Free program for parents and children

Create with your child!

Free 1 to 2-hour creativity programs are available at your home with a minimum of 3 additional parent/child creativity pairs.

How often do you and your child have a special time together where you both are learning new things? Here is a free opportunity, all materials supplied, to introduce you to the programs of Art Experiences and Imagination Arts. There is no further obligation. Just enjoy this special time with your child.

Contact Kristen Boyesen at (two one six) 577-9874 or WildernessArtist @ sbcglobal.net for more information.

See available dates for June at PAGES in the right column.

Free Creative Expressions Samplers for Assisted Living Facilities in the Greater Cleveland area

Free 90-minute creativity programs are available to assisted living facilities in the Greater Cleveland area for the remainder of 2011.

This offer is limited to one free Creative Expressions Sampler per facility, and is an introduction to the many programs offered through Art Experiences and Imagination Arts. All materials are supplied free of charge.

The sampler will include three creativity segments:
Express yourself through sound in a group percussion ensemble,
With color (paint, oil pastel, or collage), and
With words (round-robin tall tale).

Contact Kristen at (two one six) 577-9874 or WildernessArtist @ sbcglobal.net.

Free Creative Expressions Samplers:

Remember what it was like to be innocent, free from fear, and curious about the world?

When you used paint to make marks, splashes, and drips on paper just to see what would happen? (Visual & kenetic experimentation).

When word games were explorations into the world of giggles? (Fearless verbal exploration.)

When you could bang on a pot with a wooden spoon to see what sounds you could make? (Creative rhythm & sound.)

Experience that joy of life again in a Free Creative Expressions Sampler.

Creativity is an essential component of being human whether you describe yourself as “artistic” or regularly affirm that you are a “just the facts” kind of person. The samplers are a taste of Creative Expressions I, where there are opportunities to:

Utilize a variety of personal expressive techniques,

Practice exercises based on psychology and science,

Acquire tools for creatively coping with life’s glitches,

Awaken, expand, and deepen your creativity,

Discover and enjoy your authentic self,

Experience new ways of communicating (visually, verbally, & rhythmically),

Develop your personal pathways to inner peace,

And exercise your brain.



Since 2005, this ever-evolving program has been presented in a variety of venues for people in many stages of life. Participants report acquiring new ways of seeing the world, self, and relationships; an ever-growing ability to make authentic behavioral choices; and to live with joy in daily life.

All participants at Samplers and Workshops receive a landscape art print by Kristen Boyesen.

Free Sampler Workshops are in need of hosting locations. If you can provide space for 4 to 15 people at your home or facility for a 2-hour Creative Expressions Sampler, please contact Kristen at (two one six)-577-9874. Samplers are available for adults only or for families (one participating adult is required for each child). Your choice!

Hosts receive a $10 workshop credit for each guest at their Sampler who registers for a Creative Expressions workshop with a $20 down payment. Kristen is scheduling now for Samplers to begin on Monday June 6.

Sampler participants who sign up for a Creative Expressions I workshop with a $20 deposit while at a Sampler receive $10 off the $70 workshop fee. The Sampler is free, and there is no obligation to sign up for a workshop. One free Sampler per person, please, though hosts may host as many times as they wish.

All Samplers must have a minimum of 4 participants (or 4 parent/child duos). The maximum, 10 to 20, depends on the venue. Do you have a large back yard (and alternate rain-space)?

After locations and dates are set, guests may sign up with Kristen, through Meetup or with the host.

Creative Expressions I, a 9 to 5 Workshop

Remember what it was like to be innocent, free from fear, and curious about the world? When you used paint to make marks, splashes, and drips on paper just to see what would happen? When word games were explorations into the world of giggles? When you could bang on a pot with a wooden spoon to see what sounds you could make?

Experience that joy of life again in a full day of Creative Expression.

Creativity is an essential component of being human whether you describe yourself as “artistic” or regularly affirm that you are a “just the facts” kind of person. The Samplers are a small taste of the many forms of creativity that are explored in Creative Expressions I as a group and in an open studio format. There will be demonstrations, examples, and guest facilitators for optional special classes or energy healing sessions.



You will:

Utilize a variety of personal expressive techniques,

Practice exercises based on psychology and science,

Acquire tools for creatively coping with life’s glitches,

Awaken, expand, and deepen your creativity,

Discover and enjoy your authentic self,

Experience new ways of communicating (visually, verbally, & rhythmically),

Develop your personal pathways to inner peace,

And exercise your brain.

Since 2005, this ever-evolving program has been presented in a variety of venues for people in many stages of life. Participants report acquiring new ways of seeing the world, self, and relationships; an ever-growing ability to make authentic behavioral choices; and to live with joy in daily life.

