Jane Shoenfeld's Art Classes and Workshops in Santa Fe and the Southwest

Space is limited for all workshops! Please register early.

Resonating in the Presence of Nature
Ghost Ranch Retreat, Abiquiu, New Mexico
September 22-25, 2011 • 24 CEUs
$640 (includes basic lodging and meals for 4 days, inquire about upgraded housing)
Ghost Ranch is 21,000 acres of red rock circled by blue sky. This four-day workshop will offer time to deepen your connections to nature and your own creative process. Current brain research indicates that accessing nonlinear and multidimensional experience leads to greater natural responsiveness and bettercommunication. Mixed media expressive art will feed your creativity and expand your menu of therapeutic interventions.
See Intensives for more information or enroll.

“Experience red rock, endless
blue sky and the healing power of nature.”

2011 Workshops

The Ethics of Nature
9:45 to 5:15 • Approved for Six Ceu's in Ethics • Fee is $140 or $130 early bird and group registrations (three weeks prior to workshop date)
Content will focus on processes and cycles in nature and the environment, which illuminate the processes in the therapeutic relationship and other relationships. We will explore ethical dilemmas, right action and personal and professional ethics through expressive art and writing.
See below for list of 2011 dates. Follow this link to enroll.
Call or email Jane for more information.

“Coupling ethical issues with situations in nature is a brilliant, helpful and refreshing direction for viewing ethical dilemmas.”

New One Day Courses

The Creative Process/Spring Cycle 6.5 ceu's $145.
Shoenfeld Santa Fe Studio
Saturday, April 16 9:30 to 5:15 PM $145
For some early spring evokes wonder, an identification with new life and hope, and a feeling that all is right with the world. For others the brevity and innocence of early spring evoke a sense of loss. Gathering inspiration by making art and writing, we will explore how spring affects our energy, insights and creativity. An outdoor art activity is included.

Grids and the Psychologically Significant Photo
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Annex 6 ceu's $160
Saturday, June 25 9:00 to 4:30 PM

With the repetitive structure of the grid as a basis, participants will create a series of images in response to a psychologically significant photo, As the image is repeated, perceptions and visual boundaries shift, A variety of media will be offered for this evocative and creative investigation of how memory and imagination alter perception and imagery, No previous art experience required. We will visit the exhibition "Shared Intelligences" as part of the workshop.

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue. Reservations suggested, 505.946.1039; For 6 CEU credits, $160; non-credit, $150, Members and Business Partners, $150.

Mining the Unconscious: The Creative Path to Self Knowledge
Take the Inside Outside: Creating Images from Nature and the Unconscious Saturday, July 16 9:30 to 1:45PM 4 Ceus $90.
Location: Scenic Outdoor Location and Shoenfeld Santa Fe Art Studio

Join us for an expressive arts workshop creating images from nature and the unconscious. This creative expressive workshop will be held primarily outdoors with Shoenfeld's beautiful Santa Fe Studio as a base. Pastels and a variety of papers will be supplied. No previous art experience required.

The Santa Fe Arts Commission will host Mining the Unconscious: The Creative Path to Self Knowledge in the Summer of 2011. With support of the NM Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the NM Art Therapy Association, this exhibit and accompanying series of lectures, panel discussions and workshops will explore some of the ways in which images from the unconscious play a key role in the creative process.

Dates for 2011 May - September Sessions

THE ETHICS OF NATURE • Held in Santa Fe • 9:45 am to 5:15 pm
   Saturday, March 26
   Saturday, July 9
   Saturday, September 17

THE ETHICS OF NATURE • Held in Albuquerque • 9:45 am to 5:15 pm
   Saturday, May 21 at OFFCenter Community Arts
   Sunday, August 7 at OFFCenter Community Arts

THE ETHICS OF NATURE • Las Cruces Area • 9:45 am to 5:15 pm
   Saturday, June 4 at Mesilla Valley Hospital

Supervision
One-day Workshop • 4 CEUs Fee of $88 includes art materials, handouts, and refreshments.
Resolve countertransference with specific clients using art therapy and images of the four elements. We will work with clay, water color, pastel and collage.

Held in Santa Fe at Shoenfeld Studio • 12:30 am to 4:30 pm
   Saturday, March 12
   Saturday, June 18    Saturday, August 13