Note: Instructor Mary Thompson is retiring. Please join us for a final session and a few refreshments!
Artistic expression offers the opportunity for spiritual growth, transformation and healing. This monthly open watercolor studio is a chance to play and learn new techniques without worrying about perfection or finished product. Meet new friends and practice listening to your heart as you paint.
For this final session of Art as Prayer, we’ll celebrate the 800th anniversary of the “Canticle of the Creatures,” a composition composed by St. Francis during the last year of his life. Known for his love of nature, St. Francis wrote the canticle praising God through the wonders of creation. It included references to Brother Sun, Sister Moon and Stars, Brothers Wind and Air and Sister Water. He often referred to animals as “sisters
and brothers to mankind.”
“My sweet little sisters, birds of the sky,” Francis wrote. “You are bound to heaven, to God your Creator. In every beat of your wings and every note of your songs, praise Him.”
We’ll honor St. Francis and look to nature as inspiration for our own paintings.
Supplies are provided for in-person participants, but feel free to bring your own paints, brushes, etc.
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DIRECT LINKS TO REGISTRATION
In-person:
https://fsc.retreatportal.com/calendar/event?programcode=25SVD09316
Zoom:
https://fsc.retreatportal.com/calendar/event?programcode=25SVD09310
You may also like the following events from Franciscan Spirituality Center:
- This Monday, 4th August, 09:00 am, Iconography Workshop (in-person) in La Crosse
- This Thursday, 7th August, 04:00 pm, Mental Health Wellness, Connection and Hope Support Group (in-person) in La Crosse
- This Thursday, 7th August, 06:30 pm, Meditation for Emotional Health (Zoom) in La Crosse
Also check out other
Arts events in La Crosse,
Fine Arts events in La Crosse.
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