Creative Expressions I workshops are in need of hosting locations. If you can provide space for 10 to 15 people at your home or facility, please contact Kristen at (two one six)-577-9874.

Hosts for full-day workshops receive $20 off a future workshop fee in addition to any credits earned from hosting Samplers. You may host as many workshops as you wish and attend each one free!

All participants receive a landscape art print by Kristen Boyesen.

Price: $70 including materials and lunch. (Optional: bring a dish to share.) A minimum of four participants gistered with a $20 down payment is required to insure the workshop is scheduled. Others may join at the door if space is available. The price at the door is $80 plus a dish to pass for lunch. (The dish is optional for those who register in advance.)

It's not about day-dreaming. It's not about art.

It's about the possibilities ...

Classes/Workshops with Kristen Boyesen at Heavenly Hardware, Tremont

Imagination Arts information (New posts below.)

A traveling workshop for creativity training, wellness, brainstorming.
Email: wildernessartist (at) sbcglobal.net
Phone: (two one six) 577-9874
Read program review here.
Program for Veterans started Nov 2007, ongoing.

2009 Artist's Way Women's Retreat in Lakeside, Ohio

I participated in this retreat last year as a session presenter and an attendee of the other retreat offerings, and it was a wonderful experience. Please check out the website at the title link for information on rates, early bird specials, and registration information.

Retreat organizer Wendy Fedan does a great job of pulling everything together to make it creative experience of self discovery and expression, relaxation, and fun.

"Create-A-Way" artist retreat – Lake Logan. N.C. - May, 2010

Mark your calendars for Wendy Fedan's 2010 "Create-A-Way" Artist's Way retreat in North Carolina, at Lake Logan, May 7-9.

There are three cottages for for participants, and EVERY bedroom has its own bathroom!

Here are the rates:

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: (for those who send a $200 deposit by October 1, 2009
SHARED ROOM: $375
PRIVATE ROOM: $425

IF REGISTERING (with $200 deposit) AFTER OCT.1, 2009:
SHARED ROOM: $425
PRIVATE ROOM: $475

We will have ALL NEW workshops next year, with some familiar workshop leaders and a couple new ones.
One workshop description has been finalized:

"DRAWING FROM NATURE"

Whether you are “unable to draw stick figures” or a seasoned artist, you will delight in the freedom of this class led by Kristen Boyesen. The emphasis will be on the movement, shapes, observations, and curvy lines found in nature. Finished drawings are not the object of the class, but observation and immersion in the joy and the beauty of nature. Let go of your notions about whether or not you can draw, or that you are a “good” or “bad” artist. All such self-imposed structures and labels dampen creativity!

Delve into the moment. Abandon the everyday world of lists and duties to the sublime world of shape, light & dark, and the glorious variety of the natural world. You will be pleased and surprised at the results … within … and on your paper. Bring your own supplies or use those provided for $3.00. (Keep your drawings, return the drawing instruments.)

Website with more information to be added soon.
For more information email Wendy Fedan: wfedan@earthlink.net

Arising-Heart Meditation, Cleveland OH

Meditation comes in many forms. The first get-together of the Cleveland-Akron meditation group, Arising-Heart, will be on Saturday, June 20, 8:30 to 10:00 AM at the Art Experience/Imagination Arts studios, 64 Wandle Ave, Bedford 44146. This beginning session will have two 20-minute meditation periods, a presentation, discussion, and refreshments. $5, payable below. Registration is required. Space is limited to 20. Registration is by email: WildernessArtist (at) sbcglobal.net or through Linkedin "send a message" service.

Learning Self-Control through Family Fun Activity

Art Smarts!
There are very few activities parents and children can do together where both parent and child are equally challenged, equally experiencing something new, and equally vulnerable. Such a sharing between parent and child creates new bonds of closeness, awareness, and understanding of each for the other.

Learn easy exercises for connecting with the world and with each other.

Experiential: do the exercises, feel the results.

Useful: Learn a technique to do at home, in the car, while waiting in lines, to help change mood.

Ages 5 and up. At least one parent must accompany children.

TIME: Saturday, April 18, 9:00 to 10:30

COST: $15 per family

LOCATION: Chagrin Falls Middle School Library, 342 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH 44022

INSTRUCTOR: Kristen Boyesen

REGISTER: Call 440-247-5375 - (Voice Message 24 Hours a Day.) Leave your name, phone number, course title, and if you are a resident or non-resident. You will be contacted for further information.

Kristen Boyesen is a Life Learning and Creativity Coach, member of COSE, Cleveland Coach Federation, American Holistic Medical Association and Eldercare Professionals of Ohio. She has over twenty years’ experience as an art instructor and exhibits her art in galleries in New York and Ohio. She is pursuing graduate studies in Art Therapy at Ursuline College.

