Cosmic Smashbooking®

Saturday, March 1 • 9 AM – 12 PM (CT)
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What is Cosmic Smashbooking®?

Grounding in the sacredness of Earth, in the sacredness of the Cosmos, Cosmic Smashbooking®(CSB) is an intuitive art form. It is a fusion of intentional creativity and self-discovery through art journaling.

It’s a space where you can process whatever is on your mind or in your life.

This unique creative process employs language, image, and color. In the Cosmic Smashbook®, journaled pages of emotions such as resting, releasing, grounding, claiming, celebrating, grieving, and intention setting are prayed over and composted under color, collage, paint, and mixed media.

In your first session, the journal is created, incorporating all of the senses (who knows? There may be more than 5!) and your intention is set for your CSB experience. In returning sessions, new pages revolving around your original intention are “smashed,” weaving in new or remembered experiences, perhaps a monthly or seasonal theme, always keeping vigil for your Muse to appear, keeping your inner critic at bay.

Creating the journal includes making a cover, setting an intention, gluing every other page together, smashing the pages, adding ribbons, cords and embellishments, and gilding the edges. Once the perfection is smashed out, the journaling begins, followed with petitioning, then painting over it all and adding collage if desired. The pages will lead the path.

Learn more: Cosmic Smashbooking & Purple Sun Arts | Cosmic Smashbooking

Format: In-Person at The Well | The facilitator will be in person.
Supplies Included

Facilitator: Dr. Ann Viernes

Dr. Ann Viernes developed a love for nature and art early on. She pursued science and art, studying biology at DePaul University and working in laboratory medicine and healthcare for over 40 years. She earned her Doctorate in Health Sciences (DHSc) from Rush University in 2009. After retiring, she followed her dream of becoming an artist, traveling and taking courses in painting and jewelry.
In 2020, Dr. Viernes participated in an online Summer Solstice Retreat by Woman Unleashed, which inspired her to open Purple Sun Arts LLC in Oak Park, IL. This space offers art, a boutique, and a creative learning center. She is a Certified Cosmic Smashbook™ Guide, a Cosmic Transformational Life Coach, and a certified Art Medicine™ Practitioner.
As a multimedia artist, she teaches gel monoprinting, art journaling, and offers transformational life coaching. Her workshops focus on healing through art, creating layered portal paintings. Her artwork includes acrylic, ink, watercolor, collage, and objects from nature. She also curates work from other artists, fostering a community of creativity and healing. Learn more about her work: Purple Sun Arts

Thanks to our generous donors, scholarships are available! If a scholarship would help you participate, we encourage you to apply. Click here to fill out the scholarship form.