CREATIVE ASPECT OF THE ARTISTIC PROCESS NOV 22-24 2024 CONFERENCE OF THE VISUAL ARTS SECTION

 

VAN JAMES the Metamorphosis of Color and its Formative Force in Painting November 15-17-22-24

 

Esoteric Dreamwork: Connecting with Loved Ones Across Time Kristena West M.A.

 

Module 1 Esoteric Dreamwork: Shamanic, Lucid & Precognitive

Ready to unlock the mysteries of your dreams and develop a powerful dream practice? In the first class, Esoteric Dreamwork, you’ll learn to work with your dreams as powerful tools for transformation. Learn tips for dream recall, and the importance of sleep for health, and how to set up your own Sacred Sleep practice.

 We'll explore the four subtle bodies—physical, etheric, astral, and ego—and how they are the foundation of all dream practices. You’ll discover the difference between shamanic, Jungian,  precognitive (etheric vision) and lucid dreams as options for working & dream interpretation. 

You will also learn my time-tested safe dream incubation techniques to get you started in your sacred sleep practice-hundreds of students have used these same techniques with truly amazing results. 

Module 2 

Connecting with Loved Ones Across Time:  

Dreamwork with Ancestors and the Departed

​​This second class, takes dreamwork exploration even further, offering you the tools to communicate with loved ones who have passed. 

 Throughout time, Dreams are considered Sacred and offer us the ability to build a bridge across Time and Space, creating a direct connection to those who have passed. This is  a profound technique for healing, allowing us to receive direct, transformative messages from loved ones and ancestors, offering deep personal insight, integrating healing and resolution.

Included in this esoteric dream practice course is our ebook on developing your Sacred Sleep practice. 

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Kristena West M.A.

I have been working and teaching dreamwork all my life. Big dreams called me to study many of the worlds sacred traditions and train with shamans since the early 90's.

As a community & social artist, my question has always been "What Makes Art Sacred?"  Answering this question, a Big Dream lead me to move to Berkeley in 2000 and I received my Masters in cross-cultural sacred iconography with a graduate exhibition, Deities Dialogues & Dreams: Extraordinary conversations with Ordinary People. The exhibition showcased artist's friends of mine who had a Spiritual Experience, I asked them to write about the Spiritual Meeting and create a piece of artwork in conjunction with the Deity. 

 

I was honored to  complete the Two year Dream Studies program with noted artist, scientist and dreamer, Fariba Bogzarin.  Fariba co-founded the Lucid Art Foundation and studied with Stephen Laberge (Lucid Dreaming author) in the sleep labs at Stanford University. We also worked with noted author and meditator Alan Wallace (Dalai Lama's interpreter  for many years) On moving back home to Santa Barbara- Alan used to do once a month workshops at the S.B. Consciousness institute. Alan's Shamantha Project spearheaded Meditation as a technique for resiliency, health and well-being...that inspired the Calm app! 

View more info and sign up at www.KristenaWestArt.com

VAN JAMES the Metamorphosis of Color and its Formative Force in Painting November 15-17-22-24

 

Welcome companions of Michael!  

Throughout history we have countless representations of deities, archetypes, and archangels, seraphim and cherubim- we can view the images in museums and online. But where does the artist or quester or contemplative go to discover How to Work With a  Deity Consciously & Co-Creatively? 

This class is for seekers just like you! Many artists are friends of the spirit and seekers of creative depth. In this class I outline the secrets to co-creating an art piece with a spiritual being of St. Michael the archangel. We will explore a painting of Michael from cross-cultural perspectives,  the creative, spiritual, psychological, and shamanic view-pathways of developing a relationship and a process of how to start a conversation of the heart. 

click link KristenaWestArt.com to view Michael Masterclass outline. 

This art class will guide students through a profound exploration of the Archangel Michael, drawing upon Christian meditation techniques and dreamwork to inspire artistic creation. By blending spiritual practices of sacred sleep, Rosicrucian dream practice students will build a connection with Michael's energy and translate that into contemporary artistic expression, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, or mixed media. The class will introduce participants to both spiritual and creative techniques, allowing them to tap into divine inspiration and express it through their art. The process will be personal, reflective, and deeply transformative.

We’ll explore how to align our artistic journey with the profound energies of an archangel the great being of Michael who conquers the dragon.

1 HOUR VIDEO PAINTING INTUITIVELY MICHAEL & THE DRAGON.

Video of online artists group exhibition of images they created of Michael. 

Kristena West M.A. 

Professional Artist and Inner-work Teacher. A life long artist, dream teacher and community arts instructor.   Kristena M.A. is in cross-cultural sacred iconography. In 2002 she curated an exhibition in Berkeley called Deities, Dialogues & Dreams Extraordinary Conversations with Ordinary People, showcasing artist's personal spiritual experiences and art making.  

She is passionate about igniting creativity, self-discovery and  sharing wisdom, tools and sacred practices to expand our artistic toolkit. She is a member of the North American Visual Arts section council. 

