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Week 1 January 1 Jan 2015 Tamara Laporte

Week 2 January 5 Jan 2015

Roben-Marie Smith

Tamara Laporte

Week 3 January 12 Jan 2015 Joanne Sharpe

Week 4 January 19 Jan 2015 Patti Ballard

Week 5 January 26 Jan 2015 Rachael Rice

Week 6 February 2 Feb 2015 Tamara Laporte

Week 7 February 9 Feb 2015

Jill K. Berry

Violette Clark

Celebration of New Beginnings & Setting An Intention (or word) for the Year

“Little Art Bites for Beginners” - A fun section specifically for beginners or those who feel a little intimidated which goes over all the basics including basic supplies, some

colour theory and Life Book how tos. This section will also include a creative warm up in which we will explore

materials, lettering and our word & intention for the year.

“Trusting Your Journey” - We will create a colourful, layered page that includes a {whimsy} character who will be

with you on your journey for this year. The character symbolises that which guides your journey in life (eg: the

universe, God, divine purpose).


Bonus: “Playing Tag” - Join me as we choose a word for the year and create an artsy tag to remind us of our

intention. Hang it in your studio or tuck it into your planner or journal. And, in Celebration of New Beginnings, download

a colorful digital collage sheet made for you by me!


Bonus: “This year I'm letting go of ...” - In this bonus video we will consider what has really not been serving us in our lives or in the years before this year and we will create a page that includes the sentence (or sentiment in a symbolic

way:) 'this year I'm letting go of …' -


“The Artful Wordsmith” - Make your heartful words and inspirational messages come to life using Joanne's magical methods of transforming your own personal handwriting into

magnificent works of art. Explore how a variety of pens, papers, inks, brushes and watercolor make cherished words adorn your art. Learn how to celebrate your own personal

written word with playful composition, whimsical color palettes and hand drawn fonts. Work in a "Artful

Wordsmithing" journal to tell your story illustrated in your own artful hand with the most beautiful lettering and writing

that has ever flowed from your soul.


Bonus: " Courage.. Dear heart" We will create an illustration on collage of a 'girl on a high wire' demonstrated

in a short fast video.


“Creating a mixed media dreamcatcher with word of the year feathers” - Vintage lace meets layers of watercolor,

ribbons, trims and salvaged papers with feather illustrations and stamped or calligraphic lettering to create a visual

intention-setting talisman.

Celebration of Closeness & Community in your Life

“Seeds of Love” - On a beautiful watercolour/ ink splash background we will create a tree that has 'sprouted' from our

'seeds of love' – the leaves will represent our loved ones, family & friends and other things that are important to us.


Bonus: “Your Heart Community” - We will make a one-page book of characters with their stories that represent your "heart"

community.


Bonus: “Magical Mystery tour” - A tour of my magic cottage (video) and dialogue about how it evolved and included the

community. You'll be guided to create your own magic cottage on the page using fast motion video.

Week 8 February 16 Feb 2015 Mati Rose McDonough

Week 9 February 23 Feb 2015 Lynn Whipple

Week 10 March 2 Mar 2015 Celebration & Gratitude Tamara Laporte

Week 11 March 9 Mar 2015 Celebration & Gratitude Jane Davenport

Week 12 March 16 Mar 2015 Celebration & Gratitude Artist Interview with Jenny Doh Jenny Doh

Week 13 March 23 Mar 2014 Celebration & Gratitude Juliette Crane

Week 14 March 30 Mar 2015 Celebration & Gratitude Alisa Burke

Week 15 April 6 Apr 2015 Honouring the Here Now Tamara Laporte

Week 16 April 13 Apr 2015 Honouring the Here Now Alena Hennessy

Week 17 April 20 Apr 2015 Honouring the Here Now Jenny Wentworth

Week 18 April 27 Apr 2015

Honouring the Here Now Kristin Van Valkenburgh

Honouring the Here Now Andrea Schroeder

Week 19 May 4 May 2015 Honouring Shadow & Light Jessica Swift


“Treasure Seeking” - Gold & Silver Leaf has a magic quality that instantly transforms a painting—not only in terms of the

glimmering end result, but also in the process of taking a fragile shimmering piece of leaf and to the way it breaks into

tiny flecks of shine!


