Creativity is a marriage of feminine and masculine energy. It is a regulator or tool of sublimation in the balance of living. When held consciously, we can derive great meaning from it. We live in a complex world filled with inflated masculine energy, making for stifled creative energy as the disavowed feminine is ignored. In this three-week course, we will explore the relationship between masculine and feminine energy in creativity through lecture, discussion, and arts-based experiential activities. Our goal is to better understand the role creativity can play in giving voice to the inner feminine in communion with masculine energy. 

Materials for the class

• Writing implement 
• Notebook 
• One or more of the following material groups:
  - Canvas/canvas paper + acrylic paint
  - Paper/Bristol board + collage materials
  - Watercolor paper + watercolor paint
  - Air Dry Clay
  - Paper/Bristol board + drawing tools such as pens, pencils, color pencils, pastels, etc.

Kaitlin Staples-Vigo, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, is a board-certified Registered Art Therapist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and diligent student of Jung.  Kaitlin has a private practice both in Philadelphia and online, and she is an adjunct art therapy professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and at Marywood University in Scranton, PA. Kaitlin is also a founding member of Improv for Therapists, offering improv workshops for therapists in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Her website is  www.realhealingstudio.com.