by iDvlpr Marketing | Apr 28, 2018 | Articles
We are delighted to offer this guest post by Amy Kisei Costenbader. Kisei is an ordained Zen priest who currently lives and practices at Great Vow Zen Monastery, where she has resided since 2010. She also teaches meditation at Reed College in Portland, Oregon....
by iDvlpr Marketing | Feb 20, 2018 | Articles
After creating a safe and spacious environment, working with energy is a facilitator’s primary tool. The energy determines how you move within that space — for example, the questions you might ask and the suggestions you might offer to a painter. ~ Stewart...
by iDvlpr Marketing | Feb 6, 2018 | Articles
My dear old 94-year-old Dad died in late September. After the initial grief and busy-ness, including helping my 91-year-old Mom resettle, I was exhausted. I noticed my mood fluctuating between sadness and grief and feeling pretty flat. By flat, I mean not quite numb,...
by iDvlpr Marketing | Jan 27, 2018 | Articles
“An artmaking space is a “mishkan” a portable sanctuary. Each artist working there is alone with her image and the message it brings as well as being in a subtle communion with others in the space. (…) The witness of others and our ability to struggle alongside them...
by iDvlpr Marketing | Dec 30, 2017 | Articles
The first encounter with painting is often a delight and a surprise. Each color is a delicious revelation; strangely satisfying forms appear; we’re amazed and fascinated by the mysterious images that emerge. And the room feels safe—a supportive, inspirational...
by iDvlpr Marketing | Dec 15, 2017 | Articles
Recently, Lisa Pedersen reminded us of this brief and very lively excerpt from a talk that Stewart gave at a workshop in Southern California. In the following conversation with a workshop participant, Stewart brings to life that moment when we are asked to take a...
