What if God deeply cares That we are creating?  

Even more than that, what if He interacts and connects with us through the creative process?  Wouldn't it change everything about the way we create?  Color Corridor is a class where we explore the creative process and learn to express ourselves as we connect deeply with Jesus, ourselves and others through various media and art forms.  Unlike Waking Up Grey groups, Color Corridor will be done together, during our group time.  Where Waking Up Grey is thick with homework and journal-writing and is largely solitary, Color Corridor is community oriented and encourages solidarity with fellow participants.  

We will explore different ways of expressing creativity.  I'll teach some techniques and use various art forms, but the purpose of Color Corridor is to be astonished by the way Jesus is invested in relationship with us through creative processes.  We will explore contemplative ways of being with Jesus.

Come create with us at the Fly Forward Studio on Thursday nights from 6:30 to 7:30 starting August 27.

Weekend Encaustic Workshop

During this workshop, you will briefly explore a variety of mixed media processes within the exciting realm of encaustic.  Encaustic paint is an ancient medium composed of beeswax, damar resin and pigments.  Worked from a molten state, this versatile paint makes richly colored paintings and is a superb vehicle for mixed media exploration.  You will be introduced to the following basics of working with encaustic: using temperature controlled electric griddles as palettes, heating and fusing layers of wax with heat guns, making homemade encaustic medium, preparing painting surfaces, brush application of paint, creating a variety of encaustic surfaces, mark-making with a variety of tools, image transfer, and incorporating collage elements into your design.

What to bring: A variety of collage elements and photocopied or laser printed images (NO INKJET) - small, high-contrast images are the easiest to begin with.  Some suggestions for collage materials include: papers (scraps are excellent) such as tissue, magazine images, newspaper, old prints/drawings, lightweight fabrics and thin scrapbooking papers.  When selecting collage elements, look for materials that are somewhat permeable.  Color, composition, texture, translucency and individual exploration will be emphasized as you transform your collage and image transfer elements into your own piece of art!