Arts in Healthcare, now known as ArtWorks Arts in Healthcare, now known as ArtWorks
SEMINAR MEETING NOTES, Phase One (11/9/09-4/19/10)
updated July 12, 2010
July 9-19 11th Warwick Summer Arts Festival: STONE and WATER 10 days of events. Liz Reese, producer
Artists created a presence during the Festival : Dan will lead a hike to three Lenape Indian stone sites in the Town;
Ron and Gar will do Qi Gong each morning in Stanley Deming Park; AiH artists have agreed to each create some TABLE for Conversation... a table in the landscape for this Festival.
The Tables can be in store windows, nature... big, small... Artistschoice. The theme is sitting ast a table to tell and hear stories
to complement Will McAdams community theater piece being crafted from Warwick stories he's currently collecting
May 23 12-3 Veterans Picnic to present the workshops we've been developing.“Video Postcard” We arrange for a video/sound station
where people can make a message that will be sent to OC troops in Iraq, Afghanistan or other areas. Art Swap. OC artists make and mail some art pieces to OC service
people and possibly stimulate or invite an exchange. Glenn Carter.Paul Ellis,Laurie Seeman, Rob Gulick, Linda Mensch, Dan Mack, Dottie and Chris Brune
May 2 Arts at Opening Day of System of Care. 12-5 209 Rte 416 Montgomery, Dan Mack, producer
Kites, Felting,Weaving, BrushWork, Origami, Silk Painting and FastCollage form the core of introducting Arts into the System of Care.
** All artists are welcome to attend to meet each other, SoC youth and administrators.
April 26 Laurie Seeman's Workshop photos
April 19 Laurie Seeman's Workshop on Listening, with Karen Decher on Active Listening, Ron Gee and his listening with his eyes drawing,
Mary Sealfon with her almost 3-D painting; Visit by Susie Linn and Keith Jordan from System of Care
There: (15) , Daniel Mack, Paul Ellis, Melaine Gold, Everett Cox, Gail Buckland,Gar Wang, Karen Decher, Ron Gee, Susdie Linn, Keith Jordan, Mary Sealfon, Laurie Seeman, Glenn Carter, Linda Mensch.
April 5 Laurie Seeman Workhop on Finding the Authority to be Artist/Healers
There: (15) Molly Reid, Daniel Mack, Donna Haley, Paul Ellis, Melaine Gold, Everett Cox, Will McAdams,Gar Wang, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Sarah McHugh, Mary Sealfon, Laurie Seeman, Glenn Carter, Linda Mensch.
March 29 Laurie Seeman presented several portfolios of work
There: (7) Molly Reid,, Daniel Mack, Gar Wang, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Rob Gulick, Mary Sealfon, Laurie Seeman
March 24 6:30 -7:30 "Who I am" CARD Making Workshop with Sysetm of Care Youth, Wallkill Community Center, Dan Mack, Rob Gulick
March 22 6:30 - 10PM Courtni Hale Workshop, Guided meditation and Two Paintings on Silk. Currently at System of Care House 
There: (11) Molly Reid,, Daniel Mack, Melanie Gold, Gar Wang, Sarah McHugh, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Courtni Hale, Glenn Carter, Mary Sealfon, Linda Mensch
March 15 Sixteenth meeting Update on System of Care workshops and Workshop with Donna Haley on Leadership through Storytelling: introduction to The Story as the proto theme connecting people. We each chose a snapshot story from our youth and told it in varying degrees of dramatic presentation within two minutes' we then listed all the themes involved and saw how universal they were and Donna wondered if these were not the same areas of engegemant we cross as artists involved in the healing process.
There: (13) Paul Ellis, Laurie Seeman, Rob Gulick, Daniel Mack, Melanie Gold, Gar Wang, Sarah McHugh, Linda Mensch, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Courtni Hale, Glenn Carter, Donna Haley
March 8 6-8pm Discussion of changing format of seminar. Unresolved, so we'll keep meeting weekly. Art Action Committees were formed for several events in the next few months. Chris Brune modeled how to speak up for the arts as good business and great learning! He referred to Daniel Pink's work. John Cimino invited group to consider arts events for 9th and 10th anniversaries of 9-11. "What is the response nine and ten years after?" Re-building?, Re-Shaping? What role can arts and artists play in contributing to this positive remembrance of this event. Dan mentioned that grief, shock and mourning turned to vengence and war. Can arts soften that legacy? Several environmental installation projects were suggested: a "Wailing Wall", a wall where people can insert, leave their memories, concerns hopes; 9-11 "Table Tops" to invite people to sit down together and talk, visit or just be together...
