Current
Workshops
MAKING CONNECTIONS THROUGH COLLAGE
Collage Quarterly
with Marsha Connell
3 meetings—May 17 Saturday; August 24 Sunday; November 15 Saturday
Place—Marsha’s Santa Rosa Studio, 9 AM to 3 PM
You’re invited to join us for a special series of collage retreats.
Collage, always new, is accessible to everyone. The collage process invites creative play and work, experimentation, discovery of unexpected relationships.
You may incorporate objects, images or words; design with color, shape, texture or narrative; envision your next year or your last dream; make an homage or a present for a loved one; build a poem with languages known or symbolic. You may prepare, or have no plan except to be open to what arrives.
Guidance will be offered, practical and aesthetic, as well as thematic, and conversation about insights our collages might inspire. We’ll share work in progress each day and as it evolves during our year together.
Basic supplies are available to supplement your pre-workshop scavenger hunt through treasures and trash for things to use or share. Supply list and directions will be sent upon registration. Breakfast snacks and tea, and a “collage” lunch will be served (vegetarian soup/salad and potluck additions).
Your guide, Marsha Connell, is dedicated to fostering the joy of personal discovery through creative process. Instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College Art Department, she’s been invited to lead workshops in Mexico, New Mexico, New York, Alaska, Tennessee, Oregon, and many California venues (The CA Arts Project, Mendocino Art Center, Sonoma State University Depth Psychology).
Fee—$260 for entire series in advance; $95 per session paid prior to each meeting. (If you miss a time, you may exchange credit for your choice of a Dream Vessels collage/print.) Pay by credit card via email or phone: (707) 527-7754 marsha@marshaconnell.com or write check to Marsha Connell, send to: Marsha Connell’s Studio, 2180 Beverly Way, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
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COLLAGE QUARTERLY 2008
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Expressive Painting: An Art Retreat at a Unique Napa Valley Site
with Artist Marsha Connell. Hosted by Hilary Wendel.
July 18 & 19, Friday & Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm
Paint en plein air at a spectacular private hillside property with lavender gardens and panoramic mountain, valley and vineyard views. Relax and refresh in the spa or infinity pool.
Invoke the spirit of place and of the self who paints through exercises that awaken the senses and engage the whole body. Enjoy guided exploration in the painting media of your choice (oil, watercolor, or acrylic), with a focus on the pleasures of spontaneity and freshness that arise from being in nature. Explore “painterly” approaches to creating near and far landscapes. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome! Instruction will be tailored to the individuals in our group, with supportive coaching to find your own painting voice.
Marsha Connell is known for her expressive landscape paintings and evocative Dream Vessels collages. She teaches in Santa Rosa Junior College’s Art Department, and has been invited to lead workshops in locales including Alaska, Oregon, California, New York, Mexico and New Mexico (some with Kathrin Parsons’ Rush Studios). Marsha is a dedicated teacher who shares the joy of personal discovery through creative process. Visit her website for a preview http://www.marshaconnell.com
Registration by invitation or interview due to private location. Contact:
Marsha Connell, 2180 Beverly Way, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
marsha@marshaconnell.com 707 527-7754.
Fee of $190 ($175 early bird received by May 1) includes painting instruction, 2 continental breakfasts, and 2 lunches. You may use any materials you have, or consult our suggested supply list, sent with directions on registration. Group size will be small, so do let us know soon if you’d like a space held for you.
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Napa Valley Expressive Painting
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ART 3: Introduction to Art & Design
Section 8070. July 16-July 24, 2008, MTWTh 8:30am- 1:00pm. Santa Rosa Junior College. Marsha Connell and Sylvia Seventy, Instructors. https://www.santarosa.edu/app/registration-weblink/
An introductory studio course in the fundamentals of art and design using shape, value, texture, line, pattern, color and space through exercises in drawing, painting, and collage.
Lively Pastels: Where Drawing and Painting Meet
with Marsha Connell
Mendocino Art Center (800) 653-3328 http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org
September 27 and 28, Saturday and Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm.
Pastels are the purest form of artists’ colors. Their convenient stick form offers a bridge between drawing and painting. We’ll explore energetic, direct and "painterly" approaches to using these beautiful pigments while learning about pastel techniques and materials. We’ll investigate optical color mixing; develop mood through color qualities such as tonality, intensity, and luminosity; and discover the dynamic and abstract basis for composing both expressive and realist drawings and paintings.
You’ll enjoy demonstrations, focused time for application and practice, and support for personal expression. Instruction will be individualized for pastelists from beginning to experienced. We’ll work on location in the landscape, en plein air, weather permitting, or from drawings, photos and interior tabletop landscapes.
MARSHA CONNELL is known for her expressive and colorist landscape paintings. She brings the joy of the creative process to her classes. An Adjunct Instructor in Santa Rosa Junior College's Art Department and a Guest Instructor in Sonoma State University's Depth Psychology Program, Marsha has been invited to lead workshops in many locations, from Mexico to New Mexico, Tennessee, and Alaska. Her work has been exhibited widely in solo and group shows.
Collage Retreat Days
led by Marsha Connell & Reba Connell
Mothers & Daughters: (Trans)forming Family -
July 13
Soul Harvest - September 7 10 AM-4 PM
Berkeley/Albany, CA
Collage is accessible to everyone, regardless of art experience. Through the collage process, we discover visual and emotional connections. It can evoke memories, dreams, and intentions, and celebrate or reframe relationships. Explore our themes, choose your own theme, or let a theme find you. Materials list and location (near freeway/public transit) sent on registration.
People ages 15-115 of all genders, cultural and art backgrounds are welcome.
Marsha Connell, MA, art instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College, is dedicated to fostering joy through creative process. She’s also taught in Sonoma State’s Depth Psychology program and venues across the continent. Marsha’s Dream Vessels collages began as letters to her daughter, Reba.
L. Rebecca (Reba) Connell, LCSW, LCS 19814, owns Center for Stress Reduction, Oakland, where she offers expressive art & mindful therapy. She specializes in working with the LGBT community and is pursuing certification as a Gottman couples therapist. Reba has been practicing meditation, tai chi and yoga since 1999. *Please note: this art workshop is not psychotherapy.
We encourage early registration; space is limited. Come alone or with a special family member or friend.
Send form below and a check to:
Center for Stress Reduction, 5845 College Avenue, Suite 2, Oakland, CA 94618. Or email form to marsha@marshaconnell.com and pay securely at www.paypal.com. Enter breathe@centerforstressreduction.com as payment address.
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Early bird (before June 27) |
Regular fee |
| Register for both workshops at once |
$190 |
$210 |
| Register for 1 workshop |
$105 |
$115 |
Visit http://www.marshaconnell.com to view Marsha’s art and learn about her teaching. Visit www.centerforstressreduction.com and http://breathecenterforstressreduction.blogspot.com to learn about Reba’s psychotherapy practice. Phone #’s: 510-594-8224; 707-527-7754
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COLLAGE Retreat Days with Marsha Connell & Reba Connell
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Gesture and STILLNESS
Two Approaches to Watercolor
with Marsha Connell and Sally Baker
November 1 & 2, 2008 9 AM – 3:30 PM
Two painter friends,
one known for expressive “painterly” landscapes, one for elegantly rendered still lifes, both passionate about color, offer their unique annual weekend of watercolor exploration.
Location
We’re very excited to present our workshop at a new venue, Terrasanti (Sacred Earth), 11790 Main Street, Suite E, Penngrove, CA, a spacious, artistic studio conducive to creative endeavors.
