Inner Portrait: A Creative Journey of Self-Discovery
Explore self-expression through curiosity, reflection, and imagination. A welcoming class for everyone-no art experience needed.
program overview
Inner Portrait invites you to rediscover the joy of playful self-expression. In this welcoming, all-levels class, we explore gentle embodied awareness, guided imagery, and imaginative exercises that awaken creativity from within. Through movement, drawing, painting, collage, writing, and reflection, your inner experience naturally takes form in a way that is uniquely your own.
Rather than focusing on artistic technique, this class emphasizes curiosity, authentic expression, and creative exploration. In a supportive community, you’ll discover art as a language for expressing what words often cannot capture, opening new perspectives, deepening self-awareness, and nurturing meaningful personal growth.
Inspired by the Tamalpa Life/Art Process and informed by my own artistic practice, this workshop integrates movement, art-making, and reflection to support self-discovery through embodied expression.
instructor Overview
Tomoko Murakami
Tomoko Murakami received her MFA in Printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute and her MA in Transformative Arts from John F. Kennedy University. She is a Registered Expressive Arts Educator (REACE) with the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association and a certified SoulCollage® facilitator.
An award-winning Bay Area artist, Tomoko creates immersive installations and works in both traditional and contemporary printmaking. She has taught, demonstrated, and lectured at California College of the Arts, Santa Rosa Junior College, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Legion of Honor, and numerous community art centers throughout the Bay Area.
With over 35 years of experience as an art conservator specializing in Asian paintings, she brings deep respect for traditional materials and techniques to her work. In her teaching, Tomoko integrates technical skill with embodied awareness, guiding artists to deepen their creative voice and expand their imaginative freedom.
http://www.TomokoMurakami.com
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Membership Has Its Benefits
All Silver Memberships and above receive 10% off the registration cost for any class purchase over $40.
Materials fees are not discounted.
Membership helps support our programs, events, and financial aid programs.
Become a member today and find community, connection, and creativity.
Class FAQ
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 (minus the payment processing and services 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.
All credits must be used within 1 year.
You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.
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 [email protected] so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
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 [email protected] to request a late addition.
We are always looking for new instructors. You can fill out the form directly here.
Fridays Weekly · 4 Weeks
October 9 – November 6, 2026
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Friday, October 9, 2026 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
No class on October 23
Experience Level
All-Levels, Beginning, Intermediate and AdvancedAge(s)
18-overRegistration Cost:
$200
Materials Fee:
$25
Total Registration Cost:
$225