Stress Busters Workshop, Chagrin Falls

Take a break from stress, routine, and deadlines. Learn to change your perception, mood, and behavior through easy exercises based on meditative drawing (without looking at the paper).

Retrain your brain.
Let go and be free.

Materials included. No art experience needed. (Follow-up advanced classes are available on request.)

TIME: Monday, April 20, 6:30 to 9:00 PM

COST: $22

LOCATION: Chagrin Falls Middle School Library, 342 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH 44022

INSTRUCTOR: Kristen Boyesen

REGISTER: Call 440-247-5375 - (Voice Message 24 Hours a Day.) Leave your name, phone number, course title (Stress Relief Workshop), and if you are a resident or non-resident. You will be contacted for further information.

Active Imagination Interactive Event, Chagrin Falls

Experience “aha’ moments, ignite creativity and feel a sense of community through meditative practices, word games and interaction with percussive instruments. Learn an easy meditative drawing (without looking) technique for inner peace, wellness, and activating intuition. Short lectures are followed by instruction, practice, and group discussion.

Excite, feed and retrain your brain.
Let go and be free.

Materials are included. No art, writing, or musical experience necessary. (Follow-up advanced classes are available on request.)

TIME: Saturday, April 25, 9:00 AM to Noon

COST: $22

LOCATION: Chagrin Falls Middle School Library, 342 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls, OH 44022

INSTRUCTOR: Kristen Boyesen

REGISTER: Call 440-247-5375 - (Voice Message 24 Hours a Day.) Leave your name, phone number, course title (Active Imagination), and if you are a resident or non-resident. You will be contacted for further information.

Workshop Opportunity for Cleveland Area Schools

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Spring is in the air!

Provide students with an innovative tool to:
• Focus
• Activate Imagination
• Calm Spring Fever
• Ignite Creativity

All age groups benefit, including teachers!

The Imagination Arts program uses a motivational talk & slide show, instruction, and a beginning drawing exercise to teach students to let go of circular thinking and enable concentration. Doing the exercises is calming before tests and opens the brain to contemplative thought for creative writing and problem solving.

The program can be matched to the hosting class, whether it is English, math, art, or social studies. Each teacher requesting the class may give an overview of what is being taught and how innovation and creative thinking would help excite the students to the current topic.

One room for the program should be provided for all day presentations to ease set-up time. With time between classes, the program is mobile. Tables or writing surfaces are required. Pens and clipboards are provided. The school should provide two reams of copy paper per day for supplies.

The cost for this all-day opportunity for your students is $200.


Kristen Boyesen has 20 years experience as an art instructor for workshops and private lessons, as college adjunct for drawing classes, a public speaker-demonstrator for groups and organizations, and motivational speaker at wellness facilities.

Creative Play for Kids, Cleveland East Side

Give your kids a treat next time you have an appointment, or need to go to work on a "snow day" or teacher's conference day. Click the title link for more information.

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Internet Radio interview-LadyBug Live

I was interviewed last month for this program. Hear about Imagination Arts programs and benefits and some of the background and initiating philosophy. Windows Media Player needed. (My Mac does not have one, so let me know what I said!)

Drawing Day, Cleveland. Non-artists can participate!

Imagination Arts will be at the June Art Show sponsored by Artists Review Today with a drawing station for those who would like to participate in the world wide coming together to post one million drawings on the internet on June 7.

The Imagination Arts station is for everyone ages 5 to 105, whether or not you have any drawing ability. In fact, it is easier to do the drawing exercise if you do NOT have drawing ability!

The link above is for a podcast I recorded last night with Mark Quinn. Download it to your iPod or listen at your computer to hear our discussion on Drawing Day, stress relief, the brain, and using meditation to change a bad mood to a good mood.

We really are in charge of how we live our lives. Click the link to hear more!

Come to the Galleria on Saturday, June 7, to make a drawing (or to record your eye movement without looking at the paper) to be uploaded to the internet. Do several drawings, choose your favorite. New experiences create new brain cells. 10 AM to 3 PM.

Join us for this exciting event, and cast your vote for your favorite artwork at the June Art Show 2008.

Endorsement by VA Medical Center Psychologist

(Kristen Boyesen) "is utilizing her skills in art along with a unique meditation intervention to assist veterans to ease pain and suffering from a variety of physical and mental health conditions. ...Her workshops reflect an appreciation of the importance of empowerment, hope, and genuine sensitivity to the needs of others ..."

Click image to read entire testimonial.

Meditation, Laughter, Peace: Cleveland area workshop

Yes, It's Meditation

No, it isn't Boring

Do a Task
Have a Laugh

Imagination Arts

Workshops are available at your facility, business, wellness center, and for your organization.

Contact Kristen Boyesen at 216-577-9874.