Articles
Interviews
DVDs & Videos
Poems & Quotes

Articles

Art & The Challenge of Change
published in Perspective:Journal of the Association for Humanistic Psychology
February/March 2004

"The opportunity that the creative arts process offers is to fully inhabit our experience right now just as it is."...Read more

Process Art: A Journey, Not a Destination
by Kira Freed
published in Natural Awakenings of Tucson
August 2010

"When people hear the word art, they often associate it with Picasso, Rodin, and art museums."...Read more

Creating Community Through Study Groups
By Annie Rousseau

Finding Refreshment for the Soul
By Leslie Harlib
Excerpted from the Marin Independent Journal, June 11, 2001

workshops use art and dance to spur creativity, personal growth...Read more

The Thread
By Stewart Cubley

I’ve been granted the opportunity to stand with literally thousands of people in front of a blank piece of paper. And in doing so I’ve witnessed many of the infinite variations of the creative process in action...Read more

Drinking from the Source
By Stewart Cubley

Over time I’ve noticed that certain essential forms mysteriously appear again and again in the painting process...Read more

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Life, Paint & Passion: Art as Transformation
by Zara Heartwood
Excerpted from Shared Vision Magazine in Vancouver, BC, October 1998

Stewart’s approach to the expressive arts is a radical departure from the traditional product oriented focus of painting instruction...Read more

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We’re often asked about the DVDs and videos we show at workshops. Here’s a list of favorites, along with ordering information.

M.C. Richards: The Fire Within

“Not knowing and trusting simultaneously . . .”

This documentary about the life of artist, educator and visionary M.C. Richards is an adventure into discovering the source of creativity. (60 minutes)

DVD and M.C. Richards’s books available from http://www.mcrichardsfilms.com

Passing Through the Eye of the Needle:
Personal Destiny and the Reimagination of Work

 “The granting of freedom is terrifying, because then you have to come out of hiding . . .”           

Poet and speaker David Whyte shares his insights into the potential of a life lived directly, creatively and with great authenticity. (Approx. 80 minutes)

DVD may be available from the Greenleaf Center: 866-529-1791

More from David Whyte available at www.davidwhyte.com

A Touch of Greatness

“When something falls, it’s kind of exciting, isn’t it? . . .”

This film documents the life-transforming work of public school teacher Albert Cullum who, the 1960s, opted out of the popular Dick & Jane approach to education, instead introducing his fifth-graders to the power of poetry, drama and play. (54 minutes)

Watch a trailer or order the DVD here: firstrunfeatures.com/touchofgreatnessdvd.html

Marwencol

"Exactly the sort of mysterious and almost holy experience you hope to get from documentaries and rarely do."

-The Village Voice

Marwencol is a documentary about the fantasy world of Mark Hogancamp. After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma by five men outside a bar, Mark builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. Mark populates the town he dubs "Marwencol" with dolls representing his friends and family and creates life-like photographs detailing the town's many relationships and dramas. A truly unusual and moving experience.

Watch a trailer or order the DVD here: http://www.marwencol.com

The Quilts of Gee's Bend

“I asked the Lord to show me what he wanted me to do, and he showed me that I was standin’ up singin’.
I told him I couldn’t sing and prayed again, and he showed me the same thing . . .
so we been singin’ ‘bout 37 years . . .”

Filled with music and moving interviews, this short documentary shares the living history of a unique American community and art form. (28 minutes)

DVDs, books, CDs and images of quilts can be found at www.tinwoodmedia.com

Jill Bolte-Taylor: My Stroke of Insight

“Who are we? We are the life-force power of the Universe, with manual dexterity . . .”

Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened. Her astonishing journey led her to profound awareness of the nature of self and life. (19 minutes)

Watch Bolte-Taylor’s talk for free at www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/229

Elizabeth Gilbert: On Nurturing Creativity

TED Talks Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html

The Real Dirt on Farmer John

“My whole life I’ve been in a struggle between my love for soil and my love for expression and creativity . . .”

After his father’s death, a young farmer takes over his family’s farm, turning it into an experiment of art and agriculture, weathering crises, and eventually creating a revolutionary organic farming community. (83 minutes)

Learn more, view the trailer or order the DVD here: www.angelicorganics.com

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

“She was disobedient at a time when disobedience was not tolerated . . .”

This film tells the story of Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, a woman born in rural Kenya who, by the simple act of planting trees for fuel, shade, and food, began to reclaim her country’s land from 100 years of deforestation and, ultimately, helped to end a twenty-four-year dictatorship in Kenya. (80 minutes)

Learn more, watch the trailer, or order the DVD here: www.takingrootfilm.com

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