Creative Fairy Godmother

  With the lockdown in 2020, we began offering Virtual Circles as a pivot from the in person gatherings I hosted the previous 5 years, after graduation from Color of Woman . One of those early circles was   Thinking Cap .  Some of us had done the process during a Guild members call, and we chose it for our August virtual   Red Thread Circle  offering. Thinking Cap 2020 What image comes with the phrase "put on my thinking cap?" How do you access information and your intuition - do you have different access channels? Are there different caps for different purposes? What feels unique?   What similar to others? I love our circles - over the past 6 years women have joined from Oregon, Washington & California, to Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey,  ... & Florence, Italy, Ireland, England, Germany, NZ, and even India! It is always a treat to see how our muses interact and inspire each other.  For Thinking Cap , we began with a couple of readi...

As Shiloh Sophia said during Talisman,  " This is the time and space in Color of Woman to go further in your own healing journey and practice, to prepare yourself to teach in a very empowered and conscious way. ...   "Be mindful yourself not to try to save anyone else - let them have their process without needing to fix. Just witness. Which is what you will be doing as teachers - witnessing, not fixing."  This is especially true as you near the finish line on your CoW Quest, and consider what's left: The writing!  Teaching that 13-step class.  Feeling The Time Crunch The WRITING!! And Oh My Gosh!  What happens after I finish??  What do I say for my  Artist Statement  and Bio and ...?? How do I write about my paintings? Wherever you are on the quest is exactly right for YOU!!  All of your personal challenges and triumphs, the setbacks and surges; each unaoidable tragedy or glitch!! And - you've got this! ! You've come so far already ...

  Back in 2014 when I took my first Intentional Creativity® classes with local teachers, one recent graduate, Heidi Sequoiah Moondancer , had begun promoting her classes on MeetUp .  She gave us the link to her group during our September class, and commented that inspiration for her next offering often came during a class, so she'd choose a date and post it right away! I went with my friend Nancy, who encouraged me to take Color of Woman,   "so I won't have to drive to Salem for classes!" I joined Heidi's group, and took another class in the spring, between painting Legend and the beginning of Color of Woman. (I slipped and broke my arm right after that, but that's another story!!) With Heidi at grad 2015 In the spring, I met her SiStar graduate Lora, who lived in Sherwood 45 minutes North of me.  Lora mentioned she was teaching a class to paint your Mermaid - ooo! I asked if I could audit it, and she asked, "why don't you co teach?"  So I d...

 Here you are, at the threshold of teaching your first 13 step class - you've painted your Legendary lady, and have morning tea with your Muse. You are engaging with your inner Artist, your Taliswoman.  You've gathered tools for your Medicine Basket, and rewritten some old stories ...  And now... It's time to offer that first 13 step painting class!! Yikes!!  First - Breathe! You've got this!  You have likely been gathering ideas for your theme, and jotting down notes from your CoW SiStars' classes. It's great to have a folder of journal to collect these!  This is a good time to sit with your Muse, journal to refine your ideas and choose the name -  Muse of ___ or Queen of ____  is often a good start. Shiloh often suggests to choose a theme that is juicy for us right now, and perhaps has us shaking in our boots. Gabriella - my first Muse End of the first day - 2014 This usually  isn't  the time for offering your ideal destination retreat...

 When I began teaching IC classes, I had a notebook with the 13 steps, and my ideas  for that particular class. It was kind of cumbersome, and I sometimes got lost ... So I made a flow chart, moving from step to step - then hit on making prompt cards!  Viola! Much easier!  13 Step Prompt Cards - 2×2" You can make a set of prompt cards for Red Thread circles, as well, and can adapt the process for  any  class you're offering, it's very adaptable for your needs.  Here is the little  video tutorial  IC teacher Sepha Nesbit and I created for the Color of Woman class of 2018.  Materials 140# watercolor paper (can be from a pad) 13 step overview (or other class process you'd like cards for) Watercolors or acrylics, Neocolor 2 crayons, Inktense pencils Calligraphy pen, markers, sharpie Brushes and water container, aqua brush Binder ring and hole punch (optional) Preparation Spend some time with each step and sketch out ideas Symbols and images ...