About the class

SoulCollage®, created by Seena B. Frost, is a creative, fun tool for self-discovery. It involves creating and intuitively analyzing a deck of colorful, collaged SoulCollage® cards. This four-session workshop will introduce you to intuitive collage-making, guided visualization, journaling, and optional sharing. We will focus on a different suit each month, expanding your inner landscape. No experience is required; come as you are! All supplies are provided through the materials fee.

January – The Committee Suit
The Committee Suit is the psychological dimension of your deck. Discover your inner voices and what roles they have in your life. Some examples are the shy one, the teacher, the inner critic, the caretaker, the judge, and the happy child.

February – The Community Suit
We will focus on the Community Suit, your support team. The suit honors and celebrates the places, people, and animals who support, love, and make a difference in our lives.

It contains cards for those beings that impact your personal story with their special energy.  ~ Seena Frost, SoulCollage^® Evolving, p. 31 

March – The Council Suit
The cards in this suit symbolize spirit guides and archetypes who guide you in your daily life, or who have guided you in the past, or those you wish to receive guidance from in the future. 

My Council cards are particularly important in helping me grow more aware and alert to the invisible but real energies that surround me in my life journey. I can sometimes almost feel these “angels” guiding and supporting and even challenging me.
~ Seena Frost, Founder of SoulCollage®

April – The Companion Suit
This suit has seven cards. Each represents and honors an animal energy, one for each of the seven chakra energies. This suit is all about the energetic dimensions of life. Examples: Wolf, Octopus, Eagle, Skunk, Dragon, Squirrel, Honeybee, and Hippopotamus.

The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.

About the instructor

Tomoko Murakami

Instructor / Artist

Tomoko received her MFA in printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute and her MA in Transformative Arts from John F. Kennedy University. She is also a Registered Expressive Art Educator with the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (REACE) and a certified SoulCollage facilitator. Her career includes teaching at California College of the Arts, John F. Kennedy University, and Santa Rosa Junior College, among other community centers throughout the SF Bay Area. Aside from her long career in teaching, Tomoko is skilled in restoring the beauty and integrity of Asian paintings.

https://tomokomurakami.com/
https://asianpaintingrestoration.com/

Questions and Answers

What skill level is right for me?

• All Levels
• Welcomes participants from beginning through advanced. Instructor provides a balanced and flexible curriculum suitable for participants with any level of experience.
• Beginning
• Participant has little to no experience with this medium and needs or expects guidance at every step during the class. Participant wants to learn about materials, techniques, and vocabulary of the medium.
• Intermediate
• Participant is comfortable with the medium and expects both guidance and time to work alone with the medium.
• Advanced
• Participant is very confident with all aspects of the medium. Participant is self-motivated; ready to experiment and develop their artistic voice.

Is there a building map so I can find my room ahead of time?

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What is the process for cancelling my registration?

We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class. 

Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee, or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.

Do you pro-rate late additions to classes?

Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org to request a late addition.

I am interested in teaching, where can I find more information?

We are always looking for new instructors. You can find more information about the process here, or fill out the form directly here.

Where can I find your full class policies and guidelines?

You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.

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