NORTH FORK VALLEY CREATIVE COALITION

The focus of this salon is shamanism & art. We’ll have a different facilitators each meeting (and we’d love to add new facilitators) the focus will change slightly depending on the current leader. Encounters are held on the 2nd & 4th Thursday each month. Encounters are held at Widdop House – the Shamanic Arts Center in Hotchkiss.  Current Facilitators – Julia Widdop, Winter Ross, & Dr. Robert Sullivan (Che). Seating is limited – please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/julia-shamanicartscenter-399256367.

Please Join us at Elsewhere Studios on Friday the 22nd from 6-8 PM to view the works by our February Residents. With a reading from our author in residence Will Chappell. For those who missed the artist talk at the beginning of the month here is a little background on each:

Abbey Paccia: earned her BA in Animation at Sheridan College. Since then, she has worked professionally in the field and independently developing her own projects. Living in the Pacific Northwest opened her to new inspirations and she has shifted her artistic endeavors, mixing her love of story with imagery of the natural world. While at Elsewhere, Abbey intends to focus on the creation of an illustrated book, combining the “Shadow World” visual style that she has been developing for the past two years and a narrative influenced by ancient cultures, ecological interconnectedness and personal journeys.
https://www.abbeypaccia.com/

Clarissa Fortier: Born in New York City, Fortier is drawn to places that are in direct contrast to her native urban environment. After attending Oberlin College, where she studied studio art and environmental studies, she fell in love with the rocky landscapes of Colorado and Utah. These places serve as both the subject matter for her paintings and the cliffs where she enjoys her passion of rock climbing. “My intention for the Elsewhere residency is to focus on painting landscapes in a way that acknowledges the process of time required for painting, rather than the finished painting. I want to experiment with new materials and continue a practice with which I am already familiar: plein air painting.”
https://www.clarissafortier.com/

William Chappell: Is a writer from Boston, MA. His work is categorized as meta fiction, meaning he uses the medium of the book as a symbol for the illusion which is our reality. “By doing this, my work explores the craft of storytelling, it draws attention to itself as a work of fiction, suggesting that our reality is a work of fiction too. The thematic elements of my work deals with escapism, regret, hope, relationships. I explore the idea of how far someone is willing to go in pursuit of their hopes and dreams, the positive and negative, if it costs them everything, or nothing at all.”

Lidia Guerrero: a figurative painter from Alicante, Spain. She is inspired by tolerance and cultural diversity, working on the myths and legends of Spanish folklore. “My intention is to work on medium/large scale paintings and at the same time to continue my writing journey on my personal experience with cultural exchange.”

Learn how to use shamanic journeying to overcome procrastination and enhance creativity in the supportive atmosphere of this shamanic experience. Designed to open your mind to alternative ways of thinking and creating continued study will yield many benefits particularly enhanced creativity in all areas of your life. The current instructors include – Dr. Robert Sullivan (Chi), a Choctaw Indian who specializes in the study of archetypes and the Kabbalah, Winter Ross a shamanic artist & writer who holds a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and is expert at removing creative blocks, and Julia Widdop the director of the Shamanic Arts Center who will be working with students on shamanic collage. We may add guest instructors when we have a Traveling Shaman visiting. Each week on the website we will list the instructor for that week.

Learn how to use shamanic journeying to enhance creativity in the supportive atmosphere of this group. Shamanic Experiences were designed by the Shamanic Arts Center to open your mind to alternative ways of thinking and creating.  Continued study will yield many benefits particularly enhanced creativity in all areas of your life.

The current instructors include – Winter Ross a shamanic artist & writer who holds a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design (1st Sunday), Dr. Robert Sullivan (Chi), a Choctaw who specializes in the study of archetypes and the Kabbalah (2nd Sunday),  and Julia Widdop who holds degrees in graphic arts, journalism and counseling (3rd Sunday). The 4th & 5th Sunday of each month we will have a featured wisdom teacher.  Subscribe free to Postcards From Shamans to get email announcements.

The focus of this salon is shamanism & art. We’ll have a different facilitators each meeting (and we’d love to add new facilitators) the focus will change slightly depending on the current leader. Encounters are held on the 2nd & 4th Thursday each month. Encounters are held at Widdop House – the Shamanic Arts Center in Hotchkiss.  Current Facilitators – Julia Widdop, Winter Ross, & Dr. Robert Sullivan (Che). Seating is limited – please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/julia-shamanicartscenter-399256367.