Painting Essence with Cardinal Earth
Experience the essence of Capricorn through creative practice and prompts to paint the elemental themes.
Capricorn Workshop Summary
Explore color, form, and elemental wisdom through the essence of the zodiac signs.
Welcome to this experimental workshop to nourish your creative self and explore the essence of cardinal earth - the mystical manifesting energy of Capricorn in elemental form! You will get to explore how to draw and paint in a way that embodies this sea goat energy that corresponds to the season of Winter Solstice.
Workshop Structure and Flow
+ Creative Warm-up Exploring the Cardinal signs
+ Drawing the elements of the Wheel of the Year
+ Spiraling with the expansion and contraction from Solstice to Solstice
+ Exploring themes of Cardinal Earth: structure, time, Kronos, limits, foundations, discipline, the first step, goals, building legacy, provider-ship, hard lessons, maturity, inner authority, gravity, bones, ancestors. Shadow side: harsh, authoritarian, the patriarchy, measure success only by money, workaholic tendencies
+ Creative practice for moving stuck energy and connecting with the themes of light and shadow
+ Accessing the stability of Earth and the wisdom of sacred geometry
Even though Capricorn season spans December and January, the archetype of Capricorn is present at all times of year and in every birth chart so it benefits everyone to deepen their relationship with the uncapricious climber. By painting the essence of this energy you will unlock your connection to the stability of earth and the ambitious nature of this cardinal sign.
Course Curriculum
Course Pricing
-
$48 USD
Purchase Now - Intro Lessons
- Guided Creative Practice
- BONUS Workshop
- Community Feature
“Thank you for this class. It was soul nourishing and deeply transformative for me. I am so filled with joy!!” — SC
“Awesome offering, I loved it!” — LM
“April is so thoughtful in her approach and provides a wonderful foundation of teachings that appeal to all learning senses. Everything she presents is done with such genuine care and creativity.” — DINAH
April McMurtry
about april
April Miller McMurtry is a visual artist, mother, and guide for repairing our relationship with time by attuning to the moon. She is the founder of THE MOON IS MY CALENDAR and a former classroom teacher.
With a Masters of Arts in Teaching and a background in expressive art, yoga and meditation, April loves to support creative and courageous women on their path of growth and transformation through the simple yet profound practice of self-study in relationship with cycles.
My approach to art making and creativity is through intuition, experimentation, and embodied wisdom.
degrees and certifications
- BA in Art History and Education, UC Santa Cruz
- MA in Teaching, School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont
- 220hr Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training with Madhur Nain Webster
- Dynamic Mindfulness Level 1+2 Niroga Institute with Bidyut BK Bose
legacy of learning (teachers past and present)
- Original Voice: Dark Night of the Soul with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés
- Creativity and Yoga with Hari Kirin at the Kripalu Institute
- Movement Ritual and Dance Exploration with Anna Halprin at the Tamalpa Institute
- Creative Dreamwork with Wilka Roig
- Space Weather Transmissions, Venus and Eclipse Immersions with Paramatma Siri Sadhana
- Murmurations and Energetic Basics with Ishita Sharma
- In the Stars: Astrology + Creative Practice with Hali Karla
- Painting the Feminine with Connie Solera
- Printmaking studies at Taller Rufino Tamayo in Oaxaca, México
As a teacher and an artist, I have a deep appreciation for the complexity of communication across languages and cultures, and for diversity of learning styles and modalities. I enjoy sharing the language of the moon and the symbolic system of astrology in visual and visceral ways to awaken the senses and creative spark.
looking forward to learning with you!
Description
Astrology is a way of telling time and bringing symbols, archetypes, and elements to how we experience and make meaning of our lives. It's a symbolic language of change. A connection to the spirit of life and the diverse forms this energy takes. Capricorn is the seasonal time of year in the tropical zodiac when the light begins to return in the Northern Hemisphere.
Elementally Capricorn is Cardinal Earth.
It is the first steps we take on a long journey.
It is the energy of initiation that leads to legacy.
It the sea goat... emerging from the waters of spirit into the manifested reality of earth.
It's the builder and the architect of dreams.
But have you ever wondered: What does Capricorn feel like?
And if you were to put that on paper, what would it look like?
When I began studying astrology I wanted to have a embodied sense of each sign of the zodiac. It seemed that nothing I read would stick in my brain. It felt too much like memorization.
In order to find the essence of each sign I began drawing and painting the elements of the zodiac (Fire, Earth, Air, Water) and then each of the three modalities of those elements (Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable).
I wanted to be able access it within myself.
Not to look outside to other people's interpretations, but have a direct relationship.
I turned the language of the zodiac into abstract, geometric, and organic shapes, with color, direction and movement according to the qualities of each one. It was a way of connecting with the natural world and unique energetic and elemental qualities.
I call this approach Painting Essence, for now. It is such an enlightening process and I want you to experience it for yourself!
It's truly amazing what is possible when we bring creative curiosity to our relationship with these elemental themes. So much healing is waiting for you to pick up your brush.
Course Pricing
-
$48 USD
Purchase Now - Intro Lessons
- Guided Creative Practice
- BONUS Workshop
- Community Feature
Reviews