The
Confident Creative
Drawing to Free the Hand and Mind
. . . . .
C O N F I D E N T C R E A T I V E R E T R E A T
The
A Time to Explore Your Creative Self...
In this weekend retreat, we’ll use the simple art of drawing to free the hand and mind. We’ll explore the creative process in depth, learn to overcome blockages and to express ourselves freely with authenticity, courage and heart. Anyone who seeks to bring more creativity into their life and work will benefit from the hands-on experience of creativity in action. The workshop is open to all—no previous drawing experience is necessary.
The retreat is led by Cat Bennett, artist, writer and author of The Confident Creative / Drawing to Free the Hand and Mind. It’s based on the drawing class Cat teaches in Boston on Saturday mornings. Cat’s illustrations have appeared in The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine and many other publications. She has made short animation films for CBC-Sesame Street, Nickelodeon-TV and various non-profits. She has exhibited her art in Boston, New York and Tokyo. Her writing appears in The Huffington Post and on her blog— www.catbennett.net
The Confident Creative has been featured in The Sunday Express / S Magazine, Yoga Magazine, Natural Health and Red/UK.
Workshop cost is £199. per person.
Book here!
JUST £199 FOR 2 FULL DAYS!
T E S T I M O N I A L S
“My words come from the heart. You have an amazing way of facilitating the creative process by stepping out of the way and being nonjudgemental. I love that everyone has a different level of expertise and it doesn't even matter. Your class has been a godsend for me.”
—Lyn Angermeier
artist
“Your book arrived today! It's beautifully written, accessible----and makes me want to DRAW and simply BE. I feel like YOU (because it is so your true blue voice) are talking to me! It's honest and heart felt and a true gem. I love the quotes you use, because they are not only fabulous in their own right but so well integrated into what you're saying. The book is beautiful.”
—Maggie Stern
writer/artist
“I love the book. I haven't been able to put it down. I'm going to try to draw 5 times a week.
It really stirs my creative urge.”
—Andrea V
“I am so grateful that you took that step and became a fabulous teacher. I know a great teacher when I see one, since I spent many a year teaching—pushing, pulling, guiding, praising, encouraging. You brought out the art in me and helped me to find my own style and take a scary step.”
—Maureen Cook
artist / teacher
“I have really loved the classes and would like to continue. Thank you so much for the easy going nonjudgemental and seriously fun class. I am playing around with blind drawing and it is FUN!! Thanks so much!”
—Maude Bigelow
yoga teacher
“The book shows the love of your labor and your passion. I am certain that you will be helping so many people to get in touch with their innate creativity.”
—Yuko Adachi
artist
The Confident Creative Retreat
What you will learn—
-
•Everyone can draw
-
•Everyone is creative
-
•How to use drawing to grow creativity
This experiential, participatory retreat is designed to offer a real time-out from our busy lives to connect with our true creative selves. Many, if not all people experience blockages to full creative expression at some point in their lives. In the retreat we’ll explore the creative process in depth and how we might use the simple act of drawing to overcome blockages to creative expression. We’ll learn how to let go of inhibiting concerns. At the end of the two days we’ll emerge with greater knowledge of our particular gifts and how we might create with ease from the core of who we are.
No prior drawing experience is necessary. Contrary to common belief—everybody can draw as all children do. If we’ve not drawn for a while, we’ll discover what is unique in our own hand, what our strengths are and how to build on them so they overcome whatever weaknesses we might have. We’ll discover how we can apply what we see in our drawings, and in our approach to drawing, to our lives. And we’ll learn too how to optimize our creative endeavors whether they be art, writing, music, dance, cooking, gardening, business or simply life.
The retreat will include—
-
•Introductory talk about creative process
-
•Meet and greet with fellow participants
-
•Morning and afternoon drawing sessions
-
•Exercises to clarify goals and directions
-
•Tools for ongoing drawing practice
-
•Question and answer wrap-up session
Drawing and art-making can be enriching for everyone. It can be a meditative practice that leads to greater peace of mind, creativity and sense of connectedness. Drawing together is fun and freeing. Our goal is to learn to express ourselves freely and to draw in a way that is authentic to us. Each participant will leave with a solid sense of possibilities for further exploration and with a deep sense of how drawing can be used as a meditative relaxation that leads to harmony and clarity.
What you’ll take away—
-
•Tools for your ongoing drawing practice
-
•Knowledge of how to enter creative process with ease
-
•Inspiration for your creative life
Drawing is fun and this retreat will offer ample time to explore drawing as a creative medium in itself and to see how it can be a practice that is useful in all of our creative endeavors!
September 25th and 26th
Dragon Hall
17 Stukeley
Covent Garden
London
“
I really look forward to meeting you and to drawing and exploring the creative process together! Until then, wishing you peace and happiness—
Cat
B O O K N O W !
In the retreat we’ll learn how to connect with our true creative selves and how to bring that self into the whole of our lives. I hope you’ll join me on September 25th-26th in London!
Everyone can draw and everyone is creative.
“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
—Picasso
“I LOVE YOUR BOOK! You are very encouraging to a reader whom you teach to watch, observe, and see not only what is in front of them, but what they feel inside them. You show that drawing demands we know ourselves as creative beings.
The Confident Creative is a
wonderful, useful book.”
Diana Korzenik
Former Chair Art Education
Massachusetts College of Art
Boston
J U S T A D D E D !
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th—
1:1 DRAWING /CREATIVITY COACHING SESSIONS
We’ll meet at the beautiful Hoxton Hotel in central London to explore your creative work and answer questions about the next leg of your creative journey.
Cost: £100. for 1.5 hours
Special Offer:
2-Day Creativity Retreat
only £175. with 1:1 session.
