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Ministry for the Arts
Attention Individuals, Organizations, Dioceses & Staff!
I am trying to establish a Foundation that would support the idea of having the arts be a ministry.
If you are interested in knowing more please call: 304-876-3843
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"e" expressions
P.O. Box 402
Shepherdstown,WV 25443
304.876.3843
sonomike@aol.com
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Our
2008 schedule of classes is now posted. For more information,
please call Mary Valentine at (304) 876-3843. |
Sacred
Art Workshops ... Spiritual Expressions
When Art & Faith Intersect, creativity & spirituality takes on many
forms. Creativity as "mind" prepares and guides a process, a process
that allows personal commitment and expression to a work, image or concept.
Spirituality
is "body" being present, acting as a participant in prayer
and rituals, a physical living expression of a process. Creativity & Spirituality
combined is an expression of one's own creativity and a way to
participate more fully in the continuous, unfolding, plan of creation.
Participating
in a sacred art workshop is recognizing God as the ultimate artist
and you who have been called, as a vehicle, to reveal His truth
and beauty through the arts. It has been said: "On some level
each one of us is an artist. That is, we have some medium to express
ourselves. Some are able to use material such as wood, stone, clay,
natural pigments to paint. Some use film, while others use words
and language to spin a story, write a poem, or act out a drama.
And there is of course the greatness and the beauty of architecture
that in combination of all the mediums aesthetically amazes our
visual senses. On some level we all are capable of becoming co-creators.
The workshops incorporate all of what we are capable of doing ..it
brings expression to a belief, a mystery, a contradiction."
It
is my hope that as we use the arts as a medium or vehicle of spiritual
expressions and prayer, we bring honor to ourselves and to others
and most of all, as we begin to create, we begin to participate
in God's on-going divine plan.
It
is also, in some way, the opportunity to "make a difference." not
only in your life but in others and ultimately out in to the Universe.
Please
note: Artistic experience is not required. You need only to commit
to learning a process. It is this creative process, which has been
used by the old masters, and has been carry-down through the ages
and is the process used in these workshops that will allow you
to produce a fine masterpiece.
I
honor the opportunity to offer these workshops and look forward
to meeting you.
The
most profound experience awaits you !
Mary
Valentine |
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