Joyful Hands
Joyful Hands is the workshop collaboration created by myself and Mary Taggart. Our philosophy is to provide a nurturing and inspiring environment that allows people to express themselves through art. These Joyful Hands programs have been run as retreats, workshops, and summer camps. Depending on the venue and the audience, they incorporate many different vehicles for inspiration such as literature, guided visualizations, journaling questions, inspirational readings as well as several different means for self-expression, including a wide variety of art mediums, journaling and rituals. There are workshops/retreats/camps for adults as well as children



Joyful Hands Adults

Joyful Hands Kids

Schedule

Art Camp

Joyful Hands Art Camp is held for 2 weeks every July for ages 7-13 and 1 week for Teen Studio Art Camp for ages 12-17.

Look for the upcoming camp dates in the Calendar section.
Joyful Hands Adults
These adult workshops are an opportunity for women to come together in a peaceful and supportive environment to pause, relax and then open in order to express themselves in beautiful and meaningful ways. Components of the workshops may include: opening and closing ceremony, simple art projects, selected readings, guided meditation, gentle yoga/movement, journaling, ritual and relaxation. Visit the Special Events link for any upcoming workshops or contact me if you have a group for which you would like us to create a Joyful Hands retreat.
Joyful Hands Kids
Joyful Hands Summer Art Camp for Kids is a hugely successful art experience that uses books, daily themes, multicultural perspectives and guided visualizations as a springboard for children's natural spontaneity and creativity. Varied art mediums are explored including, but not limited to, painting, sculpting, paper-making, print-making, mosaic, collage, etc.

Teen Studio Art Camp explores more complex and advanced techniques with the same thematic emphasis, group gatherings and ending relaxation as regular camp.

Joyful Hands Art Camp is held for 2 weeks every July for ages 7-13 and 1 week for Teen Studio Art Camp for ages 12-17.

Look for the upcoming camp dates in the Calendar section.






Schedule for Joyful Hands

"I AM" CREATING A TORN PAPER COLLAGE
Come and explore who you are and create a torn paper collage. This is purely about process and expression - no art experience or talent needed. We will begin with a short journal exercise, and then proceed to guided visualizations in inquiring on deeper and deeper levels - who we are, what are gifts and abilities are, where our power lies, opening to our essence, our obstacles and our dreams. Next we will create a torn paper collage to express what we have discovered. We will end with tea and conversation.
4 Salem Street; Limited Space, First come, first serve.
10/25/2008 10:00-1:00
  RSVP by 10/19/2008

"And the day came, when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." -Anais Nin

"This retreat was an opportunity for me to come & play with my creative side without feeling there was a 'right way'. There was a wonderful flow, a deep sense of enjoyment and a feeling of being intensely engaged with my inner, creative self." -Nancy
"Thank you so much for creating this Joyful Hands Camp. It really was a joyful experience for my daughter. She came home every day beaming from all she accomplished."-Gloria