MICHAEL and the DRAGON: the Art of Seeing Kristena West M.A.

 

THE ART OF SEEING

The season of Michaelmas arrives at the end of September. Now this festival has been celebrated for centuries, and it might give us an idea that there is more to this festival, than some old "pagan-turned Christian" idea. What might the artists have been trying to tell us over the centuries with the countless devotionals to Michael? 

The Art of Seeing: How to "Read" a Painting or Spiritual picture.

How can we enter into these paintings? Kristena discusses the Art of Seeing - How can we "Read" a Painting? 

Click here to view the Art of Seeing at www.KristenaWestArt.com 

So many friends have asked how do I work with a Michael painting; where do I begin, what is my process and can I give some tips on how to work with an Archangel from various cross-cultural perspectives? First we discuss the Art of Seeing- click on link above and enjoy the free mini-class. warm regards- kwest

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PAINTED SPACE STUDIOS with FIONA CAMPBELL COURSES & WORKSHOPS

 

VAN JAMES the ROLE OF ARTISTIC CREATIVITY in SHAPING HUMANITY'S FUTURE: FREE SESSION for the First 100 Sign-Ups!

Artistic creativity is crucial as technology advances, helping maintain our humanity and balance ethical actions. The Visual Art Section in North America, 
in collaboration with European Art Sections, is researching this topic and
 invites participation from artists and anthroposophists. We are collecting 
studies on art's impact across various fields and welcome contributions.
Join us for this enriching conversation!!

Warmly,
Team Nurturer'Studio

 

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ST JOHN THE BAPTIST FROM BIRTH TO BEHEADING. National Gallery & Kings College 10 Short Videos 10 minutes each 1-10

 

Episode 1 | Introduction |

 John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading

Hello friends! 

This is one of my favorite St. John celebrations, as an admin of Anthroposophy & Art on Facebook  I have posted this every St. Johns for years. I hope you grow to love it as well. Click Link above to view!

In conjuction with Kings College & the National Gallery -these remarkable 10 short ten minute videos lead us around the most beautiful paintings of St. Johns story. 

Not only that, the two professors show us how to "read" a painting, such a Delight! 

Happy St. Johns

cheers

Kristena

Who was John the Baptist and why has he been so important to artists and patrons over the centuries? In this first of 10 films, art historian Jennifer Sliwka and theologian Ben Quash introduce us to this pivotal figure in the Biblical story, and reveal the ways he can immediately be recognised in works of art. This episode takes a close look at two National Gallery masterpieces, Carlo Crivelli's 'The Demidoff Altarpiece' 1476 and Piero della Francesca's 'The Baptism of Christ', 1450s. 'John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading' is a series of 10 films sharing the highlights of the collaborative MA course taught by Dr Jennifer Sliwka, Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Fellow in Art and Religion at the National Gallery and Professor Ben Quash, Director of the Centre for Arts and the Sacred, King's College London.

Pablo Picasso: A Bitter Confession

 

A statement made by Picasso which was in an interview that appeared in Libero Nero in 1952. The Maestro said:

"In art the mass of people no longer seeks consolation and
exaltation but those who are refined, rich, unoccupied, who are
distillers of quintessences, seek what is new, strange, original,
extravagant, scandalous. 

I myself since Cubism and before, have satisfied these masters and critics with the changing oddities which passed through my head and the less they understood me, the more they admired me! By amusing myself with all these games, with all these absurdities, puzzles, rabuses, arabesques, I became famous and that very quickly. 

And fame for a painter means sales, fortune, riches. And today, as you know, I am celebrated, I am rich. 

But when I am alone with myself, I have not the courage to think of myself as an artist in the great and ancient sense of the term. Giotto, Titian, Rembrandt were great painters. 

I am only a public entertainer who has understood his times and exploited as best he could the imbecility, the vanity, the cupidity of his contemporaries. Mine is a bitter confession, more painful than it may appear, but it has the merit of being sincere."

Patricia Dickson Advanced Studies Sangetsu School of Ikebana: June 23

Patricia Dickson, a teacher of the Sangetsu School of Ikebana for 43 years, achieved her certification in Japan and will give several demonstrations and lectures at the Sangetsu School conference in Vancouver, Canada. 

Her specialty is in the oldest styles of the Sangetsu School and she will be teaching the advanced studies to teachers of the school.

 

Art & Healing: How Esoteric Dreamwork can Gift Your Creative Life with Glimpses of Karma

 Kristena introduces the treasures behind Esoteric or the "hidden" Mystery Wisdom inherent in the ancient art of dreamwork. In the realm of esoteric practices, dreamwork can give us glimpses of our future or karma. Kristena shares a painting inspired by a dream she had when a teenager and explores the precognitive aspects and how the definitions of the dream-painting kept unpacking over time, revealing the relevance only 25 years later!