8-9:15pm Connect-the-Dots Arts Workshop, by Janet Fatta/Mary Sealfon Two visual exercises
There: (17) Paul Ellis, Laurie Seeman, Janet Fatta, Daniel Mack, John Cimino, Molly Reid, Melanie Gold, Gar Wang, Mary Sealfon, Sarah McHugh, Linda Mensch, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Courtni Hale, Dottie Brune, Chris Brune.
March 1 discussion of System of Care Artist Opportunities Laurie Seeman, facilitator, on Nature Projects with veterans.
Who was there: (15) Paul Ellis, Laurie Seeman, Janet Fatta, Daniel Mack, John Cimino, Glenn Carter, Melanie Gold, Gar Wang, Mary Sealfon, Sarah McHugh, Linda Mensch, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Courtni Hale, Dottie Brune
February 22 Taking Arts to the Marketplace discussion of current strategies of getting arts funded. Dan introduced 3 ways to think for funding: 1. Follow the Buzz: "enviromental literacy" or sustainability or "No Child Left Inside; 2. Follow the Needs: who's in pain, who needs help, who's looking for what gratifications? 3. Follow the Partners: what groups or organizations are looking for the kind of programming or bump we can provide. We discussed the partnering of Museum Village with Courtni's Center. We all agreed that short written profiles of ourselves, our passions and artistic strengths will be helpful. John Cimino shared his considerable experience as a teaching artist and a founding force in the teaching artist tradition. The group seemed to split between those very interested in arts within the educational institution and those who realised their passion for art-making and art-doing is firmly outside that institution. John offered to review written descriptions prepared by artists interested in preparing promotional materials and marketing materials. Janet Fatta channeled the interests of the PTAs who hire artists. Liz Reese again offered all the chance to participate in the Summer Arts Festival as a way to refine and perfect arts workshops. We discussed Ron Gee's signature workshop with Qi Gong/Brush Work as a good example of a clear, unique arts experience to market.
There: (12) Paul Ellis, Laurie Seeman, Janet Fatta, Daniel Mack, John Cimino, Glenn Carter, Molly Reid, Mary Sealfon, Linda Mensch, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Courtni Hale.
Februray 18 Warwick Commuity Coalition wide-ranging group of Warwick Town residents interested in developing a counter-culture to prevailing environment where so many youth are at-risk. Opportunities for Arts. Linda, Glenn and Dan are involved.
February 17 Dan and Ron at Pine Island School Making Crossroads Cards working with 300 fifth graders to create a composite mural to greet them at the Middle School Crossroads as they come from all 4 elementary s chools to become part of the 6th grade together. ..by. creating individual identity trading cards to use in a variety of ways to get acquainted and create a collage with 300 individual cards collaged into a whole unit.
February 15 (Twelfth Meeting) at Gee/Wang home/studio. 71 Drew Rd, Warwick 6-9:45 PM
1. Discussed two possibilities for working at the May 23 Veterans picnic.
“Video Postcard” We arrange for a video/sound station where people can make a message that will be sent to OC troops in Iraq, Afghanistan or other areas. Paul Ellis, Marsha Talbot
Art Swap. OC artists make and mail some art pieces to OC service people and possibly stimulate or invite an exchange. Glenn Carter.
2. Arts Marketing. Next meeting (Feb 22) no formal presentation. Group discussion of possible ways of leavening our work more into the marketplace. Everyone coming has to have researched some funding/marketing possibilities. Liz Reese described Swamp Gravy. http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archive/mec/mec-swamp.php
7:45-8:30 Studio Visit to experience Gar’s new work. Glenn called it “surreal”
8:40-9:30 Gar led us through an introduction to Qi Gong, ... where we dangled off that golden silk thread
There: (13) Paul Ellis, Laurie Seeman, Daniel Mack, Melanie Gold, Marsha Talbot, Teri Mack, Gar Wang, Glenn Carter, Mary Sealfon, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Robert Smith
February 8 Seligmann Homestead, Sugar Loaf, NY 6-9:30 pm
Courtni Hale explained what the Center is that she is helping to build and had examples of the Silk Paintings she'd do a workshop on.
