and are eager to embark on a profound exploration of the Art & Soul practices. You'll find dedicated blocks of individual work time interwoven with immersive breakout circles, fostering meaningful connections. This is a guided journey that embraces the unconscious, the present moment, and the ever-changing flow of creative energy alive with potential. Within this supportive environment, the weekend unfolds as a harmonious blend of play, movement, sounding, writing, meditation, and non-judgmental witnessing. This diverse framework becomes the canvas upon which all artistic explorations, urges, and imaginings are welcomed and deeply honored. It's a fusion of rigor and play, circle and soul—a space to both tangle and unwind, seek and find. To make the most of your Wide Circle experience, remember to bring essentials like a water bottle, journal, snacks, and sack lunches. Additionally, bring your chosen art supplies, materials, and ongoing projects that ignite your creative passion. Fear not if you arrive without, as Art & Soul studio supplies will be readily available. As the weekend unfolds, you're invited to embody the words of Thomas Merton: "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." Join us on this artistic journey where self-discovery and creative expression intertwine in a dance of infinite possibilities. We encourage a 3-day weekend but if you can only attend Saturday and Sunday please use the following coupon codes when registering: -Non-members 2 day: Wide2Day, -Members 2 day: Wide2Daymem. -For 3 day, members can use the normal 15% member discount coupon code. Fee: $275 (members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) per 3-day weekend $200 (members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) per 2-day weekend If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

Creative Arts Discovery & Practice – (CADP I) If you are looking for a way to kick-start or sustain your creative life, this 6-week course will remind you how to engage your whole self in the creative process. Whether you have been making art for years or are a first timer; our practices will ground you in authentic art making. We use practices like play, movement, and sound to bypass the conditioned mind and allow the individual to drop into a deeper place where they can discover their own innate mark making. Art & Soul was founded on a few core beliefs that value the art process over the product. Our classes are a safe space to make art in non-judgement. This 6-week course runs throughout the year and is foundational for Art & Soul Membership or becoming a facilitator at Art & Soul. It is also a prerequisite for CADP II and Wide Circle Weekend. You are welcome and encouraged to take CADP several times to reground yourself and set new intentions for your life and your art making. Enter your member coupon code at checkout for your 15% discount. If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

Come celebrate with New Mixed Media Fun! On the first day, you’ll alter papers with Citra Solve, Polymer GAC 100, stencils, and Never Dull, as well as making gelli prints with your individual mark-making. Explore the wonders of making your own unique collage papers using music sheets, book pages, and other paper options. Then get ready to introduce paint and oil pastel crayons, in a Grab and Turn technique Lisa brought back from her workshop in Portland Oregon last year.  Lisa will show you different ways to incorporate the papers and oil crayons, along with the altered papers, into wonderful works of art! The options are endless. Whether you are a beginner or a repeat Mixed Media enthusiast, there will be something new to add to your tool box from this class. See what a fun and wonderful transformation your artmaking process takes! Skill Level of student: any     Pre-requisites:   None Art & Soul Studio Materials that teacher plans to use during class: Paint and Brushes  Materials that teacher will provide, for which reimbursement is needed: Canvas Board or Panels Never Dull Gac 100 Found papers Paint Pens Semi-gloss soft gel medium Gesso Oil Pastel Crayons (non-soluble) Matte Medium  Lisa will have extra materials available for an additional $20 fee payable directly to her. Materials Students will be required to gather/bring for themselves: any of the above that students wants to bring plus canvases or cradle boards *** Fee: $210 (Members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

Simple, accessible, and pleasurable, meditative movement, also called authentic or contemplative movement, is a practice that integrates mind and body in a natural way. It helps to develop conscious awareness. In the presence of a neutral, compassionate witness, the mover can relax into moving, led from within. Connections with one’s own creative process are enhanced, memories come and go, and insights are experienced. Simply being. Sensing. Moving and being moved. Exquisite attention. Ease of being in the body. Skill Level: none Pre-requisites: No experience necessary, just curiosity and openness. Please wear comfortable clothes.  *** Fee: $40 (Members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

With Mother’s Day coming up, what better time to reflect and write about Mothers, Mothering, and Mama-ship – the tender, the tough, the terrific, and the tragic. It’s a complicated role and relationship, and writing can help us gain new insight, work through grief, and honor, wail, document, and wonder. Through prompts and play, memory and invention, teaching artist Kelly Cass Falzone will guide students to explore both what they hold dear and what might be hidden in the dark. All types of writing invited – poetry, prose, script, lyric, fiction, and creative non-fiction – and sharing and feedback are offered and encouraged at each student’s comfort level. Motherhood NOT a prerequisite. Both new and more seasoned writers of all genders welcome. Friday night’s session helps set the stage, allows us to meet one another and start writing; Saturday provides time for deeper writing and reflection, and some opportunity and advice for revision and expansion. Participants will leave with lots of newly generated fodder, and a few new writerly friends! Participants should bring a journal or notebook, pen, water bottle, and a sack lunch and snacks for Saturday. *** Fee: $155 (Members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