"Jar of Special Favorites"Closeness and community grow from tending to the things

that we love. We will be doing a full page collage with layers and stripes of color, altered photographs, drawing and

writing that will be contained in a large jar shape.. Off-white acrylic paint in the negative space will create the large simple jar shape. I think it will make a wonderful visual

element as a focal point and contain all of the things near and dear to us. Materials include: Collage, pencil, found papers, altered photographs, acrylic paint, pen and ink,

watercolor...

“Layers of Your Heart”We will create a layered heart by combining several collage elements. Each layer of heart will represent that which you are grateful for. We will write messages of thanks on the

heart layers to really connect with our gratitude.

“Drawing on the Inner and Outer World”“I saw a painting by the surrealist painter, Rene Magritte

when I was in France that immediately inspired my lesson for Life Book 2015. In most of my Life Book lessons, I have

created interactive elements on the page, and this year is no exception. We will create two landscapes, (one imaginary,

one real) and a figure to connect them.

“Painting from the Heart” Painting has always been a healing process for me. Yet I

struggled whenever I came to covering up the white space and knowing what to paint. So this project is all about fun and whimsy. We’ll learn to let go, paint with our fingertips and play with all sorts of art supplies to celebrate joy and

gratitude.

“The Art of Field Journaling”The most important part of my creative process is keeping a sketchbook and journal to record all of things that catch my eye and inspire my art projects. I am excited to share the process of what I like to call field journaling. From seeking inspiration in the world around you to opening your eyes to the beauty and joy in everyday things- I will be taking you along with me as I explore my own surrounding and then record my findings with a variety of simple sketching and

mixed media techniques.

“It's the Little Things” - Through a guided meditation we will ground in the present moment and connect with all the 'little things' in life that bring us joy. We will create a page honouring these little things and we will spend some time

really savouring the finer/ littler things in our lives.

Bonus: “Quick Be Here Now Painting” + MeditationA meditation video to bring our awareness into the consciousness of the present moment and its vast

possibilities, followed by one playful video on warming up with a 5 minute, 10 minute, and 15 minute painting.

“Feel the Moment” - Conscious living prompts and expressive painted self portraiture using pastels, pencils,

and acrylic paints.

Bonus: “Here’s Looking at You, Kid.”In this lesson, we will honor the here and now by reminding ourselves how important it is to be present, let go and have

fun. We will play with our inner child using bright colors, personal imagery and a handwritten letter from the

perspective of our “little” selves.

Video: Collage / Personal Imagery / Mixed Media

Bonus: “The Magic of Presence”Discover how the magic of presence can help you to

develop your unique creative voice.

“Stamping Shadow & Light” - Hand-carving stamps to add depth to your pages. In this tutorial, you will learn to

carve your own stamps to add a unique touch to your mixed media artwork. You will work with dark and light colors and

shapes, honoring contrast in your work and in life.

Week 20 May 11 May 2015 Honouring Shadow & Light Flora Bowley

Week 21 May 18 May 2015 Honouring Shadow & Light Lynn Whipple

Week 22 May 25 May 2015 Honouring Shadow & Light Jeanne Oliver

Week 23 June 1 Jun 2015 Tamara Laporte

Week 24 June 8 Jun 2015

Juliette Crane

Bonus: Life Book 2015 ATC Swap Tamara Laporte

Week 25 June 15 Jun 2015 Lynzee Lynx

Week 26 June 22 Jun 2015 Andrea Gomoll

Week 27 June 29 Jun 2015 Artist Interview with Jessica Swift Jessica Swift

Week 28 July 6 Jul 2015 Tamara Laporte

Week 29 July 13 Jul 2015 Danielle Donaldson

Brave Intuitive Painting "Letting Go :: Letting In"This Brave Intuitive Painting lesson dives into "letting go and

letting in" as a powerful tool for creating rich, unexpected layered paintings with acrylic paint. Based on the

philosophy that sometimes you need to let go of things you like (or simply feel so-so about), in order to make room for things you truly LOVE, Flora demonstrates how to make

strong commitments while always staying open to change. This dynamic process celebrates freedom, presence and possibility! There are no mistakes, only opportunities for

transformation.

