Heartspace Artspace and Counselling

January 2012: Heartspace Artspace Workshop

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HEARTSPACE ARTSPACE & COUNSELLING

Invites you to participate in

The International Sketchbook Project 2012 workshop

NO ART EXPERIENCE, ARTISTICT TALENTS OR CREATIVE URGES NEEDED

The INTERNATIONAL Sketchbook project is like a concert tour only with sketchbooks. Thousands of sketchbooks created by ‘artists’ from across the globe will go on tour and be exhibited in galleries and museums for others to come and share in the creative expressions of other human beings. The theme chosen for Heartspace Artspace for 2012 is ‘COMPANIONING.

Creative ideas and guidance will be available if you require.

WHEN: Friday January 13th 2012 9am-1pm

                Saturday January 14th 2012 1pm-5pm

WHERE: Heartspace Artspace & Counselling Studio

              9 Hubert Street Woolloongabba

COST:    $60.00 for one day (4 hours) inclusive of materials

               $100.00 for both (8 hours) inclusive of materials

RSVP:    Wednesday January 11th to Liz 0438 163255 or
              email : one2onewithliz@yahoo.com.au

Heartspace Artspace supports Forget Me Knot Day

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Indooroopilly Uniting Church

Untangles the Knot of Child Abuse

Join with Rev Dr Elizabeth Nolan

Survivors and members of the community

to symbolically

Untangle the knot of child abuse

Sunday November 13th at 8 am

“We name this woundedness

Together we hope for healing.”

Indooroopilly Uniting Church

CNR Station Rd & Musgrave Street Indooroopilly

This community event in support of adult survivors of child abuse.- a ASCA Forget Me Knot Event For more information contact IUC Office 38789535 or Liz Antcliff on 0438163255 or one2onewithliz@yahoo.com.au For information on adult survivors of child

Heartspace Artspace & Counselling Open Day

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Friday 14th October was the Australian Red Cross Big Cake Bake day and Heartspace Artspace & Counselling joined in the challenge with a combined Cake Bake and Open Day. Professional service providers from the Brisbane South area were invited to come and "eat cake" that Liz had made and to meet Liz and have a look at the new venue for Heartspace Artspace.

A few resources and information about Creative Arts Therapy on Display

The cakes on offer for a donation to the Australian Red Cross

Heartspace Artspact Studio Room

Thanks to everyone who attended and for the donations to Red Cross. Red Cross is such a valued international organisation and is a worthy recipient of our donations.

"Work at the Clayfield" display.

Lots of folk were curious about the Clayfield. A DVD demonstrating the "Work at the Clayfield" as well as a delicious field full of soft smooth clay was for one or two irresistible to touch. It was lovely to meet the folk in the building where Heartspace Artspace is housed and to have others drop in for chat and a coffee. Sadly the opportunity for cake has passed and I am So sorry if Friday 14th October was not a good day for you to be able to come. Feel free to contact Liz if you would like to drop in and have a look at Heartspace Artspace Studio room or find out more about what is on offer at Heartspace Artspace & Counselling.

A new Name for the Thursday Night Group

2011-10-03T16:15:00.001+10:00

Beauty and Haggish
Zibeth 2011

As I have relfected on what actually happens when we gather together on a Thursday evening the words that come to mind are creativity, connection and connecting, communication, nourishment, enrichment, essence and spirit and sharing. So with this in mind the Thursday night heartspace artspace group will be known as Heart Art Gathering Space. (HAGS). There is a wonderful old story from medieval times attached to the name of Hag. I would like to share that with you but it is rather long so I will wait until we are together face to face. However the point of the story is that what women want is the seen in their true essence ( innocence) and to have the respect, value, equality and power over their own life (sovereignity). And that when women are validated in this way then the perceived haggishness magically turns out to be great sensual beauty and in this state then women are free to be who they are truely meant to be. So I am rather chuffed at the acronym HAGS and I hope that you will be too. If this is too much then think of it as Heart Art Gathering Space....for certainly it is that....each one who participates here imbue the time and the space with warmth, compassion, uniqueness and creativity. It is a place that we gather together for Heart Art.

