Do you consider yourself to be a creative person? Are you the type who likes to think freely without limitations? Are you looking for a workshop that will help inspire and motivate you to bring your talents into the light of day? Do you want to generate new ways of thinking when it comes to your own creative processes? Are you feeling doubtful about your own ability to implement new and exciting ideas that are authentic? Are you burned out? Do you need some practical suggestions to help you grow into a new and exciting state of creative consciousness? Would you like to deal with the critic who stops you in your tracks? Would you like to expand your connections to the world through your art form? If you said yes to any of these questions, then Spiritual Alchemy: Connecting Creativity and Spirituality Through Your Own Artistic Journey is just the workshop for you! Scroll below or read more about Vickie and Spiritual Alchemy!
Whether you are an artist, author, business executive, dancer, fiber arts devotee, jewelry maker, musician, playwright, poet, potter, programmer, screen writer, storyteller, or teacher, you’ve been “called” to create a bold and innovative life, while building upon the foundation of your existing talents and abilities.
Welcome to my Spiritual Alchemy Workshop. First, congratulations on taking another step toward your own artistic journey. To create is to bring something into being or to life. Whether you are an artist, author or beginning writer, dancer, jewelry maker, musician, playwright, poet, potter, screen writer, or storyteller, you have been “called” to create. This invitation, to bring the images and ideas in your mind and heart to fruition is from a sacred place. “Spirit” has invited us to take part in this creative journey. To bring them forth and breathe life into these ideas can be unsettling and joyful all at the same time. The moment spirit invites you to consider an idea, you have the choice to say yes or no.
I personally believe that once we say “yes” to Spirit and to our own creative desires, and begin working through the creative processes, we will be guided by a higher source. For some it may be God, for others it may be a higher consciousness, a spirit guide, and our own inner-spirit that knows right where we must go to fulfill the vision we have been blessed with.
If you look at the word creation, it is often linked synonyms such as “god like” or “divine” and I could not agree more. Our creativity is not just about selling something to an audience; it is much deeper! It is about self-expression and sharing your insight and wisdom through the world with your art form. Tapping into the spiritual side of our creativity can take us into unimagined places of self-discovery and spiritual connection with the Divine.
When I talk about Spirit or the Divine, I am not promoting any one religion. Our spiritual life is shaped by our upbringing and by life itself. Spirit is how you understand your “Higher Power” or the “Creative Spirit” or “Guides” that help you along the way. My spiritual life began at an early age. I attended Catholic church as a young girl, then changed to Methodist in my teens. Later in life I begin to learn about the Native American Culture through my book projects and interactions with various tribes. It was through those indigenous experiences that my art and writing took off. I became intensely aware of the spiritual connection to my art, to the mediums I used, and to the power of observation. I found beauty in the story of Buddha, too. These later experiences expanded my consciousness and transformed my heart, mind, and soul, and in the process my own creativity. It has been a wonderful and healing journey. I invite you to join me in my Spiritual Alchemy Workshop and release your creative spirit while embracing your imagination and the ability to achieve dreams through authentic self-expression.
YOU WILL EXPERIENCE
Exercises meant to help you connect deeply with your art form
Journaling and writing as a ritual
Create your own take home motivation board
Hands-on activities meant to inspire and open up new ways of thinking
Learn how to tap into guidance from within and without
Creative visualization exercises to help bring your ideas to reality
Learn how to avoid the saboteur and critic
Turning fearful thinking into empowerment and positive energy
Learn how to create a sacred space for you and your creativity
Sharing your gifts with the world
Presented by Award-winning Author and Artist, Vickie Leigh Krudwig
VICKIE LEIGH KRUDWIG, Author and Illustrator, is a native of Colorado and grew up learning about Colorado’s history from prehistoric times to modern days. She is the award-winning author of numerous books for children. She loves to write historical books that help children understand the world around them. She is the author of Hiking through Colorado History, Searching for Chipeta: The Story of a Ute and her People, We Are the Noochew: A Brief History of the Ute People and their Colorado Connection and numerous other books. Vickie is currently collaborating with the Southern Cheyenne and Southern Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma, helping them revise four books she helped write and illustrate with tribal authors and artists for their children, in 2007-2008. She is a contributor to the Resource Guide - Nuu~Ciu Strong—a comprehensive resource guide about the Ute people for teachers used in the classrooms throughout Colorado. When Vickie isn’t writing she focuses on her artwork, some of which can be seen on exhibit at the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado, and in The Artists’ Gallery in Canon City, and at the Buell Children’s Museum at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center (through March 2026).
PRICE: $105.00
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED: WORKBOOK, PEN, LEATHER JOURNAL, TOTE BAG, AND SNACKS
REGISTER ONLINE AT:https://my.sdc-arts.org/3274/3275
LOCATION: Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, 210 North Santa Fe Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81003
TELEPHONE: 719-295-7200