Bonus: "The Black and White Cookie Challenge"... My way of brainstorming/drawing and kicking up the creative dust with the idea of Shadow and Light, Pro's and Con's and Contrast. This will be fast and loose with drawing and writing

and maybe some noise making. We will consider ways that we need both shadow And light to make a authentic whole..

And I will be eating the b/w cookies at the end :) Short video and PDF :)

Main: "Reflections of You"We will create a mixed media journal page with you as the main

subject. You can either use an image transfer technique I will share or you can follow my step by step instructions to paint a portrait. I will show how to use light and shadows to create a

realistic portrait. Just as an image can not look true to life without both the light and the shadows either can we as whole

individuals be real without honoring all parts of us. We are made up of different gifts, strengths and the areas we want to

grow, change and let go of. All of these parts of you need to be honored and seen.

We will be playing with vintage papers, acrylics, white gesso, clear gesso, charcoals, stabilo, some stitching and calligraphy

pen/ink

Honouring, Courage & The Masculine Archetype

“Magic, Vulnerability & Courage”In this lesson we will explore our own vulnerability, our own

courage and work with what we discover in a male portrait of 'the magician'.


Bonus: “Happy Painting” I’ve fallen in love with mixed media painting and out of all of the painting techniques I’ve ever tried, the one thing I always return

to is remembering to have fun whenever I create. This brings joy into the process, which inevitably gets infused into your

artwork and always makes anyone who sees it smile. With this project, we’ll rekindle our courage, learning to let go, painting

with our fingertips and playing with color and layers.



“Stencilling What You Love”In this section I will lead you through a guided imagery journey to sort through your life's experiences and tracking what you love to come up with some unique and meaningful personal

imagery to use in your artwork. We will be using some of the imagery that we find to create our

own hand made stencil.


“ Finding our inner Magician & Warrior”A Lesson based on finding out what's sacred to us - about

carving out a sacred space in our life - and about practicing mindfulness - fully enjoying & honouring the here & now

every day. Then we will turn this into a fun, colorful Mixed Media Project, where I will show you my favourite

techniques with Watercolors & Pan Pastels.


Healing & Empathy

“Layers of You” - In this offering we will explore the concepts of 'needs' and how they are the driving force for all

of what we do. I will guide you through a self-empathy exercise which can be used to heal old pain. We will create

a self-portrait through a 'paint over collage' method and embed our needs in the page.

Healing & EmpathyBonus: Creating your very own word jar and a sweet little

illustration to match.

Week 30 July 20 Jul 2015 Jenny Doh

Week 31 July 27 Jul 2015 Rachael Rice

Week 32 August 3 Aug 2015 Tamara Laporte

Week 33 August 10 Aug 2015 Joanne Sharpe

Week 34 August 17 Aug 2015 Alena Hennessy

Week 35 August 24 Aug 2015 Andrea Gomoll

Week 36 August 31 Aug 2015 Donna Downey

Week 37 September 7 Sep 2015 Healing & Acceptance Andrea Schroeder

Week 38 September 14 Sep 2015 Healing & Acceptance Jill K. Berry

Week 39 September 21 Sep 2015 Healing & Acceptance Roben-Marie Smith

Week 40 September 28 Sep 2015 Healing & Acceptance Artist Interview with Chris Zydel Chris Zydel

Week 41 October 5 Oct 2015 Celebration & Growth Kristin Van Valkenburgh

Healing & Empathy

“Unravelling through Mark Making” Usually, how I feel about the blank page is similar to how I

feel about the blank canvas. At once it feels daunting ... and in a changed moment, it feels full of potential to incubate and

release my essence onto it, and into the universe, to the degree that I choose to share the page or canvas.