Hubert Street

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Hi... Heartspace Artspace and Counselling has a new venue here are a few photos of the move and the space. Many thanks to Rob, Jude, Rochelle, Seth, Heidi, Cathy, Jo and Martine for all the help with the move. You are all awesome. THANKS SO MUCH......

Front View

Building the shelving

Amidst the organised Chaos

Unpacking materials

Sitting area....on the left and work tables at right.

Entrance.....

Everything has a place

Heartspace Artspace & Counselling NEW HOME

2011-06-21T16:47:00.001+10:00

Heartspace Artspace has a new home.....from July 11th you will find us at suite 3 /9 Hubert Street Woolloongabba. If you are coming by car, in the day times there is ample street parking on Hubert Street, and if you are coming after business hours you will most likely find car parks available outside the suite at 9 Hubert Street.

The Woolloongabba bus stop is just across the road of the Stanley street end of Hubert street and is an easy walk to Heartspace Artspace. When the fit out is complete I will post picture of the new look Heartspace Artspace for you to view.

looking forward to seeing you there.
warm regards
liz

The unexpected happens

2011-05-15T14:14:00.003+10:00

Hello Artspaconians, The unexpected indeed does happen and this has meant that for one week being last Thursday May 12th Heartspace Artspace was cancelled. My sincere apologies for the inconvenience that this mounted for those of you who are attending and for those of you who wanted to start on Thursday 12th May.

GOOD NEWS is that all is back on track and Heartspace Artspace will be meeting this week May 19th as scheduled. We will continue as planned with the story of the Handless Maiden and the focus this week is that part of the story titled Dismemberment....or otherwise it can be known as Wounding. Intrigued....come along and journey with us ......

warm regards
liz
ps if any one has been trying to contact me on my mobile phone number I am unfortunately out of range until Thursday am . However you can contact me on email.

Commencing April 28th: Your invitation to participate

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Endurance, archetypes, pears, the tree of life and cycles of a woman's life! What do they all have in common? Answer: They are all in focus in the tale of the the Handless Maiden.

As just a little taste of some of the treasures held within this tale consider the following. We are all familiar with the concept of "Endurance" as a measure of time.....the going on without ceasing.....However endurance also refers to building and creating something of strength, resilience, robustness. The story of the Handless Maiden shows us how we can become aware of the descent into the cycles of the underworld that will in time bear the fruit of this kind of endurance....becoming strong, growing wise in the ways of the feminine and to participate in the mysterium. So we will revisit with the handless maiden the journey that teaches that the cycles and turns in life i.e life in the topside (everyday) world and the underworld (the soul life) need to be consciously experienced to create endurance.

The archetype of the wild woman is always ever present and a willing guide. However, we will also encounter the father, mother, innocent, magical child, gardener, king, crone/queen, devil/ destroyer as well as the magician archetypes as they present through the lines of this story.

Ask yourself this question:- How does one live in the topside (everyday- mundane realities) world and the underworld (the world where our soul is nourished) at the same time? This term at Heartspace Artspace, there will be opportunity to explore your response to this question......which no doubt will produce more questions. We will use collage, sculpting and painting to meet the archetypes. Each week over the nine week term, a different topic will expand the core elements of this tale,the handless maiden. Some of these topics include: Bargain without knowing, Dismemberment, Wasteland, Finding love in the underworld and a few more as well.

This excerpt from Clarissa Pinkola Estes book, "Women Who Run with Wolves" sums up the gold held within this story.