 Just as the alchemist seeks to transmute base metals into precious ones, practitioners of esoteric dreamwork delve into their dreams to uncover untapped creative potential. Everyone can access a wellspring of inspiration that transcends the limitations of waking thought, allowing for a profound expansion of both artistic expression and self-awareness. Moreover, esoteric dreamwork offers a unique path to personal evolution by integrating the lessons and revelations gleaned from the dream world into daily life. Based on Rudolf Steiner's How to Know Higher Worlds.

Through these practical techniques of dream incubation, journaling, and sacred sleep meditations, individuals can cultivate a heightened state of awareness or build their Dream Body-that crosses the threshold of sleep into Other states of consciousness. The added bonus for creatives, is many artists and writers have been inspired by dreams and Kristena shares some of these stories. 

Kristena West M.A. has been teaching Dreamwork since the early 90's and brings years of shamanic and Western Mystery traditions training and safe tried and tested techniques. She has written two books, Alchemy the Magical Arts of the Union of Soul; 1998 and Olaf Asteson a Holy Nights Dream Art workbook; 2019. Kristena is on the council of N.A. Visual Art Section.

www.KristenaWestArt.com

AnthrOArt Painting classes Van James June 14 in US and June 15 in Asia (and down under).

Next online series of AnthrOArt Painting classes beginning: June 14 in US and June 15 in Asia (and down under).

Continuing with RS training sketches and concluding in the autumn with the four large watercolors. November will see another in-person session at Shan Mei Zhen in Taichung, Taiwan.

smz.waldorf@gmail.com

 

Becoming Sophia a Creative Arts Community -

Becoming Sophia is an online creative arts community- it’s a 12 month journey through the Zodiac, mixed media arts, journal writing, meditation, and dreamwork.

Each Month we post a Zodiac constellation- and discuss the virtue associated with it. (did you know there are corresponding virtues ?) and as Becoming Sophia is grounded in personal development, self-empowerment and artistic explorations of the Goddesses we find all over the world, we take a look at our own deeper story.

You will receive the monthly online log in to Classroom, that has vlogs and weekly prompts-videos are pre-recorded so you can log in any time all over the word!

Tune in for the weekly Mindfulness meditations based on Steiner's 6 Basic exercises and discussions/vlogs/blogs on how to work with them in practical ways in our daily life. 

REGISTRATION OPEN CLASSROOM OPENS MAY 2024

 

BONUS!!! There is a Becoming Sophia Creative Arts digital journal for your journey this year!

Joining our Sophia Creative Arts community is FREE! and we're believers in the power of giving back. We understand that everyone's financial situation is different, so there's no fixed price.

 

www.KristenaWestArt.com 

view Becoming Sophia/May 

 

The First Year Painting Program with Van James Artistic Director

 

Paintings of Denis Schneider

 This last seven years I paint almost every morning and sometimes in the afternoon after a long walk in the park.

Denis

Is Ai the Death of the Artist and Creative Imagination? vlog by Kristena West

 

#karma #artificialintelligence #shamanism

With people all over the world "scraping" copies of artists original work and selling it as the "artists own work" (even using the Artist's name! What are the emotional, psychological, financial and ethical ramifications for the human being striving in the arts? Kristena discusses A from a various perspectives including shamanic, spiritual, religious and ethical viewpoints. Will ai be the death of the artist, of imagination and original artwork? Will artists begin to hide their work so it's not stolen? Listen as Kristena shares personal stories of her own business in this online world. LISTEN TO PODCAST: https://www.kristenawestart.com/podcast/episode/dbcd455e/is-ai-the-death-of-the-artistwww.KristenaWestArt.com #personalgrowth #shamanism #artificialintelligence #artists #karma #anthroposophy #innerwork

WORKING WITH THRESHOLDS with Fiona Campbell May 23

 

Calendar of the Soul Colored Pencil Drawings by Karl Konig with Richard Steel: Fair Oaks, California May 2-5

 Calendar of the Soul with Richard Steel

We are so lucky to have Richard Steel here for the long weekend workshop on the colored pencils drawings of Karl Konig. If I may so so, the tenderness of these images are "Christed" and filled with love. If we stand in front of them and ponder, we can come away strengthened in our will and our conscience - they are "morally uplifting" in a very real sense.

In each of us dwells the 3-4-5 year old and I could sense a Response "There! That is Me! or There Dwells a divine "I" being!

The depth and respect Richard Steel has for Karl Konig's work is evident. But to feel the Heart Forces so active in his talks is a real blessing.

Yesterday we were taken on a journey through Time & Space with the Calendar verses & images and Richard ends with how Rudolf Steiner gives us the ARTS as the way through HEART-FEELING, (not Thinking) to Anthroposophy.

and I couldn't help recalling GA 236 June 4, 1924 Whitsuntide where RS reveals the Sun mystery of Time & Space. I am listening to this lecture on Steiner Audio every day=thanks Dale Brunsvald!

Listening to Richard move through Time & Space with the calendar verses- and their time motifs--there are so many anthroposophical deep mysteries to be studied and how lucky we are to be alive!!

Kristena West

For more information on books, calendar and images please click: 

Official Karl Konig Institute