Join our Creative Arts class, where we explore the practices of movement, sounding, meditation, poetry, and diving deep into the world of creativity. Your artistic gifts are nurtured within a supportive community of art companions. All artistic modalities are encouraged. (Formerly CADP 2) Together, we form a creative crew, inspired by one another. We will work and play to discover new paths. As we grow and expand our artistic horizons, we practice showing up and moving forward. We'll learn to pause, hold space, and embrace adversity during this journey. We will focus on seeing in new ways and learn to catch the patterns of progress even in the unknown-making process. We encourage inner and outer work, a natural and iterative process that explores the wholeness of the creative container. It's an invitation to join the circle and find your unique voice. You may use all modalities to begin and finish your works. Our class fosters a supportive environment where you can slow down and drop in, staying grounded as you go big or notice the small things. Let go of limitations and move forward with support and inspiration, discovering what wants to come next. Embrace the present moment with mindfulness as we sort, learn, listen, and explore this wild and precious life. Join us on this creative journey, and let your artistic spirit flourish. CADP I is required to take this class Tuesday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Enter your member coupon code at checkout for your 15% discount. If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

Onion skins, berries, and leaves make amazing dyes, all eco-friendly. Through a multistep process, you will learn how to use plant materials to create designs on paper and fabric. You’ll learn techniques that include the use of mordants and various types of materials that work well with eco-dyes as you work with these natural materials to create organic designs on paper and fabric. Skill Level: beginner Pre-requisites: curiosity and flexibility for working with an organic, sometimes unpredictable process Materials Students will be required to gather/bring for themselves: onion leaves, tree leaves, and other plant materials. A complete list will be provided to students on first day of class *** Fee: $245 (Members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

This workshop is a brief, experiential introduction to the core practices of Art & Soul Studio, and a great primer class to take if you’re curious about our Creative Arts Discovery and Practice class series. Through intuitive movement, sounding, grounding practices, and playful mark making, you are invited to engage your whole self in the creative process. Whether you have been making art for years or are a first timer; our practices will ground you in authentic art making. Opening, whole body/mind practices are designed to engage the whole self and to bypass the conditioned mind, allowing you to drop into a deeper and perhaps more playful practice, where creativity flows freely. Art & Soul was founded on a few core beliefs that value the art process over the product. Our classes are a safe space to make art in non-judgement. Skill Level: none Pre-requisites: none Materials suggested: journal or notebook *** Fee: $25 (Members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

You asked for it again, and you got it!  Imagine the wonder of an “artcation” just for you in a community of like-minded artists, where you can broaden your artistic horizons with a four-consecutive-day Deep Dive! Finding yourself in an art rut? Can’t make time at home to really broaden your artistic skills? Want to try something new or finish something you have been working on? This is the workshop for you! Using your own individual style and Lisa Binder’s option-filled facilitation, you can develop and deepen into your own art process. With all kinds of materials included in the price – collage papers, alcohol inks, paint pens, gels and gesso, acrylic paint, Never Dull, GAC 100 and so much more, you can try something you always wanted without the cost outlay of materials. Each day Lisa will engage you in a morning practice designed to loosen up your artmaking. She will also share some of her “art magic” tricks. You will be amazed at what shows up on your canvases or cradle boards when you devote 4 consecutive days to your work. Whether you are a beginner or a repeat painter or Mixed Media enthusiast, these four days of a Deep Dive are sure to open up and broaden your artistic horizons as well as add new fun techniques to your tool box. See what a wonderful transformation your artmaking process can take! Skill Level: any skill level Pre-requisites: none Materials that the facilitator will provide: Never Dull GAC 100 found papers paint pens semi-gloss soft fel medium gesso Inktense pencils acrylic paint Materials students will be required to gather/bring for themselves: canvas or cradle board *** Fee: $500 (Members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout) If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.

Ignite new creative sparks by opening your heart to your Dreaming Muse in a class invoking dream recall and creative intentions. In two evening sessions, you'll learn a fun and easy process to invoke the Dreaming Muse and to engage with dreams in a way that transforms even dull images into a treasure trove of vibrant self-expression. By the end of class, you will have made A Dreamer's Guide ready to fill with your precious gems. Even if you don't easily remember your dreams, you likely will start after participating in this class. Skill Level: all levels Pre-requisites: none Materials: Participants will reimburse the teacher $10 for materials used for creating "A Dreamer's Guide" *** Fee: $65 (Members 15% discount with coupon code at checkout.) If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email registration@artandsoulnashville.com. Masks are not required in the studio, but please feel free to wear one. If you are vulnerable, let us know so we can provide a safe, masked space for you. If you’re ill, please cancel and help us keep everyone healthy. Any questions, contact info@artandsoulnashville.com.