Discover the goddesses within you.
In this expressive arts workshop, Kathryn Costa brings three of her passions together: Mandalas, SoulCollage®, and Greek Mythology. Her storytelling style brings these classic stories to life and relates them to everyday situations.
In this series you’ll meet seven feminine archetypes depicted in the Greek mythology: Aphrodite the lover, Hera the wife, Demeter the mother, Persephone the daughter and Goddess of the Underworld, Artemis the sister, Athena the strategist, and Hestia the wise woman and hearth keeper. Getting to know the goddesses activates their qualities and powers within you. And you’ll discover how to navigate and pair their powerful characteristics to best serve your aspirations and your relationships.
You’ll explore the gifts of each Greek goddess while creating mandalas and/or SoulCollage® cards.
EXPERIENCE: No art experience required for creating SoulCollage® cards. Basic drawing skills recommended for the mandala art. Or you are welcome to follow your muse to create goddess art using any medium and style of your choosing, such as visual journaling or mixed media.
Introductions to creating mandalas, SoulCollage®, and the Great Round with prompts and demonstrations to guide you in creating your own unique goddess art.
September 10 – November 4, 2017
Online Course
$35
Schedule
Sunday, September 10, 2017 ~ Course Begins
IN WEEK ONE:
Lessons include:
- Take the goddess quiz.
- Introduction to creating mandalas, a circular art form. It’s recommended that you have some basic drawing skills and confidence. This is not a beginner mandala drawing class.
- Introduction to creating SoulCollage® cards, collages made using magazine images. No art experience needed.
- Introduction to the Great Round, a fascinating series exploring the challenges and celebrations that we all go through in life. Excellent review for those familiar with the Great Round and an introduction for those new to this series.
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Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 3 pm, EST ~ Live Webinar
Presented by Kathryn Costa. You’ll meet seven Greek goddesses including Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Hestia, Hera, Demeter, and Persephone. Listen to their stories from classic Greek mythology and make connections to your life.
IN WEEK TWO:
Lessons include:
- Details, symbols, and characteristics about each goddess with prompts for making your goddess art.
- You are invited to make mandalas or SoulCollage cards or both.
- Choose to create art for each of the goddesses or focus on your favorites.
- Your final project is to create a mandala or SoulCollage® card that reflects the goddesses within you.
WEEKLY CHECK-IN’s between webinars.
You’ll have 1-1/2 months to create your goddess art.
Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 3 pm, EST ~ Live Webinar
In the final webinar celebration, we’ll meet the goddesses within our circle. The presentation features YOUR goddess art.
All webinars are recorded.
Supplies Needed
For creating mandala art: compass, protractor, ruler, pencil, eraser, white card stock, and your favorite coloring supplies. Optional: tracing paper, graphite transfer paper.
For creating SoulCollage® art: scissors, glue stick, assorted magazines, and card stock or matt board cut 5″ x 7″.
Kathryn Costa thinks of herself as an instigator of creativity. Her playful, conversational storytelling style will draw you into these ancient myths and leave you going “ah-ha! I get it.”
Kathryn’s gifts include taking complex concepts and making them easy to understand.
She’s the author of “The Mandala Guidebook: How to Draw, Paint, and Color Expressive Mandala Art” and is the host of the 100 Mandalas Challenge.
“When I first learned about the Greek Goddess archetypes seven years ago, it opened up a whole new world to me. I learned a lot about myself, both my strengths and weaknesses. I also have a new perspective on the women in my life. So much so, that I feel like I have a better understanding and appreciation of them. It’s even helped me to navigate the workplace. The biggest takeaway has been the realization of how we can have different values, priorities, and tendencies – none of them better or less than, simply different. I can’t wait to meet the goddesses within you!” ~ Kathryn Costa
How to Draw Mandalas and the 100 Mandalas Challenge with Kathryn Costa 