Chester Street Uniting Church: Arts In Action

Lindena's passion is to inspire people to experience the delights of creative expression. As a visual artist and teacher of creative and performing arts, she has taught "Creative Expression as Healing" at Nature Care College in Sydney and has facilitated creative workshops, retreats and rituals for schools, colleges, church and community groups, and the general public. Many of her students have called her the "teacher of freedom". She inspires her students with gentle guidance, encouragement and humor.	PLAY WITH PAINT with Lindena Robb Saturdays, 1 - 5pm Reawaken your creative spirit and invigorate your life. Escape to Create is for all who want to explore their creativity in a variety of visual art media. There will be gentle guidance in a step-by-step process throughout. Scroll down or CLICK HERE) to view photos from previous workshops.	Dates for 2012 24th March 12th May 14th July 15th September 10th November Information about these workshops will be coming soon. Email the special Play With Paint address, playwithpaint2012@gmail.com, to be on the contact list for updates. Cost: $50, including all materials and afternoon tea. Booking by the Thursday before the workshop is essential. Email playwithpaint2012@gmail.com or phone (02) 9869 1327 and leave a message.
For more information & all bookings Email: artsadmin@chesterstreet.org.au or phone (02) 9869 1327 and leave a message Note that advance bookings are necessary in case of changes to the program. Venue: Epping Uniting Church, corner Chester & Oxford Sts, Epping (at the roundabout) Keep up-to-date by adding your name to our email contact list. Send a message to artsadmin@chesterstreet.org.au.
Walk the Labyrinth November 2011 We created a labyrinth in the sanctuary using long strings of multi-coloured beads. We then walked the labyrinth path as a meditation, into the centre and out again, becoming aware of personal insights and meaning.

Escape to Create 2011
Branching Out to Dream, November 2011 Branches from the bush became the base for personal creations holding our dreams. The results delighted us.

A Meditation on Mandorlas, June 2011 We created mandorlas, an ancient symbol of overlapping circles representing a pair of opposites. The place where they overlap is a place of healing. We used paint, pencils, pastels, and collage in our creations.

A Meditation on Mandalas, April 2011 A mandala is a representation of wholeness. We explored the harmonizing effect of drawing or painting a mandala using metallic pens, glitter, paint and coloured papers.

A Meditation on Our Place of Belonging, March 2011 We played with a range of techniques using paints, washes, tissue paper, and coloured pencils - scratching & scraping thick paints, dribbling and blowing watery paints. Then we cut and pasted our experiments to create a collage - our personal place of belonging. Each was very different, surprising, and beautiful.


Shavuot (Pentecost). A Biblical Culture Immersion presented by Elizabeth Raine & John Squires, 30 May 2009
The call to worship	Grinding nuts and spices	The table is ready
In the temple	Lunch: the farmers' fare	A scholarly debate
Temple musician	Work included weaving	A joyous dance

Chester St Uniting Church Arts Program

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