PAST & PRESENT an exhibition of past and present
works March 3rd through April 30th 2008 Lennie's Restaurant and Bar, 1795 East
10th Street, Bloomington, IN | My
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for Workshops and Mini-Retreats My
name is Patricia C. Coleman. I have lived in the Indiana woodlands for more than
twenty years. Born in Washington, D.C., I am a mother of three, a painter, ceremonial
object maker, storyteller, maskmaker, occasional figure maker, educator, writer,
audio describer for the visually impaired, web site builder and peace worker.
I have been a featured poet, storyteller, workshop coordinator and presenter in
schools and libraries; on radio programs and at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis,
the John Waldron Arts Center, the Stone Song and Lotus World Music Festivals and
the Iowa State Women's Center. I have had the opportunity to study poetry writing
with Cathy Bowman, to workshop with Pat Mora at Split Rock on Writing Family Stories
and have had the blessing of participating in Robert Bly's Confrence of the Great
Mother and the New Father with a wide listing of amazing inspirational poets and
truth speakers. I am a member of the 5 Women Poets Writing Workshop and the Bloomington
Storytellers Guild and currently a Worship Associate at the Unitarian
Universalist Church of Bloomington and also a Chalice Circle Facilitator.
Currently my time
is spent developing new art works and writing, focusing my energies on being a
parent and organizing workshops and keeping the dream of the Sarah Leah Center
for Peace and Wellness Arts alive until I find others who will share the dream
and the work. I also continue as a peacemaker. I look forward to opportunities
to organizing multi-media exhibitions that feature a variety of art, poetry, music,
song and dance. If you would like to be notified about upcoming exhibits or presentations,
drop me a line and I will add you to my mailing list. I
am founder of the Green
Dove Network, Inc. , a peace resource including Poets and Artist from
around the globe . It also includes resources to assis in living a more sustainable
lifestyle and information on water
in the Bloomington community and the world at large. Green
Dove Network, Inc. is a non-profit and is the parent organization to Local
Food and the Indiana
Holistic Health Network and is a 501C3 under the umbrella organization of
the Center for Sustainable Living. Hart
Rock is founder and one of the orgainzers and sponsors of this years "Simply
Healthy: Creating Sustainable Communities", the second annual Indiana
Holistic Health Network Wellness Expo. This years event is November 9th and 10th
and incorporates the Simply Living Fair of the Center for Sustainable Living
in collaboration with the Caldwell Center for Culture and Ecology and will
focus on Local Foods, Children's Health, Traditional Medicinals and Simply Living.
The wellness expo will take place in the Unitarian Universalist Church, Bloomington,
IN. Susun S. Weed will be the keynote speaker Announcement
-"Simply
Healthy: Creating Sustainable Communities"
Simply Living Fair and Wellnesand Expo, November 9th and 10th, 2008. Unitarian
Universalist Church, Bloomington, is an opportunity for those interested in living
more simply and holistic health practitioners and service providers to connect
in a festive environment, to ask questions, sample products, explore wellness
arts, listen to speakers, engage in conversation, experience hands on relaxation
techniques such as massage and Reiki and shop with merchants, participate i workshops
and have fun.
I
am a Board Member for the Center
for Sustainable Living. I
am also producer/host of The
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series presenting readings the fourth Friday of
every month. -You
can read or listen to some of my poems on-line at Matrix
Mag, in the Green
Dove Peace Poetry Gallery, and at Poets
Against the War. I am in the anthology, "A Linen Weave of Local
Poets" compiled and edited by Jenny Kander, on the CD "DIAMOND
CELEBRATION, 30 years of 5 Women Poets" and in have a limited edition
chapbook "Light Hand", currently still available. Garden
Poem Project Poetry and Collage with Terry Wisniewski Click
Here to see my collage for the letter "S" Click Here to view all
of the collages. I
am also editor of the "Beautiful Biscuits" Cookbook currently
being updated to include biscuit poems and memories. I think it will be more delicious
than the first edition. If you have a recipe for biscuits or the perfect accompaniment,
contact me to see
if it fits with this publication. A
member of: The
Bloomington Storytellers
Guild. Throughout the year, the Guild is involved in a variety of storytelling
venues. In October there is the Festival of Ghost Stories, February, Wintertelling,
a night of stories for adult listeners. The programs always feature an excellent
variety of voices as the tellers present stories that will stay with you long
after the night is past. Come back to see what is up for this year! If
you are interested in exploring the art of storytelling or want to find out how
you can have a storyteller at an event, contact the Guild
through our website or speak to someone at a storytelling event.
5 Women Poets,
the oldest poetry group in Bloomington. In October of 2004, the group published
its first CD, "DIAMOND CELEBRATION, 30 years of 5 Women Poets". Green
Dove Peace Poets Earth
Energy Healing Network Internationbal
Association of Reiki Professionals Indiana
Holistic Health Network    
All
of my work, whether it is visual, literary or verbal, is a journey to the heart.
