Visual arts studio group in western MA

​There is still time to register for Taproot Studio Group!
There is a limit of 8 participants- so reserve your spot now!

Tuesdays 9:30- 12:30 in Hadley

(I may open an evening section if there is enough interest- so please let me know!)


Tap into yourself with visual art! Inspiration, community and freedom  for artists and creatives. Nourish your soul and come back to a solid sense of self by investing in your creative work.  Find that you can move in the  world with more confidence and ease because you  are taking the time to listen deeply to yourself through your creative explorations. Experience the sense of generosity and compassion returning as you feel fed, heard and valued on a deep level. 


​This is a group designed specifically for people who have some experience with visual arts, who remember how nourishing it once was and yearn to get back into it. ​You care about people, our culture, the environment and you are finding yourself disheartened. You have made a life or career that is about others, teaching, alternative healing practices, therapy, social work- and it is good work, built on your passion to serve-  but it has drained you and now you find that you hardly know yourself. Life has become hard and your motivation and direction does not seem intact. Maybe you have a hard time speaking your mind. 

It is time to come back home to yourself. Come to the Taproot Studio group, and give yourself permission to nourish your soul with your own creative practice. Bring your own materials- and an openness to play and find new doorways into your creative unconscious. I will provide inspiration for exploration in a very open ended way- developed to help you open up to your own creative source. I will bring my training as a life coach for artists, my experience as an artist and as a college professor to create a safe space for risk taking and open exploration.

You art work matters. It is essential to your own well being and to your ability to offer the world your gifts. 

Register for Taproot Studio Group

Warmly,
Val Gilman
​P.S.- please contact me if you have questions! ​