Linwood summer house

2008 Creative Arts Workshops:
(in order by date)

LINWOOD'S LANDSCAPE HISTORY AND DESIGN
Instructors: George W. Curry and Christine Capella-Peters

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008 ..... 1:00 - 3:00 PM.
Deadline for registration: Thursday, May 15.
.........Send completed registration form by mail or email directly to the instructor.
Cost: $ 25 All proceeds directly benefit Linwood Gardens' preservation
Location: Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Pavilion, NY 14525
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Discover Linwood’s distinctive American Country Place Era landscape with prominent landscape architects and historic preservation experts.
Learn about Linwood’s history and design which is unique to Western New York. 
This special in depth walking tour explores the gardens and larger landscape that slowly are being reclaimed and ultimately preserved.
Wear comfortable walking shoes. Tour proceeds rain or shine.  Afterwards, there will be time to explore the gardens on your own.

Materials needed: None

Questions and registration to: Karen Cowperthwaite
phone (845-797-0244), email kecowperthwaite@yahoo.com

FLOWERS, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Instructor: Jean K. Stephens
Two Day Workshop
Date: Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13, 2008..... 10 AM - 5 PM both days.
Deadline for registration: Monday, June 1.
.......... Send completed registration form by mail or email directly to the instructor.
Cost: $ 140
Location: Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Pavilion, NY 14525
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Georgia O’Keeffe’s luscious, sensuous floral paintings will serve as inspiration for your artwork in this two-day workshop.  We’ll discuss her use of color and composition as means to expression. Working in a medium of your choice, you will be encouraged to take an intimate look into the form of flowers and extract and express their essence.  Come into the garden, open to going beyond the botanical, focusing inward, expanding outward.
Plenty of individual guidance and group sharing will support you in this exploration. 

Materials needed: A materials list will be sent upon registration.

Questions and registration to: Jean K. Stephens

FIGURE IN THE GARDEN
Instructor: Lanna Pejovic
Two Day Workshop
Date: Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, 2008 ..... 10 AM - 5 PM both days.
Deadline for registration: Monday, Friday, June 13, 2008.
.........Send completed registration form by mail or email directly to the instructor.
Cost: $ 170 (includes model fee of $30)
Location: Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Pavilion, NY 14525
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Following in the tradition of Manet and Gauguin, this two-day workshop will offer the unique opportunity to combine the human figure with the lovely setting of Linwood Gardens. Two professional, nude or clothed female models will be available both days. You will explore numerous visual possibilities through instruction in gesture and line drawings using a variety of traditional media. Extended poses will allow for value renderings and painting.
All levels of experience are welcome. Beginners will receive enough structure to guide them while those more advanced will be able to focus on their own interests.

Materials needed: A materials list will be sent upon registration.

Questions and registration to: Lanna Pejovic

COLLABORATIVE POETRY WORKSHOP
Instructor: Ansie Baird
Date: Friday, July 18 ..... 10.00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Deadline for registration: Friday, July 1, 2008.
.........Send completed registration form by mail or email directly to the instructor.
Cost: $ 50
Location: Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Pavilion, NY 14525
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In this beautiful country setting, we will share our emerging poems and gently critique one another, with a chance provided for revising and reading aloud. The instructor will suggest several writing exercises and time will be incorporated into the day for walking in the gardens, conjuring ideas, writing in experimental forms. We will consider each others' poems in an entirely unscholarly manner. Bring your own lunch and drink. Nourishment of a less tangible kind will inevitably emerge from among our various sensibilities.

Materials needed: sketchbook, pencils, ink pens, colored pencils

Questions and registration to: Ansie Baird

PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN OIL
Instructor: Jean K. Stephens
Two Day Workshop
Date: Thursday, July 24and Friday, July 25..... 10 AM - 5 PM both days.
Deadline for registration: Saturday, July 12.
.......... Send completed registration form by mail or email directly to the instructor.
Cost: $ 140
Location: Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Pavilion, NY 14525
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This workshop will focus on capturing the essence of the landscape through direct painting outdoors. Students will learn to select a subject, develop a composition, and apply a basic oil technique to complete a painting in a short amount of time. Jean will demonstrate paint application, color mixing, and discuss the use of atmospheric perspective. You can expect individual guidance and a group critique. A great introduction to plein air painting. some experience with oils is helpful.

