Art For healing

Give voice to what's inside!

Art for Healing is a unique therapeutic art process; it provides a safe space to explore and express your emotions- the everyday ones or the really hard ones.

A warm welcome and a safe space awaits you . . .


Who is it for?

Anyone & everyone!

  1. join a group or bring your own!
  2. families, couples, individuals
  3. corporate/church leadership groups- team building, stress reduction & morale boosting
  4. veterans, first responders, Wounded Warriors


All ages can benefit from Art for Healing

  1. reduces stress
  2. improves mental health
  3. increases your sense of well-being
  4. improves self-esteem
  5. improves your ability to process hard emotions

All my workshops are trauma-informed


What if I'm not 'artistic'?

The beauty of the program is teaching people a new language- the language of color. During any workshop, you discover how to authentically express yourself using color. You don't have to consider yourself to be artistic or even be able to draw a stickman! All you have to do is be willing to let me, a Certified Art For Healing Instructor, gently guide you through a series of carefully formulated questions you answer with abstract shapes and colors.


Workshops

  1. stress relief
  2. body image
  3. grief
  4. compassion fatigue
  5. prayer
  6. anger
  7. Art Sozo

and more!


$65 for 2 hour workshop, includes all materials


Private Group Sessions

Would you like to book an Art For Healing session/s just for your group—whether friends, colleagues, church leaders, a church gathering, or a retreat?

I’d be delighted to explore that with you! Simply reach out and share your needs, and we’ll see how we can create a meaningful experience together.


Jane offers an incredible journey of self-healing through painting. Jane has provided several workshops to people living with ALS with the Creative Pursuits program with The ALS Association. Throughout the process Jane exhibits a kind, calm, accepting presence that makes participants at ease, able to express themselves genuinely, and feel safe to open up to the group. I am incredibly grateful for the work Jane does in her Art For Healing workshops and look forward to many more, while watching her positively impact the lives of people living with ALS.

Liz Stanley, ALS Association Arts Program Manager



"Over the course of the class, we witnessed participants form a bond and leave the studio with such joy and what seemed like a weight lifted off their shoulders! Gratitude to Jane for providing this opportunity to our community members."

Libby Hermann, Program Manager, White Bear Center For The Arts.


"Wow! To experience encouragement, guidance and care in a non-judgemental environment was lovely. I was pleasantly surprised to see what my soul produced during our session. Spending time with Jane to notice and be noticed is a wonderful, soul-soothing experience."

Shawn Yurick, Intake and Mentor Coordinator, Invisible Wounds Project.

It was an amazing experience! In one and a half hours I was able to draw very deep and valuable insights into what I was feeling.I have spent decades denying or distracting myself from my feelings but I found myself crying as I did the art Jane asked us to do. She was very good at getting us out of our thoughts. And once she got us there, she was very capable of dealing with our emotions. She was NOT AT ALL afraid of any feelings which made it so much easier because I did not have to worry about traumatizing her in the process of sharing what I was feeling. None of us were pressured to share anything but I wanted to! It felt safe enough there to do so even though the room was full of strangers…who I quickly realized understood. It’s a language of pictures. And I found those pictures had something to say to me. I DID NOT need to fear them. I felt like I had accomplished something in there that would have taken a dozen talk therapy sessions to get to…if I were even able to find that part of me at all.


So thank you so much for finding this wonderful gifted woman who is gentle and strong and who helped me find the language of my soul.


It was amazing!


"This class is fantastic! Your studio is warm and welcoming. You create an environment that is safe and creative!"

"This was amazing!  felt things that I didn't think I would in a place where I felt safe. Thank you!"

"This was absolutely beautiful! It is hard to face emotions, but to open up space so graciously is a gift."

"Thank you for the journey. For a moment to breathe, to reflect, to find insights. Awesome!"

"I really appreciate your leading us to be open and able to express our hearts in ways I didn’t expect. The structure is great. It’s not in any way intimidating. It’s very freeing. I feel greatly lifted. What a wonderful resource to be able to share."

"So welcoming and safe. I got to know myself more in a peaceful experience."