"The Handless Maiden" is a real life story about us as real women. It is not about one part of our lives, but about the phases of an entire lifetime. It teaches, in essence, that for women the work is to wander into the forest over and over again. Our psyches and souls are specifically suited to this so that we can traverse the psychic underland, stopping here and here and here, listening to the voice of the old Wild Mother, being fed by the fruits of the spirit, and being reunited with everything and everyone beloved by us" p.455

You are invited to participate in this program. We will be commencing with an introductory night on April 28th. Do not worry if you cannot make this night....if you are registered I will send you the notes for that evening and you can join us the following week May 5th. Registrations are open and spaces are available for term 2. If you think that someone you know may be interested in this program than please feel free to forward the email to them.

looking forward to our journey together.

liz

What happens at Heartspace Artspace?

2011-04-01T13:21:00.002+10:00

What happens at Heartspace Artspace? What do we do? This is often difficult to summarize, for each group is different and depending on the participants of the group, this then defines the happenings. However in writing this it is also important for me to acknowledge that there is a process that weaves the threads through the Heartspace Artspace . To me it is a wonderful transformative process embodied and experienced by all who participate in the Heartspace Artspace. In the company of each other, and using pastels, paints, inks, clay, collage, fabrics, plasters, button, leaves, twigs, ribbons, glass beads, canvas, papers ...we create....we express our inner landscapes.....that is we tell our stories and as the lovely quote I found from Arts and Healing network states so beautifully ......

"When we tell our stories, we shine a light on the beauty of what is real. We heal. We dance inside joy. We find our way to laughter. We fill in the cracks that life creates in our hearts. We sit inside love and truth. We find ourselves standing tall and we give ourselves the much needed permission to rest."

-Liz Lamoreux: 2011 artist, writer, and author

Sometimes when we are in the process we do not recognise the transformations that are occurring within us. Sometimes it is often so difficult to carve out a little space of time to be present to the creative process when we feel tired, inadequate and question the value of the time spent with our interior landscapes. Sometimes we experience frustration that is inherent in expressing our deepest being and to also trust, in the knowing and in accepting all of who we are, that we do not notice the gifts unfolding within our soul. Sometimes we come with such hurt, pain and woundedness that where ever we are, it, life is hard and difficult. At these times we live the paradox of the vulnerability of being in a group and desiring the connection and healing that comes when we companion each other.

What really happens at Heartspace Artspace? We share together the common intention of creative expression or creative play or making art or just being within a group of like minded women.... and it is this being and doing that is intrinsic to our individual story, to our journey and to our ongoing growth and healing.

We enrich ourselves and each other as we create together.

Wednesdays at the Heartspace Artspace

2011-02-16T10:50:00.001+10:00

The wednesday morning program that was proposed to commence today February 16th has been cancelled for the time being. The minimum number for a group to commence is 6 and at this stage we do not have 6 participants interested . However, if you are interested and would like to come then please contact me and as soon as we have 6 participant we can commence. My apologies to those that had registered.....I will keep in contact with you all....

warm regards

liz

2011 Offerings at Heartspace Artspace

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When I first sat down to write this post the Queensland flood disaster was not on the radar.....My heart and thoughts go out to those who all across the Queensland regions. Liz

Warm greetings for the beginning of 2011. We have had a deluge of rain over this summer....and lots of indoor time. At my mountain home mist moves in and out of the valley all day.....one could imagine that this is the Tropics of North Queensland rather than SE Queensland. This mist creates a beautiful atmosphere here on the mountain......changing the feel of the Australian bushland that I live amongst. Glimpses of the valley appear unexpectedly during the day with the movement and flow of the mists. It is a very beautiful dynamic to witness and it also reminds me of the creative process, how we can feel as though we are shrouded in a cloud of unknowing, of not being sure and even doubtful of our capacity to participate in the creative process, then we have a glimpse of the broader aspect of the art piece, or are energised by what appears to be emerging and are curious about where the process within creating is taking us and wondering what it means for us.

2011 at the Heartspace Artspace
So lets begin 2011 with some creative space.

January:

Thursday 20th: 11am - 3pm & Thursday 27th 11am-3pm

These are two workshop days to come and learn about the process of making soul collage cards based on the work of Seena Frost. No art experience needed at all....we will be exploring both an intuitive approach and a intentional approach to making soul cards.