Pat Quinn, facilitator, Mandala Drawing Workshop "Using fantasy and guided imagery to expand the borders of the imagination to overcome denial, impoverished creativity and fear with children and adults." and "Discovering Creativity and Spirituality by using mandalas with a variety of special needs groups and others to foster containment of strong emotions, unity with others, and centering of the self." Power Point presentation and time to make a mandala
There: (17) Paul Ellis, Laurie Seeman, Janet Fatta, Daniel Mack, Dottie Brune, Pat Quinn, Melanie Gold, Her Guest from England, Chris Brune, Glenn Carter, Molly Reid, Mary Sealfon, Linda Mensch, Karen Decher, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Courtni Hale.
February 2 Arts Workshop at Pathways to Progress in Middletown with Karen Decher. Dottie Brune organizer. Three Arts Workshops from 1-2:30: Collage with Dottie Brune, Mary Sealfon and Sarah McHugh; Mural Making with Ron Gee and Janet Fatta and Drama Workshop with Paul Ellis. Dan Mack visited and participated
February 1 Paul Ellis presented a Drama Workshop: From the Inside Out
January 25 Seligmann Homestead, Sugar Loaf, NY 6-9:30 pm 6 -7:15 Food (a dessert-heavy evening) and Details:
Liz Reese invited us to meet at her horse farm in Sugar Loaf to learn more about her work, especially in The Alexander Method. She’s inviting a person from The Big Apple Circus to come and talk about their work in hospitals. She also mentioned that Director Will McAdams is willing to come talk with us about making dramas from and within an community. He’s currently attending Rt 94 rezoning meeting in Warwick to collect material for a possible performance this summer at Pulpit Rock in Warwick.
Dottie and Chris Brune spoke highly of Evelyn Glennie and offered to share a DVD. John Cimino mentioned the TED lecture with her.
About 6 people are planning to do 90-minute workshops on Feb 2 at Middletown Psychiatric with Karen Decher from 1-2:30.
Dan Mack reported on last weekend’s workshop in Stone Ridge in Authentic Movement. And mentioned the beginnings of a Kurt Seligmann Festival and invited artists to get involved. Sarah McHugh added her experience in Susan Slater-Tanner’s Surrealism course last year.
Courtnie Hale offered to do a group silk painting workshop, and then as the evening went on felt that an Introduction to Rituals might be more appropriate.
Laurie was with her dying father, John, who was our guest in early January. 
7:30-9 Ron Gee introduced Chinese Brush Painting-- weaving it deftly into his history, the relationship to Tai Chi and Chinese calligraphy. He explained and demonstrated The Four Treasures: the brushes, the ink, the inkstone and the paper. The evening ended with a high energy group project. He is a charming and capable exemplar of how the Spirit moves through the Body into the Hand to the Brush and onto the Paper.
Description of Ron Gee's upcoming workshop at Warwick Middle School:
"Artist Ron Gee introduces students to traditional Chinese culture through the art of calligraphy and the unique movement exercise known as
taichi, also called taijiquan. The presentation begins with a discussion about the special qualities of the Chinese language. Using brush-and ink technique,
the origins of the Chinese writing system in pictorial images is explained, with particular attention given to the esthetic qualities of Chinese writing. The close relationship of calligraphy to Chinese painting and the role of the imagination will also be demonstrated through traditional subjects such as bamboo and fish. Students will be invited to participate in a series of simple Chinese exercises, followed by a performance of the tai-chi form emphasizing the slow, gently flowing movements that typify Chinese health practices. The presentation concludes dramatically, with the painting of a dragon executed with a mop-like brush on a large piece of paper secured to the floor."
There: (15) Paul Ellis, Sarah McHugh, Janet Fatta, Daniel Mack, Dottie Brune, John Cimino, Chris Brune,Glenn Carter, Molly Reid, Mary Sealfon, Linda Mensch, Karen Decher, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Courtni Hale.
January 18 Seligmann Homestead, Sugar Loaf, NY 6-9:30 pm
Dan Mack, facilitator, System of Care Arts Grants done; Card-Making workshop (Windows and Mirrors) with Glenn Carter, in Jersey City on 1/14.
Melanie Gold offered to do short warm-up exercises each meeting; invited us to the Arts Council mixer 1/28; mentioned Jonathan Talbot's The Art Map
Dottie Brune described the work of the Foundation for Hospital Art and started to organize the artist teams for February 2.
