Creating Life Art: Speaking, Teaching, Coaching
In addition to producing original one-of-a-kind art, I also work with others to help them start or continue a journey of artistic expression.
In my teachings, Creating Life Art, I assist you in discovering the unique and integral components in your life in order to cultivate passion in an artistic practice that enriches your journey as I provide structure and example.
Your story is unique. You are an artist.
Your perspective of how you see the world – your loves, influences and pathways – create the foundation of your practice.
Creating Life Art is a guide and philosophy for everyone. I offer various levels of facilitation as well as provide professional art packaging and presentation experience.
As we find your unique artistic expression and organize it by documenting your journey into a body of work, this final project can be applied again and again for personal and professional purposes.
My process and structure was applied to a collaborative exhibit I produced at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives called "The Log Book: Carving an Artist" from September – November in 2013. The exhibit received an Exhibition Assistance Grant from the Ontario Arts Council.
Today, I am excited to share these artistic passions and practices in Creating Life Art: State-Your-Art with Self-love and Purpose teachings.
By creating we discover a space to experience and cultivate the freeing and uplifting voice within ourselves. Creating Life Art is how we live, what we live and why. Creating is life.
~ Andrea Currie
WORK WITH ME
Life Coaching and Mentoring:
Are you stuck? Are you looking for a change in your life? In your career? Is something missing? Have you lost a loved one? Have you experienced a life altering event? How do you deal with pain? What is your life art? Inquire about my coaching packages.
Professional Coaching and Mentoring:
What is your art? Do you have a portfolio? Do you need help writing an artist statement and organizing your artwork? Do you know why your art is unique? Artist consultation available for portfolio, exhibition and professional purposes. I offer hourly rates as well as packages.
Speaking and Teaching Groups:
I offer ½ day, full day or multiday Creating Life Art facilitation and professional expertise. Speaking and teaching fee is determined by group size , number of sessions and location.
For a quote, email: andrea@pomonalife.com
Or, call (705) 441 5900 (Canada)
SPEAKING GROUPS
Creating Life Art: State-Your-Art with Self-Love and Purpose (Personal Development)
Topics:
*About Andrea
*Who I am and why I create
*identifying values and inspiration to find art and purpose
*Ignite passion with your story using structure and example
Demonstrations:
*How I found my unique practice
*Identifying your unique artistic practice
*Worksheets: Fundamental themes + questions
Creating Life Art: From Novice to Professional (Artist Guide)
Topics:
*About Andrea
*Who I am, why I create, where I find Inspiration & where I am going
*Inspiring the creative process with story and structure
*Producing, exhibiting and pricing your art
Demonstrations:
*How I found my unique practice
*Identifying your unique artistic practice
*Write a clear artist statement
*Write a clear artist biography
*Worksheets: From Novice to Professional, Fundamental themes + questions
Creating Life Art: Secondary (ages 15+)
Topics:
*About Andrea
*Who I am, why I create, where I find Inspiration & where I am going
*Inspiring the creative process with story and structure
Demonstrations:
*How I create
*Drawing techniques such as pointillism, shading, cross hatching etc..
*Identifying your unique artistic practice
*Write a clear artist statement
*Worksheets (Secondary), Fundamental themes + questions
Creating Life Art: Primary (ages 10+)
Topics:
*About Andrea
*Who I am, why I create, where I find Inspiration & where I am going
*Inspiring the creative process with story and structure
Demonstrations:
*How I create
*Drawing techniques such as pointillism, shading, cross hatching etc.
*Worksheets (Primary) + drawing template exercise
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
*Provide an opportunity for interested art novices and/or professionals to explore purpose in creating and to find a unique artistic practice
*Provide interested art novices and/or professionals with a structure to produce a publishable body of work representing their unique artistic practice
*Provide interested art novices and/or professionals with examples of pathways how to produce exhibits that will aid to future professional platforms
*Reach a wide audience and engage in local communities; to inspire youth and adults emphasizing the importance of creativity and creating
METHOD
Creating Life Art identifies and organizes an artist’s creative practice with five interweaving and fundamental themes:
1. Who I Am
2. Why I Create
3. Where I Find Inspiration
4. How I Create
5. Where I Am Going
Using these five fundamental themes, I ask a series of questions that accompany exercises to prompt creative expression. These questions help to organize, develop and guide the personal voice and cultivate the artist's practice.
OUTCOME
*Know how to make your artistic practice unique
*Explore the healing properties of creative expression
*Learn how to write a polished artist statement and biography which best reflect your artistic practice
*Learn about exhibit preparation, organization and promotion in order to produce your art exhibit
EDUCATIONAL ELEMENT
Understanding Visual Arts
*Share ideas about how and why your own and others’ works are made by discussing purpose, value and context
*Investigate and consider the relationship between artistic expression and self reflection
Developing Practical Knowledge
*Apply knowledge of selected conventions from established practice, using appropriate processes and procedures to develop your own signature style
Developing Ideas
*Investigate visual ideas in response to a variety of motivations, observations and imagination
*Generate, develop, and refine ideas in response to a variety of reflections and studied established practice
Communication and Interpreting
*Share the ideas, feelings and stories about your own and others' objects and images
*Compare and contrast the ways in which ideas and art-making processes are used to communicate meaning in selected objects and images
*Discuss how collaborative art projects influence and contribute to personal style and expression
Applying Visual Arts
*Investigate and share ideas how to present your art in a professional display and collaborative exhibit
*Investigate and share ideas how to promote your art and exhibit
*Investigate and share ideas how to engage the local community in your art exhibit
To learn more, email: andrea@pomonalife.com
Or, call (705) 441 5900 (Canada)