Materials needed: A materials list will be sent upon registration.

Questions and registration to: Jean K. Stephens

PASTELS INSIDE OR OUT
Instructor: Kathryn Bevier
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008..... 10 AM - 4:30 PM both days.
Deadline for registration: Monday, August 4.
.......... Send completed registration form by mail or email directly to the instructor.
Cost: $ 75
Location: Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Pavilion, NY 14525
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Spend the day experiencing a variety of exercises and methods that will help to reinforce the fundamentals of working with pastels. Weather permitting we will work en plein air overlooking the beautiful Linwood landscape. If there is rain, we will work indoors from an interior setting. In the morning we will focus on strategies for successful beginnings through understanding values and composition. In the afternoon we will turn our attention to the use of color and color mixing.  The class will run from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Cost: $75. Weather permitting, Kathryn will extend the class for early evening plein air painting. 5:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. for an additional charge of $25.

Materials needed: A materials list will be sent upon registration.

Questions and registration to: Kathryn Bevier

Energy Medicine 101
Instructor: Caryn Diel
Two day workshop
Dates: Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16 ..... 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Deadline for registration: Friday, July 25.
.........Send completed registration form by mail or email directly to the instructor.
Cost: $ 225
Location: Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Pavilion, NY 14525
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Have you ever wanted to know about the “Human Energy Field” and Auras?  Or, what is Healing really?  This two-day workshop will introduce you to sensing energy, learning how we use our energy field in relationships, and how we create either disease or health.  We will look at the nuts and bolts of the Aura and more!
Day 1:  What is High Sense Perception?  We will explore the world of Chakras, Auras, colors, and the topic of “receiving guidance.”
Day 2:  What is Healing?  What is disease and how do we heal?  Learn to create your own healing plan.
 
Materials needed:      1 Massage Table and 1 Pendulum

Questions and registration to: Caryn Diel

COED HEALING LOVE
Instructor: Caryn Diel
Date: Sunday, August 17..... 9 AM - 5 PM.
Deadline for registration: Friday, July 25.
.........Send completed registration form by mail or email directly to the instructor.
Cost: $ 100 for one or $175 for couples
Location: Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Pavilion, NY 14525
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The Healing Tao for Men and Women
Cultivating and Transforming Sexual Energy
Seeking more enjoyment and satisfaction in your life?  Join us for a day of exploration, sharing and practice in the ancient art of Taoist Sexual Practices.  No experience necessary and you do not need to be in a relationship to attend.
In this day long class you will learn:
Basic Taoist Principles regarding sexual energies
The biology of esoteric sex
How to circulate and purify sexual Chi
Single and Dual cultivation practices
Guidelines to staying radiant and healthy
Facts every man should know about Female sexuality

Materials needed:          No materials needed.

Questions and registration to: Caryn Diel

Chi Nei Tsang 102
Instructor: Caryn Diel
Three-day workshop
Dates: Friday, Auguest 22, Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24, 2008
..... 10 AM - 5 PM.
Deadline for registration: Friday, July 25, 2008.
.........Send completed registration form by mail or.email directly to the instructor.
Cost: $375
Location: Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Pavilion, NY 14525
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Chi Nei Tsang 102
Global Body Attitude; Breath & Structure
Chi Nei Tsang is a wholistic approach to massage therapy within a Traditional Chinese Medicine paradigm.  In this level 2 course you will learn how to relieve internal patterns of tension and the resulting misalignments of the posture and flow of chi through the body.  CNT works to provide deep healing by working directly on internal dysfunctions and energy blocks.  CNT is not only a body therapy technique, but a whole discipline involving training in vital energy cultivation (qigong) and active meditations to help open body, mind, and spirit.
 
 
Materials needed:          1 Massage Table

Questions and registration to: Caryn Diel

The Linwood Gardens are listed on
The New York State Register of Historic Places.
Not-for-Profit

Linwood also serves as a private residence and is only open for the Festival of Flowers and the Workshop participants.
It is not a commercial nursery