It is about exploring the intangible connections I see within all being. It is
about the solid place I believe exists and continues through time flowing through
our threads of love. I seek to recognize and catch some of these threads in my
work. I seek it in the examining of ordinary sights, dreams and meditations and
in my perceptions of space and time. I allow these influences to help form seeds
which I develop using my intuition. Some images and ideas take years to come into
life. My goal has always been to breathe out peaceful images, desiring to add
to the offerings of sustaining and uplifiting vibrations. I offer my heart song
to those who experience my work. The
ancients, through their ceremonial art making in Indigenous America, Africa, Australia,
Early Europe, and Asian cultures, have influenced me greatly with their attention
to natural and sustaining relationships among all things. My work is in public
and private collections in the U.S., Mexico, Germany, Japan, England, Finland
and other locations. If you would like a complete biography or information about
current projects, send
a request. Thank
you for taking the time to visit my site. | | | | I
currently have work in the Wandering
Turtle Gallery, 224 N. College Avenue, Bloomington | | | July
, 2007 - "Mid Summer Reading a Community Open-Mic" poetry, music
and storytelling. Runcible
Spoon Poetry Series | | | | | | September
21st - "Beginnings and Changes" opening program for the 2007-2008
Runcible
Spoon Poetry Series | | | October
12th- , 5 Women Poets -, Our 33rd annual reading! Boxcar
Books and Community Center, 310-A South Washington St. Bloomington, IN. 812-339-8710,
This event is FREE with donations requested | | October
Tales - Annual Halloween event of the Bloomington
Storytellers Guild - for teens and adults. | | November
9th and 10th - "Simply
Healthy: Creating Sustainable Communities" | | November
Runcible
Spoon Poetry Series- see calendar | | | December
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series - see calendar | | | January
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series - see calendar | | |
February - The annual Bloomington
Storytellers Guild's Wintertelling . The telling will occur in
the Monroe County Public Library Auditorium, Bloomington. Refreshments will be
served following the event. | | February
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series - see calendar | | | *March
3rd - April 30th, 2008 Exhibition
of Past and Present Works - Lennies
Restuarant, Pub, Brewery, 1795 East Tenth St., Bloomington, IN | | March
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series - see calendar | | | April
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series - see calendar | | Fabric
Arts Workshop - 2nd Wednesday, monthly - 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Begins April 9th,
2008 at Shiisa Quilts,
2536 W Industrial Park Dr. Suite 5, Bloomington, IN 47404 Ph: 812-333-.8311
| | | May
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series - see calendar | | May
- "Labor of Love" - Bellevue Gallery, Bloomington,
IN | | | June
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series - see calendar | | | July
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series - see calendar | | | August
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series - No Program | | | | | | | | Five
Women Poets poetry CD,
"Diamond Celebration" | | In
the works is a new edition of "Beautiful Biscuits" - more wonderful
biscuit recipes, a few scones, biscuit stories and poetry. | | | Garden
Poem Project Poetry and Collage with Terry Wisniewski Click
Here to see my collage for the letter "S" Click
Here to view all of the collages | | | You
are loved. My creations are loved by all. All that is ture to my hearts/soul purpose
manifestsin my life now! | | | Workshops,
Classes and Mini-Retreats  offering
hands on projects to support positive growth and release of obstacles through
creative exploration using various mixed media, writing, affirmations, masking,
drawing and painting. | | | | Contact
me to find out how to make arrangements for your group or event
and to be join the maling list. I look forward to hearing from you! Come back
to see what classes will be offered this year! | | | I
am a Reiki Master and have ben working with various energy modalities since the
late 1970's, and I am a Minister of the Universal Life Church Monastery, a non-denominational
ULC church who support a full spectrum interfaith ministry. | Reiki
Circles and Talks All
interested in Reiki are welcomed! date: TBA (monthly) Are you attuned to
Reiki? would you like to meet with a group of others and talk about Reiki and
explore the Reiki energy! Come to re-energize with Reiki! Share Your Light! Feel
the Love! Experience
the relaxation! There is no
fee to participate. Love donations are gratefully accepted. Contact
me. | | Reiki
Open House | |
From time to time I host a "Reiki Open-House"to answer questions and
offering interested persons the opportunity to experience a Free mini (about 10
minutes) Reiki session! | |
| Workshops,
Classes and Mini-Retreats This is a listing of classes available, to find out
which classes and workshops are currently available, contact me. Most of these
classes and workshops are available for individuals and for groups. Contact me
to make arrangements. | | | Printmaking
for Writers and Book Artists - Explore a variety of printmaking processes
and techniques that will add original, exciting and unique visual possibilities
to your writing projects. Most skills learned in this workshop are easily adapted
for the home or studio use. Non-toxic materials . Materials List provided after
registration | | | Lotus
Book - book or ornament, you decide.
| | | Quick
and Little Books - a collection of small books
including, a pamphlet, star and accordian and others. Some materials supplied.
