Class Overview

Do you ever look at your creative friends and think to yourself, "I could never do that" or "I wish I were creative" or "I don't have a single creative bone in my body"?

Then you, my friend, are in the right place.

Welcome to I AM Creative: A 3-step Method to Reconnect with your Inner Creator. It is a class where you would go on a self-exploration journey through art and reconnect with your inner creator. This class would super-charge your artistic self-care routine and turn your current state of mind into meaningful art along the way.

By the end of the class, you will say with confidence, "I AM Creative!"

What Would You Be Learning

Setting an intention for creating art.
Connecting with your next artwork through meditation and self-reflection.
Turning emotions into art.
Applying mindfulness to art.
Using your present state of mind as an infinite idea generator.
Using art as therapy

Why You Should Take This Class

As an abstract artist, I often get asked questions like, “How do you get ideas for your paintings?” “How do you get past artist’s block”, and “How do you express yourself in an authentic way?”.

The trick is quite simple. I don’t go looking for these ideas.

I just show up to the canvas with curiosity and observe my current state of mind. Each of us has a unique perspective to offer which often comes from the summation of our past experiences, our present state of being, our goals, and our aspirations. But we often let our state of mind keep us from embracing our amazing selves.

This class welcomes your uniqueness. It welcomes you as you are to express yourself freely through a medium of your choosing.

What primary skill would this class provide?

This class would provide a 3-step technique to create art that is inspired by your higher self. This technique can be used to generate infinite ideas in any art-form

How are the skills useful to your students?

Self-care: The skills outlined in this class are a great form of self-care. From personal experience, this technique has been immensely beneficial in releasing excess emotional baggage.
Ideation: Doing this technique would enable students to generate countless ideas. And this ideation through the artistic process would bring creative problem solving to multiple areas in their lives.
Consciousness exploration: This class is a powerful gateway into consciousness exploration for those who are interested in knowing more about who they are.

Why should I learn from You?

I won't be exaggerating if I said this process changed my life and I want to share it with as many people as I can.

Over the last several years I have been navigating through severe anxiety and depression.

In 2019 while I was in Lupus recovery, I was recommended painting as a way to unwind. Soon this seemingly pointless self-care routine became a type of therapy for me. I would contemplate what I was feeling in the present moment and use that feeling to guide my artwork. If fear came up I painted fear, if depression came up, I painted depression.

Soon I started noticing that painting my thoughts and emotions became a great way to letting go. It also helped me work with complex limiting beliefs that kept me trapped.

This was one of the paintings that I created on this journey. It features rich textures made with cardboard, modeling paste, and metallic shades. It is called, 'The Inner Prison'. It helped me face the prison of the mind that kept me from living my best life. That voice that says, "You can't do this".

If you would like to know more about how reconnecting with my inner artist and healer changed my life, I talk about it in my weekly Podcast and Newsletter

My intention for these lessons is that they assist in uncovering and working with whatever comes up in the present moment and also for you to experience the pure bliss of creating without expectations.

Who This Class is For

This class is for

Curious humans who are ready for a playful exploration of their inner selves and to enhance their creative process.
Someone who is looking for creative ways to process emotions & feelings
Artists and creators who are stuck and unable to generate fresh and original ideas.

There is no skill requirement to take this class. All I ask of you is to show up with an open mind and surrender to the process. Good luck!

Materials

There is no fixed requirement for art supplies in this class. I welcome you to explore a medium that you are most comfortable with. You can experience this process with just a pencil and a piece of paper.

Here are the materials I would be using:

Journal to take notes

16 x 20 black canvas
Acrylic paints
Paintbrushes
Palette knives
Paint pen (for writing intentions)
1 pencil (for outlines)

That’s all you need for now. Feel free to experiment and remember to have tons of fun along the way! Let’s jump in!

Wandana Hessels

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