Where: At STillpoint Heartspace ARtspace: 16 Grove Street Toowong.
When: 11am to 3pm Kettle on from 10.30 am for a cuppa and a chat.
What to bring: Lunch , morning tea will be provided.
Cost: $50.00 per session (4 hrs) plus $10.00 materials fee ( all art materials provided)
Interested: contact Liz to book your pIace: on one2onewithliz@yahoo.com.au

NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW 2011

A Wednesday Stillpoint Heartspace Artspace : SOULSPACE ARTSPACE

In the years past there had been a Wednesday day time group meeting as the Heartspace Artspace. The re-introduction of a Wednesday day time group is in response to some folk who would like a day time session AND that some folk would like to focus more specifically on art and creativity as an expression of our spiritual journey. At this point Wednesdays are on a trial.

So Soulspace Artspace is for these folk. While we will draw upon some of the techniques that Art Therapy has to offer, the basic tenet of Soulspace is a contemplative nature. Meditation with quiet times of reflection will lead into time for creative expression in response to the meditation and reflection. Again no art experience is needed, a willingness to hear your soul and to trust the process of creativity that is embedded within each one of us.

There will be no set art medium, each one will have the opportunity to choose from Clay, acrylic paint, watercolour, pencil/charcoals/pastels and collage. We will take our time to complete the creative task before moving on within another process/ response. This may mean for some the need to complete some of the work outside of the designated 2 hour sessions.

When: Commencing February 16th at 10am- 12noon then fortnightly until Easter Break.
Where: Stillpoint Heartspace Artspace ; 16 Grove Street Toowong.
Cost: $25.00 per 2 hour session
   Bookings essential: please email liz on: one2onewithliz@yahoo.com.au
   or phone 0438163255
      A deposit $25.00 is required on booking and the remainder of the terms fee
   due on  February 16th ie $75.00

What to Bring: All art materials supplied ( student quality of materials.)
   Morning tea provided. Kettle on at 9.30 am for a cuppa and a chat.

THURSDAY HEARTSPACE ARTSPACE
The regular Thursday evening Heartspace Artspace will recommence in February. There are still places available. We will be continuing on in our creative expression of the offering within the Book by Clarrissa Pinkola Estes " Women Who Run With Wolves"

When: Commencing Thursday February 3rd at 6.30-8.30pm
Where: Stillpoint Heartspace Artspace, 16 Grove Street Toowong.
Cost: $25.00 per 2hr session/ $20.00 per 2hr session (concession)
   Bookings are essential: Please email liz on: one2onewithliz@yahoo.com.au
   or phone 0438163255
   NOTE: $50.00/ $40.00 deposit/ booking fee is required on registration and
   the remainder of the fees for term one due on February 3rd.
   i.e 9 weeks @ $25 = $225 minus $50 deposit = $175 OR
   9 weeks @ $20 = $180 minus $40 deposit= $140
   Concession rates apply to: Single/low Income families, Students,
   Pensioners,  Health care Card holders, Centrelink Recipients
   & those with significant financial limitiations.
   Please talk to me if you would like a concession rate.

Happenings at the Heartspace Artspace Oct-Nov 2010

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Spring has arrived there are stirrings of beginning again at the Heartspace Artspace. There is a 6 week program planned commencing on October 7th at the Stillpoint Heartspace Artspace. " Homecoming: Returning to oneself." As with the winter term we will be indulging in creative expression and art making.

This thursday night we will introducing the Story of Seal Skin soul Skin by creating and participating in psychodrama......Then over the five remaining weeks of the term, we will be exploring the concept of our soul skin, what does that mean for you? where and how do you connect to your inner energy? your inner life? what are the challenges that are present for you in your day to day life that perhaps create barriers for you to be present to your soul life? The story of Seal Skin Soul Skin as told by Clarissa Pinkola Este is the basis of this program outline. We will be drawing upon the symbolism and meaning of archetypes ( such as the divine child) as well as wisdom from Celtic spirituality.

