Have you ever noticed that sometimes working with art materials can be a lovely, sensuous, soothing experience?  Have you noticed that after those times your creative work has a burst of energy?  Have you ever found yourself stumbling into artistic "flow" moments and not know why or how to recreate them?

I have a theory about this.  I believe that some art materials and art activities trigger very good things in our brains.  I think at these times we set our day to day anxieties aside and are able to get a lot of good work done.

Art and Self-Care is a 12 week eCourse with art directives that will address the anxious "fight or flight" part of the brain before requesting higher functioning of it. My idea here is that we will find the directives in this course soothing, supportive, fascinating and also applicable to everyday life, whether we are artists, art educators or art therapists. 

The course will include a blog and yahoo group with a reading room full of articles on current brain research as it applies to our work.  To reserve your spot click on the paypal “buy now” button here.  The cost of the course is $45, and we are starting the week of May 2.