{"product_id":"zen-abstract-sumi-e-painting-parties-for-small-groups","title":"Zen Sumi Painting Party for Small Groups","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe'll make a Custom Painting Party of up to 7 participants at a time of your choice. I will work with you to make your party, evening or daytime, a time of fun and learning how to make sumi brush strokes, painting, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esharing, \u003c\/span\u003ewriting haiku if we want, and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(maybe by the light of the moon!) \u003c\/span\u003edrinking wine in the oldest Zen tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll painting supplies are provided, except the picnic and drinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants have paintings to take home and the memory of a time of sharing and fun with their friends in a meaningful venue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou as hostess will organize your guests, as you choose, and provide the party Location \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand Date\u003c\/span\u003e TBD. Contact me if you'd like to Host a Painting Party, at\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e marilyn@marilynwells.com, and we'll arrange details. \u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe following information is available from me as a PDF file, as well as when you go to Checkout to Make your Purchase:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is an Abstract Sumi e Workshop?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle: Find Your Heart and Soul in Sumi e Brushwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003eSumi e is Japanese for Ink on Paper. It is based on very old Zen Japanese and Chinese painting freely from poetry or koans. I teach Abstract Sumi e, not traditional sumi e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003eIn this workshop, I help visual artists and artistic souls get out of their heads, their linear way of thinking, and into their hearts, from where new ways of being can emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p7\"\u003eTo stop or interrupt your usual way of being can open you up to who you really are. We are so much more than what we already know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p7\"\u003eThis is very liberating. It’s really the ultimate freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will do in this Workshop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIntroductions - What brings you here?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA brief talk\/inquiry about meditation. “He who would learn to paint must first still his Heart.”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA simple, brief, guided meditation practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eYou will learn how to use the super large sumi brushes.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e I teach you basic sumi e or calligraphic brushstrokes.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWe practice Techniques of Sumi e abstract work.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWe then will paint several abstract sumi e based on quotes from both ancient Asian poems and contemporary verse or music.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eYou will have a Handout of Brushstrokes and Techniques to take home\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eYou will have several completed paintings to take home\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWe will have a time of Sharing and Showing, so important in our work of coming together in this special time of enjoying creating Abstract Sumi e from Heart and Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWe will include a traditional tea or saki break, conditions permitting.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p7\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eI bring:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003eI provide all brushes, ink, dishwater and tubs, and sumi e mulberry and practice paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eParticipants bring:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA 14” x 17” newsprint pad, as you will need many, many sheets for practice. (Available in most art stores and also at Red Herring Art Supplies in Lakewood.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e4 small paperweights, like little stones, to hold your paper still\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA journal and pen\/pencil\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li10\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWear comfortable clothing. Sumi ink is permanent if you get it on anything.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marilyn Wells Art Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42376168439997,"sku":"","price":685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4712\/0573\/products\/IMG_2285.jpg?v=1664476404","url":"https:\/\/marilynwells.com\/products\/zen-abstract-sumi-e-painting-parties-for-small-groups","provider":"Marilyn Wells Art Studio ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}