Ziji Art Class with Nuala Clarke
"The Tibetan word for confidence is Ziji. "Zi" means 'shine' or 'glitter', and "Ji" means 'splendor' or 'dignity'...This kind of confidence contains gentleness, because the notion of fear does not arise; sturdiness, because in the state of confidence there is ever-present resourcefulness; and joy because trusting in the heart brings a greater sense of humor."
- Chogyum Trungpa Rinpoche, The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Ziji Art is a 4-week multi-disciplinary workshop focusing on the development and growth of creative practice in our daily lives with an emphasis on interdependence and its importance to making relevant and sincere work.
We will gather as a community of artists to find Ziji, a confidence as innate as the blood flowing in our veins. Using the language of meditation we can integrate our respective art practices with meditation and dharma study. With mindfulness, awareness and embodiment centered art practices we can open up generously to bring about the realization of "bodhichitta", or "awakened mind".
Cost
$60 if you pre-register for all four weeks.$40 for students / unemployed / monthly donors
No one is ever turned away due to lack of funds. Workstudy options also available. Please contact patrick@theidproject.org to make arrangements.
Class Breakdown:
Each class will begin with sitting meditation with a visualization or contemplation component and a short talk. The bulk of the classes will be making art and each session will end with reflection and discussion.
Weeks 1 and 2 will involve simple image making, 3 and 4 will involve projects which take into account the possible diverse interests of the participants of the class.
Maintaining a sitting meditation practice and an art making practice during the four week period will be encouraged.
Materials:
Classes 1 and 2: Five pieces of thick square paper any size between 7” and 24”(paper will be avail to purchase for $1 a sheet), a pencil, marker, brush and paint or favorite instrument for making marks. Materials for classes 3 and 4 will be determined based on the direction of the first two weeks.
Nuala Clarke is a painter and teacher who has had numerous solo exhibitions in Europe and North America. Her work deals primarily with her experience of physical space and the passage of time. She studies meditation at the Interdepedence Project.
You can learn more about Nuala Clarke by visiting her website:
