Spiritual Alchemy Workshop, September 27, 2025 10:00AM
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September 27, 2025 10:00AM
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Feeling a little uninspired? Need a boost to get the creative juices flowing again? Try our one-day workshop to get in touch with your creative muses! With Nationally known author and artist Vickie Leigh Krudwig explore and strengthen your creative connection.
Vickie will walk you through a process designed to re-center your highest self in your creative work. The Sangre de Cristo is honored to offer this workshop in our White Gallery, exhibiting the Inspired works of Pueblo's own, Orlin Helgoe. Pack up your favorite sack lunch and join us Sep 27 from 10a to 4p. Only $95 for the entire workshop. Some scholarship opportunities are available. Please contact Karen Foglesong at karenf@sdc-arts.org for more information.
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9:00 a.m. - Coffee and Pastries
9:30 a.m. – Centering, Welcome and Introduction
- ~Spiritual Connections through Art Making and Writing
- ~Why are you here? What is your creative passion?
- ~Are you engaged and fulfilled in life?
9:45 a.m. - Exercise #1 – “Creating the Future” Collage
- ~What are you passionate about?
- ~What do you dream about doing?
- ~What does your collage tell you?
10:15 a.m. – Discussion
10:30 a.m. – Journaling and Writing as a Ritual
- ~ Who Are You?
- ~Observations of daily life
- ~Paying attention to and recording your dreams
10:45 p.m. – Discussion
11:00 p.m. – The Psychology of Creativity
- ~ Colors and their Meanings
- ~ Defining Shapes, Lines, and Symbols
11:30 p.m. – Creative Ways to Connect
- ~ Writing in Journals
- ~Music and Dance (movement)
- ~Zentangle as Meditation
- ~Creating writing and art on a daily basis via morning pages
11:45 p.m. – Discussion
12:00 p.m. -- LUNCH BREAK
12:35 p.m. – Centering
- ~Listening for guidance
- ~Opening to possibility
- ~Who are you? What is your purpose on Earth at this place and time?
- ~How can you serve others with your talents and abilities?
12:45 p.m. - Exercise #2 – Staying Open to Receive
- ~Drawing from within
- ~What do you really want to convey through your creativity?
- ~Talent is the ability to let ideas manifest themselves through you. (The Creative Act by Rick Rubin)
- ~Creative Epiphanies-Ordinary moments can provide wisdom insight when you least expect them. Learning to “see the awe behind the obvious” (The Creative Act by Rick Rubin)
1:30 p.m. – Discussion
1:45 p.m. - Exercise #6 - Making the Time to Create
- ~Creative Visualization Exercise using sketch in Exercise 2
- ~Embracing Your Uniqueness and Expressive Spirit
- ~Don’t create for an audience!
- ~Excuses, excuses
2:15 p.m. – Discussion
2:30 p.m. - BREAK
2:45 p.m. – Turning Fearful Thinking into Empowerment and Positive Energy
- ~Sabotaging the Dream to Stay Safe
- ~Soothing the Critic and Inner-Critic-Who are they?
- ~How do you know you are in an authentic/spiritual place in your craft?
3:00 p.m. - Memo to the Critic
- ~Who are the critics?
- ~How do critics serve us?
3:15 p.m. - Discussion
3:30 p.m. – Exercise #7 - Goal Setting and Affirmations
- ~Make it real, write it down!
- ~Do something every day! Write one line of a story, song, poem, create a thumbnail sketch of a new idea, etc.
- ~Steps you will take to begin the journey
3:45 p.m. – Closing Discussion
4:00 p.m. – Centering-Closing the Workshop