Taught by Leslie Kregel, with inspiration from Lisa Robertson

Leslie Kregel will be teaching us to explore the meditative process of painting in the style of Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist, who dealt with mental illness for much of her life. Ms. Kusama says that art has become her way to express her mental problems..."I fight pain, anxiety, and fear every day, and the only method I have found that relieved my illness is to keep creating art. I followed the thread of art and somehow discovered a path that would allow me to live." For Kusama, these abstract works covered in repeated, curved brushstrokes are an essential form of art therapy. Leslie and Lisa will guide us in painting a small acrylic painting in the Kusama style, where you can tap into your own inner process and vision.