Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE: ELEMENTS OF STUDIO PRACTICE

Introduction to Part One

1.   The Practice of Intention: Divine Alignment

2.   The Practice of Making Art: The Eros of All Possibility

3.   The Practice of Witness: Breathing In, Breathing Out

PART TWO: STUDIO TEACHINGS

Introduction to Part Two

4.   Call and Response: The Group as Witness Environment

5.   Recovering the Intergendered Soul

The Divine Character: Kim’s Story

Kate in the Artist’s Garden: Sallie’s Story

The Indigenous Soul: Pat’s Story

6.   Renewing Tradition

Resting in the Embrace of the Dark Mother: Annette’s Story

The Sabbath Bride and Friends: Pat’s Story

7.   Reclaiming the Indigenous Soul of the Artist

“Bee” Yourself: Dave’s Story

Re-Membering: Pat’s Story

Mother, Real and Imagined: Lisa’s Story

8.   Art and the Big Picture

Art for Peace: Barbara’s Story

Making Art, Being of Service: Dayna’s Story at the Open Studio Project

Amazwi Abesifazane: “Voices of Women”

9.   Building Image Communities

References

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