Paul Ellis metntioned Patty Reitkopf from Hospital Audiences (NYC)..They serve NYC up into Orange County; They rent spaces and bring groups of people from a variety of health needs. ie handicapped (mental or physical), seniors, young people to performance as well as bringing artists to groups. She is interested in meeting our group and may be able to work with us in a number of ways. ... using the Lycian as a presentation space. Paul offered to do a Workshop with us soon
Teri Mack passed on interesting regional facility, The Wanaque Center
Art Therapist Pat Quinn presented for the evening on her work, both personally and professionally ...Topics I felt might give combinations of the fundamentals of need for various populations of people, and how certain creative modalities can fit those needs: " Recycling the self by working with addictions using found objects and mixed media to aid in socialization, belonging and attachment, and instilling hope through the use of recycled materials".
There: (17) Patricia Quinn, Paul Ellis, Sarah McHugh, Heidi Lanino, Janet Fatta, Melanie Gold, Daniel Mack, Dottie Brune, Jerry Sander, Chris Brune, Glenn Carter, Molly Reid, Mary Sealfon, Linda Mensch, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Gar Wang.
January 11 Seligmann Homestead, Sugar Loaf, NY 6-10 pm Pot Luck food: Rob’s home-made Mead, Laurie’s Zesty Orange Walnut Bread, Susan’s pastries, Mary’s bacon, pasta, green bean casserole… and more Dan Mack, facilitator, described System of Care Grants (due 1/15) involving arts; invited artists to a Card-Making workshop in Jersey City on 1/14.
Laurie Seeman mentioned her Earth Art Adventure workshops and the developing arts and water workshops with Orange County Water Authority and that unusual planner, Atticus Lanigan.
Liz Reese presented a Case Study on Where Now? for the 10 yr old Warwick Summer Arts Festival -- now with decreased funding and planning against own history of successes. Several AiH artists were interested in talking more about this opportunity
Melanie Gold, a delightful mini-drama workshop: Zip-Zap-Zop, You! And Tell a Story
Gene Bowen, co-founder Road Recovery. In frank detail, Gene shared how the organization started and has evolved in 12 years. A few notable comments:
· Program is not about one-off, single events but about building relationships “It’s the power of we”. Start with and Individual, working in a Group, contributing to the Whole. Many of youth involved have been in Foster Care System, many other treatment program and have experienced various levels of trauma. “The most important thing a mentor/teacher/artist can do is Just Keep Showing Up. The youth involved are so used to being abandoned” It’s really just “seeing” the youth.
· It’s hard to get money, even from friends. Everybody wants to get something for their donation. RR has to market the benefit of the program to the fundors.
· One RR Stand alone program in NYC has youth meet twice a week (Mondays and Fridays) for three hours each night. These youth are all in recovery and sober at leats 30 days, and under the care of a clinician. Activities are music-arts-entertainment industry related and usually culminate in a short (max 10 minutes) performance with a headlining well-known music performer. The Performance is for the fundors; all the heavy lifting has already happened during the process where the individual became part of a group and began experiencing a new drug-free youth-based culture. It’s Sober-New Friends-Interesting Environment. RR charges $800/month for this kind of program or about $100 session
There (15):Melanie Gold, David Dworkin, Susan Dworkin, Gene Bowen, Daniel Mack, Laurie Seeman, Glenn Carter, Molly Reid, Mary Sealfon, Rob Gulick, Courtni Hale, Linda Mensch, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Gar Wang.
January 4, 2010
For the next phase of meetings, we are going to try an altered format. John has does an excellent job of convening and shaping us into a working group. Now we are each going to facilitate the group in turns. Moderator for the evening, Liz Reese, asked the questions:
Why are you here? What motivates you to come each Monday? What are your visions for how we proceed?
The two distinct directions that seemed to emerge from previous meetings were those that wanted to stay with the process of sharing work and ideas and seeing what organically emerges OR pushing the process along by beginning to define our purpose and goals beginning with writing a mission statement.
The strongest sentiment at the table was toward staying with an organic process, but not loosing a sense of intention and purpose. As Teri Mack put it: “Process that has content and context.” Laurie acknowledged the need for wearing two hats, the artist and the organizer/fundraiser by saying “I need to move forward with intent to protect the place that I love to hang out in.”
Three significant (organic?) things took place at meetings end:
In addition, Dan discussed 3 emerging grant possibilities.
Dan then led us (let us) in making “artist trading cards (ATCs) ”. After the initial buzzing about, the room settled into the quiet murmurings of focus and play.
IDEA that emerged for me: After ‘trading them’ at the end, I at first brought them home and stuck them on my fridge. But I quickly realized, in the spirit of the group, that they don’t belong there. (well, maybe one does.) I put them back in my knapsack and I’ll see, in the next week, where they end up. (bus stops? office waiting rooms?) I’m giving away my art collection!!
