Tuesday, July 8th, 6 – 8:00 pm at the BAA Community Studio
(2810 Wilderness Pl, Suite C, Boulder CO)
FREE workshop!
Do you have a dream that’s been left slumbering, waiting for that perfect moment to spark back into existence? Bring it to life with a Vision Board! Holding the vision of Dream in the mind’s eye is a great place to start, but it can become taxing to keep the pieces together. Creating a Vision Board transforms the dream into a concrete image, allowing the mind to rest and starting the process of manifestation outside of the self.
“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” –Dale Turner
What is a Vision Board?
A vision board is a collection of images and words that are collaged together to affirm and clarify a dream or goal.
It is a simple visualization tool that can be easily created to ground your dreams in reality. Once your Vision Board is complete every time you look at it, it will transport you to your goal, which creates a loop of affirmation and reflection.
Using found images allows for the unconscious to speak through the collage, helping navigate what you think you want to what you truly want. Sometimes something unexpected makes its way onto your Vision Board and as the year unfolds it becomes clear why it belongs there. The mystery is part of the fun.
You can make a vision board for any amount of time or any specific dream. Sometimes narrowing in on something specific can lend more power to the dream. For example, when I was getting married in 2013 I made a vision board just about how I wanted to feel at my wedding. I’ve also made vision boards for my home, my career, and my travel plans. However it is also perfectly fine to make a collage that represents your whole life or the whole world!
Materials
Part of the Joy of a Vision Board is the simplicity with which it can be created. There are only four materials needed to get started:
- A collection of Images. Magazines are a classic place to start the search. Any magazine will do although National Geographic, Art Magazines, and Nature magazines tend to have more evocative imagery. Old calendars can also be a good place to find images as well.
- Scissors.
- Glue or Tape.
- A board. Posterboard or cardboard are nice and sturdy, although I have also created vision boards on the cover of journals or on scrapbook paper.
NOTE: The BAA will have some materials available, however, if possible please bring your own (plus extra to share – especially magazines!). You may also want to have specific images, photos printed & on hand for your own use, symbolizing a personal dream or desire.
About Khiri
Artwitch and Creatrix Khiri Lee creates work steeped in sacred, ritual and performance art. Using mixed media and movement, she is inspired to work with myth and deities that are archetypically relevant in modern life. Each piece she creates is infused with intention. Each painting is a building block in a new mythos, chipping away at the old paradigm and creating a mythology unique to her place in the world. The result is a personal language of color, texture, rhythm, and beauty reflected in mixed media paintings, installation art, dancing, and zines.
She has a BA in Art History and 10+ years experience using community theatre to educate and create safe environments for the next generation of artists, performers, and leaders to express themselves. Heavily influenced by her time with the non-profit Turning the Wheel Productions, Khiri weaves embodied movement into her ever evolving art practice.
Over the years she has made dozens, possibly hundreds of Vision Boards for short term and long term visions. She was initiated into the magic of putting hopes, desires, and wishes onto paper in High School after an invitation to create a New Year Vision board by a friend. Since 2020 Khiri has made a vision board every New Moon, and hosts monthly New Moon Vision Board Gatherings on her discord server.
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