| | | Basic
Book Arts - In this workshop you will
learn to make a variety of formats, including single signature, accordian, pop-up
and others. | | | Book
Arts II -This workshop goes deeper into
the exploration of paper manipulation and formats that include the tunnel, star
and unusual shapes and bindings. | | | Gratitude
Book Workshop - Allow yourself an day for calm
focus as you create your own Gratitude Book in a circle of your friends! You will
write your own affirmations and prepare inclusions for your book. Learn some simple
paper manipulation techniques and create your own personal Gratitude Book incorporating
your affirmations and selected imagery. Once you have participated in this workshop,
I hope that you will be inspired to make many more of these little books to express
your love for yourself, your family and friends. | | | Chap
Book - recipes,
poems stories? Take a weekend and with a group of your firends create your own
published collection! | | | Women's
Maskmaking
and Story Arts Retreat- In
this hands on weekend retreat beginning on a Friday evening and ending Sunday
afternoon you will create a live mask and explore the fact that every mask has
two faces and that each face has unique stories to tell. In this safe environment
we will share and explore stories prompted by the mask and others we choose to
open into the circle. We will also be working on storytelling skills. During this
retreat you wll have the opportunity to meditate to facilitate the stories flow,
deepening your personal experience, and in your free time, you may choose to experience
the relaxation that comes through a session of Reiki or massage. | | | Bookmaking
Through Life -
Spend a day or a weekend playing with bookmaking techniques and get great ideas
for books to express your present state of being and for booking anytime in your
life. Make every writing project a little more special by giving it a unique expressive
look. A fun collection of bookmaking ideas to explore and share with all ages. | | | Papermaking
Workshop - Learn the basic process of making paper by recycling old
into new. You will come away from this workshop knowing how to set up your own
home papermaking area and create beautiful papers for art and book projects. This
Workshop can easily be coupled with a book making component when presented during
a weekend session or series of retreats programs. | | | Women's
Earth Relationship Council -
a gathering of
women to speak, to listen, to create and share our understanding of our common
story of living ceremony. This weekend workshop centers around gathering and centering,
opening to the ritual of a Council Of All Beings, the sharing of laughter, music,
writing, reflecting, enjoying food, being in silence and experiencing sessions
of relaxing massage and Reiki. | | |
Healing
Dolls - Gather together
with friends and craft a visible prayer. This hands on workshop explores the doll
as a healing object in which to focus your loving intention. Come together and
spend a relaxing, maybe inspiring, introspective time crafting a gift for yourself
or for someone you love. | | | Write
the Day - Relax and write through the
day in the company of other writers while enjoying meditative retreat with Reiki
and massage to help ease your words and body through the day. A day of writing,
reflecting, enjoying food, being in silence and experiencing relaxation sessions
of massage and Reiki. | | | Goddess
Day Retreat | | | Collaborative
Book Retreat - Group Round Robin - The group chooses one or more themes,
style/color and starts the project by designing the cover and several pages in
"their" book. If multiple themes are to be used within the book, a drawing
is held to determine the order in which the book is to be developed. The group
meets weekly to discuss the pages everyone has been working on, present them to
each group member, discuss the new theme and begin working on to the next selected
section. In each session you will be show a technique that you might want to incorporate
into your bookmaking. At the end of this collaborative art project each participant
will have a wonderful unique collaboratively produced book. | | | HeArt
Work Retreat | | | Altar
Making - Exploring the desire to honor, celebrate or change something in your
life through the construction of an altar. | | | Imagination
Retreat - Take time to recharge your batteries and your inner being in this
energizing workshop designed to jumpstart your creative process, encourage self-discovery,
and promote healthy thinking. Journaling and art are combined in this unique presentation
that helps participants explore creative tools for maintining calm while navigating
through lifes challenges. | | | Painting
for the Health of it - Unlock your artistic self in this fun, innovative workshop
for non-artists and artists alike. Discover the joy of painting without stress
or expectation in a class where failure doesn not exits and accidents create new
opportunities. with color techniques. See how with paint and water you can do
amazing things to paper and other surfaces, and how to loosen up while painting
and "let it flow." | | | Ceremonial
Arts Workshops and Retreats - you and you group will decide from a
varied list of activities you want to explore in a day or over a weekend. Here
are just a few of the possible activities. Maskmaking, Book arts, painting, papermaking,
amulets, storytelling, journaling, singing and more! | | | I
have been involved in personal ritual and ceremony making for over two decades
and am available to assist you in developing personal ceremonies to acknowledge
lifes changing moments. Make
an appointment to discuss your event! | | | Contact
me to schedule a workshop or retreat, to be put on the mailing list, or
to ask questions. This
listing will change periodically. | | | | | | Check
these calendars and newsletters | | | Indiana
Holistic Health Network - THE CRANE | | | Green
Dove Peace
Calendar | | Center
for Sustainable Living | | Celebrations
and Benefits |
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