Here are some other comments by participants:
· I’d like to see the visions we have become an entity that we can be that then supplies arts to health care facilities. here to learn inspired
· happy with high caliber of discussions I see us as creating happenings compelling engagements want more workshops How can I help
· loose plans: then something marvelous happens don’t worry about product safe and welcoming group provides a sense of belonging building relationships is key
· connecting is most essential wants to identify need and then make it happen project -oriented person motivated to act on perceived needs
· double helix: group process vs. practical goals: can we serve both? searching for a new identity/asking ‘how can I help?”
· Art heals! Art saves lives/nature heals looking for work using art to build relationships. How can I help? I see us as creating happenings
· I’ve made all the objects I care to. now I want to experiment with relationships art can awaken people where are places to manifest our ideas
· it’s been a process of compelling engagements Lets move art to where people are what does it mean to be human? learning courage
· inspiring to hear each other’s stories after we launch ourselves from the group, come back together to compare notes how can I help?
· what we have to teach is valuable: giving people in crisis a sense of control by making choices in the moment of creating something
Who was there (15): John Cimino, Janet Fatta, Melanie Gold, Teri Mack, Paul Ellis, Donna Haley, Daniel Mack, Laurie Seeman, Glenn Carter, Mary Sealfon, Dottie Brune, Courtni Hale, Linda Mensch,Liz Reese.
December 7, 2009 
6-9 pm Pot Luck Food Discussion/Planning of next set of meetings: Every Monday night starting January 4th
What Skills ("protocols") do we want to Develop and Practice? There seemed to be two positions in the group:
One, it's helpful to create a mission statement and focus; the Other was that it's too early tyo be so focussed and we need more time just to be together. This may be related to that classic duality of The Lumpers and The Splitters: There are the people who see and celebrate the similariries between people and there are those who can see and distinguish how everybody is different Some of us wanted to see what we had in common to form a service or business; others just wanted to come each week and share and see where it all goes... Here are John's notes from this meeting:
Capturing Our Intention and Sense of Mission (our exploratory group process)
The Arts as a Catalyst for Healing and Health Building ego-strength and self esteem, uplifting the person
Providing personal validation and self knowledge via ownership of self-created art work
The arts as an alternative to the tools of self destruction Aimed at both individual and communities
Art experiences which express and clarify relationships and inter-relationships
Art experiences which open possibilities and create options
Arts experiences which inmmerse us in Narture or enhance man-made environments with beauty and aesthetics
Arts experiences which help us to feel again, re-opening hearts and minds
An open forum for creativity, having no ulterior agenda, but an invitation to participate in artistic processes
A purposeful sharing of insight, experience and know-how in the arts to be used as a catalyst... Working toward our mission statement (a first approximation)
Developed the "elevator speech" or short shared statement of intention:
"A purposeful sharing of insights, experience and know-how in the arts as a catalyst for health, healing and self-knowledge... serving individuals, institutions and community groups".
WE PROVIDE - (let's envision this list of services we can potentially provide)
Create Working Bios for ourselves as artists in healthcare.See Laurie's template
Create Pooled Resource Directory: What are our combined skills?
Each of us begins to canvas contact regional healthcare/healing organizations and keeps a journal of it here on-line.
12/4 Dan met with new COO of Orange County United Way. See their Community Needs Assessment
12/16 Dan met with Angie Kays-Burden, Orange County Samhsa
8 Discussion of ah-ha experiences
Who was there (16): John Cimino, Janet Fatta, Paul Ellis, Donna Haley, Daniel Mack, Laurie Seeman, John Seeman, Glenn Carter, Molly Reid,
Mary Sealfon, Rob Gulick, Sarah McHugh, Dottie Brune, Courtni Hale, Linda Mensch, , Liz Reese.
11/30/09
6 -7:15pm Pot Luck Food, Discussion/Planning of next set of meetings
7:15-8:30pm John Cimino, visual presentation: The Senses, Perception, the Arts and the Brain":
physiology, psychology and neuroscience underpinning what we do.
8:30 -10pm Discussion/Planning of next set of meetings
Laurie raised the point: "What skills will healthcare agencies expect of artists they might want to work with?"
In December, Dan meets with Angie Kays-Burden Project Director, SAMHSA System of Care,
Orange County Department of Mental Health about our seminar and the mini-grants available.