Below is some photos of the wonderful creations that emerged from our winter term. Thank

Thank you to the artist of these amazing "red shoes" in permitting their images to be included on this website. Full copyrights are owned by each individual artist.

Please register with Liz if you would like to attend Heartspace Artspace and join in the creativity and personal discovery contained within the story of Seal Skin Soul Skin.

Registration via email on one2onewithliz@yahoo.com.au or by phoning Liz on 0438163255

Looking forward to being with you this term

liz

What NEXT at Artspace- TRIBAL CONNECTIONs

2010-04-10T10:17:00.007+10:00

The painting on this post has the title of "The Dreamer" It is a mixed media canvas using acrylic paints and tree bark. I like the imagery of this piece....a prostrate being in another world. In this case it is the dream world.

Have you ever or do you feel like you belong in another world than the one that you are required to live in. Clarissa Pinkola Estes wonderfully illuminates this state of being in the story of the Ugly Duckling. Uhh huh you may say.....knowing this story well. Let me share with you a few words from Women who run with Wolves chapter 6. " Girl children from the time they are babies are taken captive, domesticated, told they are wrongheaded and improper. Their wildish natures show up early. They are curious, artful and have gentle eccentricities of various sorts, ones that, if developed, will constitute the basis for their creativity for the rest of their lives. Considering that the creative life is the soul's food and water this basis development is excruciating critical."

However for many of us life does not unfold with sources of encouragement and nuturing for our true nature or our creative spirits. Our parents with all the love they can muster and with great sincerity and good intention in fact may subject us to psychic surgery over and over again in an attempt to re-make their child to meet their expectations or those of what is deemed necessary for survival in the world. It would seem though our soul wants to voice our truth instead our voice is pressured into silence.

CPE continues to say " When culture narrowly defines what constitutes success or desirable perfection in anything- looks, height, strength, form, acquisitive power, economics, manliness, womanliness, good children, good behaviour, religious belief- then corresponding mandates to measure oneself against these criteria are introjected into the psyches of all the members of that culture. So the issues of the exiled wildish woman are usually twofold: Inner and personal and outer and cultural." p171.

Over the course from April to June at Artspace we will be focussing on the inner and personal concerns of the wildish woman. During the first part of the term our time will be spent exploring and developing inner strength to be oneself...and knowing this then brings clues onto where to go and seek for the tribe that will nuture and encourage your true self. This may or may not include your family of origin, or childhood family. More often than not our relationship with our families take on a different significance through this voyage of discovery.

The latter part of term two we will exploring the topic of " Joyous Body: The Wild Flesh" ( Chapter 7) " The body is like an earth. It is a land unto itself. It is as vulnerable to overbuilding, being carved into parcels, cutoff, overmined, and shorn of its power as any landscape. The wilder woman will not be easily swayed by redevelopment schemes. The questions for her are not how to form but how to feel." P.210

I will close this rough outline of what next at the artspace with these words :

" here is what i have.....

poems.

big thighs

lil tits

SO MUCH LOVE

There is power in our body....the power of the wild woman.

Blessings to each of you for this coming Artspace time.

warm regards

liz

Heartspace Artspace 2010

2010-02-09T13:10:00.008+10:00

Well HEARTSPACE ARTSPACE is ready to recommence for 2010. On the sidebar of this blog you will see the dates for Artspace. Heartspace Artspace is entering its 5th year.....amazing and how wonderful that Artspace finds a place in your lives.

There are a few changes at the Heartspace Artspace for 2010. These changes are in response to needed improvements and successes over the past four years within Artspace. One major change is that if you are wanting to come to Artspace during 2010 then I am asking that you commit to coming to Artspace for a term at a time. For example if you are registered as an artspace participant in 2010 term one then I am asking that you commit yourself to coming for each week of term one. See the dates on the side bar of this blog. Of course, this is flexible for life happens and best laid plans go awry.

