Saturday, March 15, 2014

hearts of stone workshop

hearts of stone workshop 5/23/2015


                 nailed love


Hearts of Stone workshop at the California center for Creative Renewal, Encinitas, CA.
Create your very own Heart of Stone in the colors and image you desire. In this workshop you will learn the contemporary fresco process used to break, paint and mend your own heart on natural stone tile. Celebrating your own heart in a beautiful work of art created through the decoration of cracks, crevices and breaks on the stone surface. Hearts can be left with visible cracks and breaks or may be mended using wire, nails, screws and clasps. All hearts are beautiful works of art, ready to hang on the wall or stand on an easel.We will be journaling the experience throughout the day. 


"Sometimes it's in the breaking that one finds the necessary pieces to put their heart together", says Diana Carey. 

This workshop takes place on the beautiful, safe and spiritual grounds of the California Center for Creative Renewal in Encinitas, CA. It's taught by Hearts of Stone developer, Diana Carey and is facilitated by art therapist, Ellen Speert.

for more information and to register see: http://artretreats.com
hearts of stone

"What appears to be a fun and fabulous workshop on making a "heart of stone", morphed into a lingering meditation for me.  My poignant wire mended travertine heart is hanging on  my wall near my bed and it speaks to me as I fall to sleep. I understand its message that, as we get older we experience life's small betrayals and intense losses and although they may break our hearts at the time, we have the capacity to mend if we choose to. I loved working the fresco techniques d.goth taught us...I look forward to trying some of this on canvas."  Kate McCavitt

Monday, July 29, 2013

closing circle Hearts of Stone workshop





The closing circle from the Hearts of Stone workshop at the California Center for Creative Renewal. What a wonderful day. Ten amazing, vulnerable and fearless souls who broke their preexisting concepts of love and life and created a new one within a new heart. Three of the participants had particular problems with their hearts, as it turned out, all three were dealing with significant problems in their worlds.
Each of them, and the others, worked through their problems with their heArt work, overcame the difficulties they were having with the process and moved forward to produce, a heart of their own making. Flaws and imperfections radiating with the colors of endurance, flexibility and love. I am always learning and always overwhelmed by the courage and creativity people bring to these workshops.






Sunday, July 7, 2013

heart of stone workshop 7/27/13


Hearts of Stone workshop at the Center for Creative Renewal in Encinitas, 7/27/13


mended heart 6"x6"
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pictured is a 6x6"mended heart on travertine. slate will also be available for those who have already made the travertine hearts or for those that would like something different.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

glass heart

 

glass heart
heart of stone mosaic style
12"x12"

love rising

love rising
6"x6" heart of stone
painting on natural stone

in the palm of my hand

in the palm of my hand
6"x12" contemporary fresco on broken stone


i am now taking hearts of stone orders
for valentines day 2012
for prices and ordering information
contact me: info@dgoth.net

slate heart

slate heart   6"x12" 

mended heart

mended heart of stone

Sunday, August 29, 2010

hearts of stone workshop 7/23/2011

heart of stone
6"x6"
painting on natural stone
hearts of stone


Hearts of Stone workshops at the California Center for Creative Renewal.
Create your very own heart of stone in the colors and image you desire.
In this workshop you will learn the contemporary fresco process used to break, paint and mend your own heart of stone. All hearts are beautiful works of art, ready to hang on the wall or stand in an easel.
We will journal throughout the day, writing poetry to express the experience. Haiku and tanka will be taught.
This workshop takes place on the beautiful, safe and spiritual grounds of the California Center for Creative Renewal in Encinitas, CA. and is  facilitated by art therapist, Ellen Speert.
for more information and to register see: http://artretreats.com


"What appears to be a fun and fabulous workshop on making a "heart of stone", morphed into a lingering meditation for me.  My poignant wire mended travertine heart is hanging on  my wall near my bed and it speaks to me as I fall to sleep. I understand its message that, as we get older we experience life's small betrayals and intense losses and although they may break our hearts at the time, we have the capacity to mend if we choose to. I loved working the fresco techniques d.goth taught us...I look forward to trying some of this on canvas."  Kate McCavitt

simple heart


heart of stone
6"x6"
painting on travertine
hearts of stone