There: (15): John Cimino, Janet Fatta, Paul Ellis, Sarah McHugh, Daniel Mack, Laurie Seeman, Glenn Carter, Molly Reid,
Mary Sealfon, Rob Gulick, Karen Decher, Linda Mensch, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Gar Wang.
11/23/09
6:30 pm Artist/Art Therapist Pat Quinn (845 649 0953 Main St, Florida, NY)
7:30 Invitation to Movement with Linda Mensch music; closed eyes
There's a magic ball rolling up, down and around... and even inside your body. Get it all over!!
Pick one of these movements to highlight and repeat. Do this with a few other people
Object/Words: feather, bread, ... associations? personal memories? What movements arise? Work yours with others into a short piece
There(15): John Cimino, Janet Fatta, Paul Ellis, Tim Englert, Daniel Mack, Laurie Seeman, Glenn Carter, Molly Reid, Mary Sealfon, Rob Gulick, Courtni Hale, Linda Mensch, Paul Theising, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Gar Wang.
11/19/09 Webinar on arts and society
11/16.09
6-10pm. Seventeen of us were locked out of our expected meeting room and quickly had a local theater or someone’s home to go to. Ingenuity prevailed and we met in a nearby small conference room. The food was plentiful and delicious. Most memorable was a fresh home-grown (in November!) garden salad from Gar and Ron and a moist apple cake from Molly.
Dan made a pitch for all involved to begin to make the case for understanding arts and art making as a central feature of human life. It is not a luxury, a recreation or an option. Ron mentioned Winston Churchill who actually proposed an increase in the British arts budget at the height of World War II. When challenged, he reportedly said, "I do it to remind us what we are fighting for." References for information A B C
Tim described the several old WPA style abandoned camps in the 110 k acre Harriman State Park as possible places for arts and nature-based activities
Richard Louv’s The Last Child in the Woods was passed around. The Children and Nature Network has formed around this idea. Perhaps an HV regional version?
Exercise: "Show a personal (art) objects and say it’s importance and meaning to you":
John: Don Quixote image: “richness within…in spite of tatters”
Teri: photo of flower breaking through condo-style: “Hope!”
Liz: finding/teaching “sharing balance”
Paul: History of TV book: playwright staying in touch with the commonest medium
Courtni: Jaguar/Shaman: merged identities: powers emerging and re-emerging
Tim: Fungus art: expression on/through the ephemeral
Dan: old bar of Sweetheart soap links to Grandmother in 1950s via reptile brain
Laurie: tinfoil dog: spirit animal/outsider art, from her friend Margaret Bodell
Rob: miniature, multiple origami… all given away freely
Linda: the marvel of discovering marble jewelry making! She Dances and Makes!
Gar: searching for Place: finding walnut dye/fiber/earth; rejecting airy Western painting
Ron: “Imagine the Chinese calligrapher: one movement: three rocks: we are awakened”
Dottie: Always carry (sharp) pencils: the music muse needs them!
Molly: “not many objects, lots of windows”. Heavy Buddha head fits into palm
Glenn: Mali-bead talisman/Dogon twin orbs:“we have make rituals to create meaning”
Janet: modest creek stones: one gets returned; one gets adorned, given or sold
Mary: adornments from family: wooden beads from parents/healing stones from in-law
There (17): John Cimino, Janet Fatta, Paul Ellis, Dottie Brune, Tim Englert, Daniel Mack, Laurie Seeman, Glenn Carter, Molly Reid, Mary Sealfon, Rob Gulick, Courtni Hale, Linda Mensch, Teri Mack, Liz Reese, Ron Gee, Gar Wang.
11.09.09
6-9pm Seligmann Homestead, the Orange County Citizens Foundation, White Oak Rd in Sugar Loaf. The pot-luck food was amazing... it included Laurie Seeman's Colonial Pumpkin Pie: custard baked inside a small pumpkin! Skills and Exercises included selecting a quotation on arts and creativity that seemed to resonate as a way to present our selves to the group and a visual literacy exercise of choosing images that answered questions about the image of the artist in society and the image of the artist involved in healing and healthcare. John mentioned Carol Pearson's work with the archetypes and a school in NYC where there is a Trickster-in-Residence.
Who Was There: (15) John Cimino, Janet Fatta, Paul Ellis, Dottie Brune, Paul Thiesing, Daniel Mack, Laurie Seeman, Joanna Dickey, Molly Reid, Karen Decher,
Glenn Carter, Mary Sealfon, Linda Mensch, Teri Mack.