Secondly, there is a limited number of people that can participate in Artspace at anyone time. Because of limited environmental space the number of people who can attend at Artspace at anyone time is 8. Therefore, once the registrations for term one, term two, three and four reach 8 individual commitments then I am so sorry that this will be all that the Artspace can manage for that term. You will be able to register your interest in Artspace for when a place is available.

Having a registration process and a commitment process enables me in the planning of the Artspace program, in the provision of resources and most importantly provides greater sense of cohesion and belonging within the group life. If you would like to receive a registration form for Artspace please email me on one2onewithliz@yahoo.com.au .

Costs at the Heartspace remain the same as in 2009. We have a wonderful array of resources available for your creative soul....Heartspace Artspace is an all inclusive cost and continues to operate with the generosity of Stillpoint and through my voluntary work.

I am looking forward to 2010 at Artspace....and am looking forward to the journey together. As before I am also available for sessions with individuals by appointment. Please contact me on my phone 0438163255 or my email -one2onewithliz@yahoo.com.au to arrange a time.

love and blessings

liz

Heartspace Artspace continues

2009-09-08T18:18:00.007+10:00

Hello everyone, it has been some time since I last wrote on my blog. This year has been full of adventures and transitions. I trust now that the timing is right and that a rhythm returns to the every day aspects of life.

Heartspace Artspace recommenced on July 16th following a 3 months break. A warm welcome to those of you who have returned and to those of you who are new to Stillpoint and the Heartspace Artspace.

We have reconnected with the wonderful truths within the book by Clarissa Pinkeloa Estes: Women Who Run with Wolves (WWRWW). Read the blog posts following on from this one and you can share in with us our exploration through creative expression the myths and fairytales contained within this book.

We will begin with the story of Blue Beard....but first let me share with a poem by Mary Oliver.

THE JOURNEY
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and begin
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice__
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars begin to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognised as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing that you could do-
determined to save
the only life you could save.

Women Who Run with Wolves-WWRWW. Introduction

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During 2008 the Thursday Heartspace Artspace have been exploring archetypes and the hero/ heroines journey. AS a group we decided that during 2009 we would like to explore further the archetypal dimension of our life based around the work of Clarissa Pinkola Estes in Women who Run with Wolves (WWRWW).

Our first session of exploration and creative expression was a written expression piece based on a story in response to a selected card from a pack of beautiful and evocative picture cards. Creative writing is a different mode of expression for Heartspace Artspace. We often speak our story our perceptions and understandings of the creations that emerge each week, however in this session we focussed mainly upon the written word and as desired pastelled visual representations linked to our stories. We have begun in this process, a visual journal that will record each of our journeys in the exploration of WWRWW. The visual journal is yours to keep and yours to add too as and when you need. We will, as we have done in the past being accessing a diverse range of creative modalities as we adventure , explore and ponder the archetypal dimension of the feminne.

I want to share with you excerts from the book Women Who Run With Wolves by way of an introduction, or some background as to why and where we may be going with this theme at the Heartspace Artspace.

When women reassert their relationship with the wildish nature, they are gifted with a permanenet and internal watcher, a knower, a visionary, an oracle, an inspriatirce, an intuitive, a marker, a creator, an inventor, and a listener who guides, suggests and urges vibrant life in the inner and outer worlds. When women are close to this nature, the fact of the relationship glows through them, this wild teacher, wild mother, wild mentor supports their inner and outer lives, no matter what.

So word wild here is not used in its modern perjorative sense, meaning out of control, but in its original sense, which means to live a natural life, one in which the criatura, creature, has innate integrity and healthy boundaries. These words, wild and women, cause women to remember who they are and what they are about. p.6 WWRW

So, this is our goal, to acquaint or reacquaint ourselves with the wild woman archetype. To come to know her, feel her, to hear her, to give her voice, to give her expression and to explore her presence or need for her presence in our life. Clarrisa Pinkola Estes using story, mthy, folk lore and tales to expand and present the wild woman archetye and so we have too- writing our own story, communicating our story our individual story which will provide the rich background from which we will explore our wild woman within.

