LIZABETH MURRAY WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES
The Green Heart Guild: A series of workshops to awaken your imagination, and nurture your soul
All classes will be offered as Saturday workshops from 10-4.
Place: Elizabeth Murray's Artist Cottage, Monterey, California
Register: CALL 831-375-1613 or email: emurray@elizabethmurray.com
Cost: $190. See workshop details
Elizabeth's programs are always a combination of discovery, delight and expansion of our imagination and connection to beauty, nature and creativity.
Delicious local food awakens the senses along with flowers, light, and taking time to really look and appreciate the beauty around us. Very popular for corporation spousal events as well as retreats for teachers, artists, gardeners and all who seek a nourishing time to come home to your own creative self. Each program is individually tailored to the group and new ideas can be created for you. Workshops can be held at Elizabeth's historic home in Monterey or other locations. View the Workshop Flick.
Monet's Passion: Ideas, Inspiration and Insights from the Painter's Gardens
Elizabeth helped with the restoration of Monet's gardens and has returned annually for 25 years to photograph them. Her lecture includes, historic photos of Monet, his paintings, and horticultural information, with her gorgeous photographs, as seen in her book: Monet's Passion: Ideas, Inspiration and Insights from the Painter's Gardens. View Elizabeth's Monet Flick.
Painterly Photography
A very popular workshop (and lecture) where everyone creates a beautiful piece of art in a fun, playful atmosphere, using a retro Polaroid camera, then painting on the enlargements with pastels. Stunning hangable art and comraderie result. View the Workshop Flick.
Art Walks in Carmel
Meet with gallery owners, have lunch with local artists, and be a part of a salon discussion about beauty, art, and community, with local delicious food and wine.
Painting with Pastels
Using creamy luscious colors on prepared handmade paper, people with no art background create something beautiful, which delights and surprises them. Both the process, and the art, are marvelous. View the Art Flick.
Watercolor & Sketching in Nature
Taking time to luxuriate in the wonder of the stunning beauty of the natural world. Sketching slows us down and insists we really look and see. Relaxing and enjoyable. Learn about nature as we walk in Pt. Lobos, and enjoy a gourmet picnic. View the Art Flick.
Making Handmade Artist's Books
For travel journals or for personal exploration.
Collage Workshop
Visualize your next life dream or direction—for your career, home, love life, vacation, garden, family, etc. Or make a book of what you really love that is in your life now. Taking images from magazines and collaging them onto a large piece of paper or into a blank book creates a pictorial map of what you want to bring into your life. It is astonishing what actually comes true, in the coming year, with a clear picture of what we wish for.
Photography: Digital and Film in Gardens and Nature
Elizabeth has been a professional garden and nature photographer for 25 years. Enjoy walks in nature, or local historic gardens, to capture the beauty and learn from an expert on ways to see and capture what moves you. Selected prints can be made.
Cultivating Sacred Space
Learn cross-cultural ways to created sacred space in a garden or home with an illustrated lecture and/or workshop. Elizabeth has a best selling book Cultivating Sacred Space: Gardening for the Soul. View the Philosophy Flick.
Organic Gardening
Learn the basics to be able to grow your own salads and more—in a window box or backyard—for the freshest and most delicious healthy food.
Flower Arranging
See demonstrations of making flower bouquets for gifts, tables, and special occasions. Learn how to make a European-style hand-tied flower bouquet yourself. Utilize garden flowers and foliage. Learn about color, texture, shape, and mood.
Writing for Personal Exploration
Journaling for personal reflection and exploration.
Lectures, Book Signings and Art Shows
Elizabeth is available to give a wide variety of talks, sign her books, and create an art show of her work to discuss, enjoy, and purchase. View the Art Flick.
Contact Elizabeth Murray by email or call 831.375.1613 for more information. View the Bio Flick.
