persisting soul

  

Persisting Soul

infusing 

soulful verve 

into your photographs

'Sometimes in the middle of his work he would put on a record or listen to a piece of music. Or he would burst into song himself. His work was done singing.’

~ Louise De Salvo ~

  

The creative life is wondrous to me as I shape my very soul, the ultimate ‘work in progress’ evolving in this world though an expressive life along with other artists and storytellers.I am especially moved to transmute life into art, expressing the beautiful, the hopeful and affirmative experience of living a heartfelt life. 

'We live in a world that needs more soul, more meaning. We, as conscious beings, have, as our primary responsibility, at this time in human history, the task of bringing soul into the world, of releasing soul into the world. We do this, first of all, in ourselves and in our own personal world; then we do it in our groups – including family; then we do it in our society through our work, relationships and presence there.’

~ Andrew Schneider ~

My photography online course ‘Persisting Soul‘ is a fabulous way to delve into a little soul digging in your life through gorgeous imagery. As well, this course works perfectly as a journaling course if you wish to journal your path and reflections with the prompts.

‘understand, I am always trying to figure out what the soul is, and where hidden, and what shape’ 

~ mary oliver ~

Persisting Soul will help you discover the interesting places and answers that your life gifts you on your journey by exploring a series of thoughtful questions designed to nudge you along the path of a little soul digging.

In this beautiful course of wanderings we will probe the holy thrum of soul in our lives and spin our deep songs into the light of photography.

Here, we take on the role of  flâneur~ or the soulful wanderer

Sharing your ruminations through the art of photography you can shed light on your inner life and ultimately your connection to the world in the most reverent, imaginative way possible.

Weekly Illuminations

week one ' 'manifesto's and mirabllia'

journaling/photographing a manifesto of our life (sunday class)

~ two featured artists

~ friday assignment post

week two  'get back to where you once belonged' (sunday class)

unearthing where you most feel like yourself, most at home

~ two featured artists

~ friday assignment post

week three  'the passion' (sunday class)

a photowalk to awaken your sensitivity to your soul's hunger for beauty and to express itself creatively

~ two featured artists

~ friday assignment post

week four 'bridges and migrations '  (sunday class)

daring to imagine a different life and the power of the photograph as a metaphor for a new beginning

~ two featured artists

~ friday assignment post

week five  'fireflies'  (sunday class)

noticing those fleeting moments that flitter throughout your day, the soul of an instant

~ two featured artists

~ friday assignment post

 

week six 'becoming'  the art of the self portrait capturing your 'becomings' (sunday class)

~ two featured artists

~ friday assignment post

week seven  'lightness of being'  (sunday class)

'love ~ the very wellspring of soul  that nourishes your life

~ two featured artists

~ friday assignment post 

Throughout this course a tribe of illuminating artists will share thoughts on what makes for a soulful life in their writing as well as a gallery of their photographs from  a most passionate, keen, and sensitive wellspring of sharing.

The Persisting Soul ‘Creatives’

jen gray

amanda ford 
kerstin martin

leslie sophia lindell

jillian lukiwski

eliza deacon

pixie campbell

misty mawn

vivienne mcmaster

debi smith kaich jones

susan tuttle

meredith winn

kristen zecchinelli

Dates:

anytime beginning NOW

for the open self paced classroom

Each month I have space for  75 artist/students in this course 
so I am able to be fully present for all enthusiasms that each participant may
wish to share 

 Persisting Soul is available as an open classroom online course which you do at home on your own timeline and pace.   Within 24 hours of signing up for the course all passwords and links will be sent to you so you can leap in and begin.

Details:

-One day before the course begins I will send all passwords and information to the private blog forvthe ‘persisting soul’ self paced open classroom and one week before the scheduled group class

-As well there is a flickr group where you are invited to share photo’s, small films and scanned journal work.

Materials needed:

~ a blank journal (or two, or three, can’t have enough!)

~ a camera (a simple point an shoot is perfectly wonderful)

~ a scanner if you want to share polaroid images etc in the flickr group, otherwise with a digital you can simply

upload directly from the computer

~internet access for the online classroom blog
- a flickr account 

Cost:

-The cost of the course is $235.00 canadian dollars

**no refunds on course purchases upon completion of registration

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