The change in feeling happens through the act of making marks. One mark influences the next, and then the next, and then the next. Once the marks are made, lots of things can happen. I can feel the marks speaking to me as I see things that I want to cajole out of them. Other times, I can feel that

the abstract nature of my marks are complete without introducing any conceptual image onto it. Other times, I feel

that the marks are ready and wanting to receive concept.

This process of what I go through, with varied outcomes, always with complete inhibition, is one where I embrace who I am without commanding others of how they should be. This is what I will be teaching in my workshop for Life Book 2015.

I hope you'll join me if you want to.

Healing & EmpathyBonus: “Traced Hand Hamsa Protection Symbol” - Using

our own hand, watercolors, paint pens and cut magazines we will create a symbol of protection, gratitude, and grace.

Healing & The Divine Feminine Archetype

“You are Wise” - Working with the feminine archetype 'The Wise Woman', we will explore our deeper truths and knowns.

I'd like to tackle some limiting beliefs about ourselves here (like 'I'm not good enough') and we will call upon our inner Wise Woman to find out what is the actual truth about us. On our

page we will create a character or animal in flight that 'soars' above our limiting beliefs in wisdom and joy.


Bonus: “Inspirational Power Words” - Illustrate and doodle the inspirational power words describing the

"Healer" archetype. Using watercolors, 6"x6" watercolor paper cards and assorted brushes make a collection of

mantras, and colorful art with and written words. Add your own whimsey with simple imagery that inspires and defines

your connection to this archetype.


“Painting the Muse”In this lesson we will explore Goddess archetypes and thus paint our true and inherent muse into life through a rich and

layered mixed media painting.


Bonus: “Create new Possibilities”In this Bonus Lesson I'll show you some fun & helpful

techniques to nurture your inner Creatix (Feminine Archetype - Goddess who produces new creations) and how to overcome creative block. With some simple yet effective techniques you

can jumpstart your creativity and bring your creative Mojo back in no time.


“Finding Strength”

Working in creative layers to unleash and express yourself.

“Intuitive Healing Session in your Art Journal”You’ll create a heartfelt art journal page as you learn how to use your creativity to navigate through the intuitive healing

process.

“The Journey to Acceptance” - Using the poetry of Wendell Berry and William Stafford as a launching point, we

will explore the idea of acceptance and gratitude. We will make art skins of tissue and acrylic mediums to create

material for collage work in our journals that illustrate the journey to acceptance.

“From Here to There” - Open your heart and creative mind, putting aside your fears and collage and paint with me while I guide you through my approach to art journaling. We will

blend color and add design elements through my rule-breaking methods with prompts to keep you inspired and

motivated.

“To Whom it May Concern”In this lesson, we will celebrate our present strengths as well

as our growth to come by writing a letter to our “future” selves. We will explore various ways to create texture with

Gesso and end up with a page full of whimsey, happy colors and drippy, sparkly splatters.

Video: Collage / Painting / Mixed Media

Week 42 October 12 Oct 2015 Celebration & Growth Alisa Burke

Week 43 October 19 Oct 2015 Celebration & Growth Patti Ballard

Week 44 October 26 Oct 2015

Celebration & Growth Artist Interview with Mati Rose Mati Rose McDonough

Celebration & Growth Jenny Wentworth

Week 45 November 2 Nov 2015 Celebration & Play Tamara Laporte

Week 46 November 9 Nov 2015 Celebration & Play Violette Clark

Week 47 November 16 Nov 2015 Celebration & Play Chris Zydel

Week 48 November 23 Nov 2015

Celebration & Play Donna Downey

Celebration & Play Lynzee Lynx

Week 49 November 30 Nov 2015 Celebration & Play Danielle Donaldson

Bonus: “Everyday Things”You typically won’t find me buying all kinds of expensive

tools and materials because a really big part of my creative process is utilizing things that I find in my everyday life. I will be sharing a bunch of everyday things and ways to use them

in mixed media projects.

"Any Day is a Good Day to Celebrate" We will create a painting of girl with cake using a variety of

mixed media techniques.

Bonus: “Reach for the Stars” - A simple painting of a tree representing you with branches reaching up to a starry sky

“If you could do anything...” what would it be? That will be the gateway into your playful self. We will explore how we

play, IF we play, what we can do to create more PLAY. This exploration will inform our page which will be playful,

colourful, intuitive and possibly includes a playful/ magical character like a fairy/ rainbow or unicorn.

“Glorious Childhood tales!”We will be remembering the cool things we loved as a child

and honouring them by doodling them using a variety of mixed media techniques – we’ll be joyfully assembling the doodles into a lively joyful page using collage. A whimsical

child will be drawn to connect all of the wonderful joyful memories. An audio visualization to connect to our small

child will be provided.

“Intuitive Painting As A Practice Of Sacred Play”One of the things I love the most about intuitive painting is that it opens us up to our playful inner child. The one who

never forgot how to make art without worrying about anything but her own joy. The one who knows that creating

for its own sake is the most healing and energizing thing you can do for your spirit and soul. The one who knows that wild and spontaneous play is essential for a rich and meaningful

life.

Your connection with that magical, creative child is what I hope to help you regain through this class.

These three videos will take you on a powerful creative journey that includes:

A greater understanding of the intuitive painting approach to art.

A direct experience of how trusting in your natural creative impulses can liberate you to become

More alive and free and whole.A meditation on the healing power of self love through

uninhibited self expression.

Plus two Pdf's that include a helpful discussion about how to tell the difference between your inner critic and your intuition

and some journal questions designed to help you explore your personal creative process on a deeper level.

Bonus: Smush-Book – 9 Muses – For this bonus offering I show you a Creative way of using left-over paint.

Bonus: “Playful Word Fusion”In this bonus section we will explore "new word culture". New words will be introduced and explored but fusing two known words together to create new language with new

meaning! Participants will be encouraged to make up some new language that can be incorporated into their art work.

“My Favorite Things” - Celebrate what makes you, you. Working with a pencil, watercolors and your imagination to

create sweet little illustrations of collage of your favorite things. nestled around your name. Skills and techniques included:

Mixing watercolor palettes, hand-lettering in watercolor, small-scale illustration with pencil, and adding imagination to your art.

Week 50 December 7 Dec 2015 Celebration, Gratitude & Learnings Effy Wild

Week 51 December 14 Dec 2015 Celebration, Gratitude & Learnings Jeanne Oliver

Week 52 December 21 Dec 2015 Celebration, Gratitude & Learnings How to Bind Your Life Book Tamara Laporte

Week 53 December 28 Dec 2015 Celebration, Gratitude & Learnings All Teachers

"Sunlight & Roses"An antidote to the long dark winter or scorching heat of summer

(Hello, my Down Under Friends!), this class will focus on bringing some colour and light into dreary December. This class

will be a walk through of a mixed media (black pen, marker, fluid acrylic, etc) spread featuring sun rays and roses that are designed to be filled up with all the things we are grateful for.

Celebrate the upcoming Solstice with me (be it Winter or Summer) with a list of things that rocked your year gone by!

Bonus: "The Big Picture"This short video will be a talking video about how I celebrate

the day to day, find my gratitude in the midst of disappointment and my biggest tip that has helped me learn to how to celebrate

and find the gratitude. This video will have print out pages, prompts and print-out quotes.

Bonus: Goodbye PDF: E-Zine with photos/well wishes/gratitude from your teachers to all the Life Book Students

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