This beautiful poem was shared on this night: it is written by KABIR and translated by ROBERT BLY in Ten poems to change your life: Roger Housden.

THE TIME BEFORE DEATH

Friend, hope for the Guest while you are alive.

Jump into experience while you are alive!

Think ....and think.....while you are alive.

What you call "salvation" belongs to the time before death.

If you don't break your ropes while you're alive,

Do you think that ghosts will do it after?

The idea that the soul will rejoin with the ecstatic

Just because the body is rotten--

That is all fantasy.

What is found now is found then.

If you find nothing now,

You will simply end up with an apartment in the city of death.

If you make love with the divine now, in the next

Life you will have the face of satisfied desire.

So plunge into the truth, to find out who the Teacher is,

Believe in the Great Sound!

Kabir says this: When the Guest is being searched for,

It is the intensity of the longing for the Guest that does all the work.

Look at me, and you will see a slave of that intensity.

Blessings wished for each of you as we gather and journey together.
liz

Wednesday Artspace recommences this week

2009-02-02T16:55:00.003+10:00

Hello .....School is back and 2009 is finding its own rhythm....AND Wednesday Artspace recommences tomorrow morning. I am looking forward to meeting with you all again. Come along at 10 for a cuppa and we will begin on time at 10.30.

On Wednesday mornings we will be continuing the theme the 12 gifts of birth and tomorrow we will be exploring the gift of joy through mask making.

It will be fun ....there are a few steps involved so after a short time of reconnecting again we will begin.

see you all tomorrow : Liz

New in 2009

2009-01-10T21:27:00.010+10:00

Hello and Welcome to Artspace 2009

Well this new year brings with it new things and to begin with for 2009 I am taking a deeper plunge into cyberspace through setting up this Heartspace Artspace blog.......I have been encouraged by the spirit of one of the member of Artspace who is a committed blogger (JK) and her passion for this medium of expression and communication....seriously thanks JK.

My rationale behind this blog is to faciliate a mode of communication and to enable everyone keep up to date on the happenings of the Artspace whether we be at home or away.....I am so aware that I have at times promised to forward information or send someone something and have a less than perfect record for following through with this.....As some of you would know I can easily whip myself about this .....and I do....AND I can also try to do something better.... This blog is one other option for this communication to be more consistent. So this means that where appropriate I will endeavour to post the themes and content of the Artspace program on the blog. I write this knowing that at times that this will not be practical or appropriate ....so please be considerate of my judgment and assessment of these facets of the Artspace AND please feel free to check with me about this as you need to.

Additionally it is my intention that this blog will provide weekly updates on the Artspace....e.g. if there is any variation in the meeting times or venue from what is stated on the Artspace calendar and including posts on dates that the Artspace is meeting for during 2009. Hopefully this will provide an avenue to connect with the Artspace and to communicate with me. I am trusting that this will become a more substantial and reliable way of communicating with you all about these housekeeping details.

A blog also means that you can register, if you so choose as a follower of the Artspace and be alerted to when new postings are made on the Artspace Blog and you can also respond to the postings or for that matter any of the content on the blog adding your valued thoughts and responses as we walk through this year. I.e. Please respond to the blog whenever you feel as though you want to. Your opinions and thoughts are valued and wanted.

It is also planned to list some of the resources that may be helpful at the Artspace and where they may be accessed. This may be books, articles , websites, events and workshops that we have knowledge of, and think would be of value to others who attend the Artspace. I need to say though that this will not become a space for advertising products or selling of wares. Postings within the listing of resources on the Artspace blog will be at my discretion.

Lastly perhaps together we can find other important ways of using this blog to communicate and connect with each other from artspacionian to artspacionian.

So I guess " Watch this space" .......

warm regards

Liz