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Can you feel it? Spring is just around the corner! The days are just a little bit longer, the air is just a little bit warmer, there's the smell of gently turned earth as tender shoots reach for the sun, and we're quietly tip toeing towards the season of rebirth. As the natural world around us begins to awaken, may you find inspiration and renewed joy in creative opportunities and adventures!
 ~ Joanne

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EXQUISITE COLLABORATION POEM PROMPT

The Exquisite Collaboration Project works like this: I provide a prompt and people from around the world respond. Their responses are then put together to form a collaborative ... poem. word collage. creative prose. we never know until it's finished.... which is then posted at:
https://notesfromthefunnyfarm.wordpress.com/exquisite-collaboration-project-main/
This process is meant to remind us that if we all just contribute our part to a creative project, the end result will be something exquisitely beautiful - even if (especially if) it's nothing we would have thought to create on our own.
Click here to read the February poem, "The Terrible Beauty of it All"
Click here for the March prompt.

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POUR PAINTING: A LESSON IN THE ART OF LETTING GO
Learn the technique of pour painting as you explore how to create beautiful things by letting go of expectations. I'll supply an 8x10 canvas, a mini practice canvas, paints, pouring materials, pouring supplies - everything you need to create a piece of artwork. Since painting can be messy and acrylic paints don't wash out of fabric, you just wear clothes you don't mind getting icky.
Upcoming dates:

• Saturday, February 25, 2023
• Saturday, March 25, 2023

(paintings will be ready to go home a week later; we'll arrange pick up times after class)
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
$35 per person
at Central Creatives in The Piano Works
East Rochester, NY 14445
You'll get more specific directions and details when you register.

Click here to register for the February 25 date.
Click here to register for the March 25 date.

PS Can't make this date? I can host a private painting workshop for 1 to 6 people. Email me to talk about available days and times!

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FREE MINI IMPROV WORKSHOP & OPEN STUDIO EVENT
Saturday, March 4, 2023

• Workshop: 10 am - 11 am CANCELED due to weather
  
• Visit my studio: 11 am - 2 pm

Join me for a free mini improv workshop during the Central Creatives Open Studios event on Saturday, March 4, 2023! This hour-long workshop is designed for people who are curious about improv but don't necessarily want to perform. We'll play games and have fun in a low stakes, safe, supportive environment as you explore how improv can help break through creative roadblocks, build confidence, and bring a sense of joyfulness to your day.
This is a FREE workshop but registration is required. Click here for details.

Not interested in improv? There's lots more to do during the Open Studios event!

• Stop by my studio between 11 am and 2 pm to contribute to a collaborative poem or try pouring paint to create a piece of community artwork
• Get inky with Jack Ballou by printing with hand carved rubber stamps made by JackBear Stamps
• Visit almost two dozen other Central Creatives artists in their studios between 11 am and 4 pm to see works in progress, explore art for sale, and mingle in a creative environment!

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TELL YOURSELF A NEW STORY
Next session: DATE TBA
via Zoom
To get info when dates are announced, make sure you're on the mailing list or use the contact form.

"I'm not creative."
“No one cares what I have to say.”
“I'll never have another good idea.”
"I can't because I don't know how."
"I could never...but I wish I could."
These are just some of the stories we tell ourselves that create roadblocks along our creative (and life) path. But imagine the possibilities if you could tell yourself a different story! In this session, we'll use reflective writing prompts and fun exercises to silence the inner critic and turn those self-limiting statements upside down. Start 2023 on a fresh path towards creative possibility!

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Need a workshop leader for your group or event?
Whether it's a workshop for Girl Scouts, high school arts fest, writers' conference, book club, ladies night out, organization, or event, I'd love to talk more with you about crafting a creative experience to help your group explore ways to spur creative thinking, enhance teamwork, build confidence, or simply refresh their spirit. Visit me on LinkedIn to learn more about my writing, improv, and teaching artist experience.

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Central Creatives is located at 349 West Commercial Street, in the Piano Works Mall, East Rochester, NY, 14445, right off 490. Park at the end of the plaza near Ferrari Pizza and enter through the RED single door between Weaving Arts Guild and Penn Fair Golf, right next to the antiques shop. Follow the hallway and take the elevator or stairs to the second floor. If you're there for an event, signs will direct you to the Gallery Entrance (near Roc Star Academy), which is the best way to get to my studio (#25). When you get there, text me at the number posted on the door and someone will let you in.
Outside of event times, my studio is open by appointment only.

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