Wash Away your Winter Worries with Watercolor
Wednesday December 3, 2-3:30pm
at the Penbay YMCA

Let’s come together and experiment with the fun and versatile medium of watercolor paint!

Using a variety of techniques we will explore how playing with color and water and “going with the flow”
can help reduce tension and stress. Our goal is to find a place of ease within ourselves as
we prepare for the winter months.
This is a great introduction to the calming and healing benefits of creative expression.
No art or painting experience required.
This is not a “how to paint” class but rather focusses on creative process as a vehicle to whole health.

All materials will be provided*

To learn more and to register for the class click on this link :  Register for Wash Away Your Winter Worries   

Or visit the PenBay YMCA website: https://www.penbayymca.org/
Click on the Register Button.  The class is listed under "Speciality Programs."   
You can also call the YMCA at 207-236-3375 to register.

You do NOT need to be a Y member to participate!

Nature Based Expressive Arts and Journaling
With Nature as our guide together we will explore how engaging in creative expression supports our well being as we prepare for the increase in darkness and cold as we approach winter. Using natural objects in concert with basic art materials we will make two and three dimensional collages, paintings and drawings and use our creations as prompts for spontaneous writing and personal exploration.
Through Five Towns Adult Ed. Wed eves 6-7:30. Starting Oct 8th for 6 weeks
Registration will be through Five Towns once their new course website is online.

Touch Drawing for Self and Soul
Sunday afternoons 1-3 pm for 4 weeks during the fall of 2025*
Learn the process of Touch Drawing and how to combine Touch Drawing with collage and journaling to support personal growth and soul work. Open to folks who are intersted in exploring ways to use the arts to support their personal and spiritual development. No Touch Drawing or other art experience necessary. However folks with knowledge of Touch Drawing are welcome as Touch Drawing is a practice that develops over time as we learn how to best use it for ourselves.
Time and Place TBD

What is Touch Drawing?

Touch Drawing is a simple process accessible to all, artist and non-artist alike. Participants are first guided through a brief meditation and visual imagery to help them settle into and access their felt sense. We begin by rolling wet paint out on a board and placing a piece of paper on top. We draw with our hands on the dry side of the paper and watch forms and images appear. There is no advanced planning about what to draw, no copying of images or attempting to draw something specific. Rather, the hands move in response to our internal sensations, feelings and impulses opening a channel to our creativity and bypassing our ego and critical thinking. We create several drawings in each session, as if documenting our moment to moment experience with lines, shapes and images. The process tends to bring about a state of calm and wonder as unexpected images begin to appear. Participants will be encouraged to engage in free or spontaneous writing to aid in the integration process. In later classes participants will learn how to mount their drawings, and have the option of going back into certain images with drawing materials should they choose to do so. Optional personal sharing in small groups will be encouraged as well. 
For more information visit the Touch Drawing Tab on this website

For more information and registration for all workshops,
please email me @ BarbaraDavisLCSW@gmail.com

Finding Beauty in What's Broken
TBD

This workshop is a metaphor for finding beauty in what is broken and finding the seeds of new life in the dark of winter. 

This is an experiential mixed media class focused on impermanence and finding joy and beauty in unexpected places. Participants will be invited to metaphorically "let go" of something through breaking and repairing a ceramic object,
opening up to new possibilities through intention setting and the creative process.  

All art supplies will be provided.

For more information and registration for all workshops,
please email me @ BarbaraDavisLCSW@gmail.com