Name: Art as Prayer (in-person and Zoom)
Start: 2024-08-19T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-08-19T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Franciscan Spirituality Center

Artistic expression offers the opportunity for spiritual growth, transformation and healing. This monthly open watercolor studio is a chance to play and learn new techniques without worrying about perfection or finished product. Meet new friends and practice listening to your heart as you paint.
Instructor: Mary Thompson
SUMMER THEME:
“Take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.” ~ John O’Donohue
Our summer practice will focus on finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. With watercolors and/or other assorted media, we’ll explore ways to paint the treasures we unearth in our sacred spaces, such as a profusion of summer flowers, a convening of woodland residents and an old-fashioned hollyhock. Abundance is at our fingertips. Supplies are provided for in-person participants.
Supplies are provided for in-person participants.
Supplies needed for virtual participants:
Watercolor paints, paper and brushes
Pencils, colored pencils, ink pens, pastels, crayons (feel free to explore with other media)
Water container
Paper towels and Kleenex
Photographs to work from or fresh flowers from your garden
www.FSCenter.org | 608-791-5295
Investment: $15 per session
Direct link to in-person registration: https://fsc.retreatportal.com/calendar/event?programcode=24SDY08620
Direct link to Zoom registration: https://fsc.retreatportal.com/calendar/event?programcode=24SDY08627
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Mary Thompson has a degree in fine arts and a master’s degree in education, having delighted in the creative arts since her first box of crayons. Besides teaching art to all ages, Mary has supported the healing of women in recovery through the practice of art therapy. She also has been an affiliate of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration for more than a decade. “Teaching Art as Prayer has become a ministry for me,” Mary shared in a write-up for fellow FSPA affiliates. “It began years ago with a simple prayer asking God to enable me to share the joy I feel while creating art. Since then, Art as Prayer is an ongoing journey that combines teaching, learning and opening my heart to God’s voice. It is a means of stirring our creative spirit.”