Saturday, September 26th, 2009 – 10:00am - 3:00pm

Beauty speaks to the soul in a grammar of pattern and color, light and music, harmony and rhythm.

Creativity has the potential to be an act of reverence, response, dialog with the world. The creative is our small offering to the Creator. Creating something ourselves involves heart and hand, eyes and feet, the body and the soul, process and materials. Like the breath, creativity moves in and through and around us. Our creativity is an expression of our belonging to each other and the world, our opportunity to participate and add our voices to the chorus of voices.

This workshop is an invitation to find our own ways and practices that can allow more beauty in our lives. We will explore the qualities of Beauty and creativity with simple writing and drawing exercises, silence, and discussion.

Artist, writer, and teacher J. Ruth Gendler is committed to the transformational potential of the arts. She is the author of Notes on the Need for Beauty: An Intimate Look at this Essential Quality, The Book of Qualities, and the editor of Changing Light: The Eternal Cycle of Night and Day. In addition to personal essays and poems, Gendler writes about the arts, education, health, and books. Her art work has been exhibited nationally and she has taught writing and art to children and adults in a variety of settings for twenty years.

www.ruthgendler.com

Directions
We are located at 1623 “F” Street, Building D (the official address is Fifth Avenue but we are actually on “F” Street). The house is a light green Victorian. Take the Central San Rafael exit from the freeway and turn left on to Fourth Street, continue on Fourth to “F” Street and take a right. If you are coming from the direction of San Anselmo, turn left onto “F” Street. We are in the middle of the street on the left-hand side. Parking is available in our parking lot in spaces marked B, C, or D.