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Do you have a desire to feel more creative but feel stuck?

Perfectionism can take many forms. For an artist, it can be paralyzing. It can stifle creative growth, intercept opportunities and even prevent you from starting work. 

In this introductory workshop, licensed therapist Maria Cristina Borges and teaching artist Hope Amico will lead discussion and exercises to explore what it means to let go of perfectionism. We will discuss the practical fears and physical effects, along with naming the things that keep us from being open, creative people. 

For anyone who wants to be creative but is afraid of the outcome or doesn’t know how to start, this workshop is a good start to a creative journey. 

What to expect:

—an introduction to perfectionism and its effects on creativity

—discussion and self-reflection

—exercises you can practice to loosen the grip of your inner critic.

Maria’s background in psychotherapy and visual art offers an experienced point of view about the effects of perfectionism in creative practice.  She has been a practicing somatic psychotherapist for the last 16 years. Recently, she began coaching clients using a body-mind approach to support folks that want to live more joyful lives by practicing creativity and compassion as antidotes to the inner critic and fear that keeps us stuck. You can see more about her coaching at depechocoaching.com

Hope’s open approach to encouraging creativity and experimentation means participants can expect to learn a few exercises they can bring into their practice. Seven years ago she designed the “I Can’t Draw” drawing workshop series. She strives to support her students to see that they CAN draw, that anyone can be creative and it is a necessary practice. 

This is our first workshop together.

Practice Space is a series of workshops exploring creative practice: what it means, where we get stuck, and practical exercises for integrating creativity into your life every day.

Class will be online Wednesday August 16 5-6:30 pm PST

this class will be recorded.

this introductory workshop is sliding scale:

$45 allows us to offer lower-cost spots

$30 sustains our work

$15 supports us for our time creating this class