Workshops

Covid-19 Participant Precautions and Protocols

• Self-Health screenings are required before entry: check to see if you are exhibiting any Covid-19 symptoms prior to building entry. If you do have symptoms, wait to enter premises until you have had no fever for at least 72 hours, other symptoms have improved, and at least 14 days have passed since your symptoms first appeared.
• Before entering the studio, please use hand sanitizer. We have sanitizer available at the entrance.
• Masks are encouraged and depending on how the numbers are in VT may need to be worn in the studio. 

Dance, Paint, Write! Hybrid In-Studio and Online Wednesdays, 9:30AM – 12:00 pm ET

Oct. 5th – Nov 9th and Nov. 30th & Dec. 7th. (two week mid Nov.break) $155 – 8 sessions, $80 – 4 sessions, $25 – single sessions

Dance, Paint, Write! is a body/mind/spirit energetic meditation. This process takes people into “the zone” or  flow state. (defined as an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best.) The intermodal process begins with each person standing or sitting ( according to ability*) in stillness as music plays. Each participant is encouraged to listen deeply to impulses in their body and intuitively begin to move, allowing the movement to develop into a personal dance all the while attuning to the music and the movements of the other movers in the room.  From movement we shift to intuitive painting and allow the paintbrush and colors to find their place on the page. The process then continues with free writing followed by a simple writing prompt that pulls the whole experience together. Each session concludes in a safe, supportive share and witness process where all interested can share their reflections.

*This process is designed to be accessible to typically abled people as well as people in wheelchairs, stationary chairs or on crutches. Open to adults and teens.

The hybrid model actually works very well with people sharing via zoom from home and in the studio. Appropriate for complete beginners and movers, artists and writers of all skill levels. This offering is suggested to be purchased in the 4 session series. We will meet for 8 sessions Oct. 5 – Nov. 9 (two week break, Nov 16 & 24) then meet Nov 30 & Dec. 7.

Register by calling Topaz at 802 343-8172, topazweis@gmail.com or on Venmo @Topaz-Weis

8 Sessions $155:

4 Sessions $80:

Single session $25:

11/12 Story Cloth : A Visual Storytelling Workshop

Hybrid In – Studio and Online

Story Cloth is a form of non-verbal self expression that can depict experiences of joy, inspiration and healing. Experiences of trauma or grief, that may be hard to express in words, can also be stitched into cloth in an easily understood language of personal expression.

This workshop taps into a creative revival of passing on family stories, recovering dream imagery or making political statements in cloth as many cultures around the world have done for generations.

Come to the studio and stitch, tack, weave or hot glue your personal story in this full day celebration of fabric, yarn and mixed media materials.

A mountain of materials will be provided but participants are encouraged to bring fabric trimmings, embroidery floss, buttons, beads, nature materials, etc. (that may or may not have sentimental meaning) to use or to share.

There will be a one hour lunch break. Nomad Cafe offers 10% discount for participants. City Market is across the street. You are welcome to bring a lunch from home.

Register early as space is limited

For more info call: 802 343-8172

Sat, Nov. 12, 2022, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET
$120 includes materials, $100 if paid before Nov. 1st, $80 if online, materials not included
To register send you name/contact info with a check or call 802 343-8172.

Online $85:

Before Nov. 1st $100:

After Nov. 1st $120:

12/4 Broken Bowl Workshop : Healing Broken Lives Through the Art of Kintsugi

Mark your Calendars!
(Hybrid) Sunday December 4th, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm EDT
$125 in studio includes all materials $145 includes shipping of bowl for online

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
~ Leonard Cohen

This full day workshop has been inspired by the teachings of Kintsugi, which roughly translates to “golden joinery,”  the Japanese philosophy that states, “the value of an object is not in its beauty, but in its imperfections, and these imperfections are something to celebrate, not hide.”

Join us in studio or via zoom as we each ritualistically break, paint and repair a bowl. The bowl represents us as individuals being transformed into something new, honoring our uniqueness, our beauty, our story.

Participants will engage in a multimodal process that blends ritual, writing and visual art. Please bring a journal. No art experience required!

Cost: $125 in studio includes all materials, $145 via zoom, includes bowl, glue and shipping. 

Pre-registration for zoom participants required by Nov. 15th. Contact Topaz Weis for information and registration, (802) 343-8172. Payment can be made by check, via Venmo @Topaz-Weis or at: www.expressiveartsburlington.com/workshops.

In – Studio $125:

Online $145:

10/21 Mask Up! Holiday Mask Making

$25 per mask:

12/3 Online Intro to SoulCollage®

Intro to SoulCollage® is an excellent way to experiment with the art of collage. This workshop is a deeply personalized creative experience structured around the SoulCollage® method which engages our intuition, dream images, archetypes and internal cast of characters. This workshop is open to all and can be a useful tool for those working in the healing and helping professions. This SoulCollage® intro can be used towards the pre-requisites for taking the official SoulCollage® facilitator training. This is an online workshop offered via zoom. your link will be sent after registration and payment are completed.

Saturday, December 3rd, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Cost: $50

$50: