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Exciting Outreach program in Marin!
We are happy to report that on June 6, 2019, Amanda Basler and Corinne Troisfontaine offered a workshop on children’s creativity to 11 summer staff at a nearby non-profit called Slide Ranch www.slideranch.org. (Part of the Golden Gate recreation area in San...
Community Outreach at Esalen
Our team just returned from Esalen for our yearly June workshop. We had the most wonderful time enjoying the true magic of spontaneous inspiration. Our group included people from all corners of the world and all came eager to rediscover creativity in its purest...
Cassou Institute for Creative Expression scholarship recipient, Frances Raiford.
Frances Raiford received a CICF scholarship for a 5 day Intuitive Painting workshop with Cherie Ray at True You Creativity Studio in Houston, Texas. Frances participated virtually. Read about Frances’ experience. Prior to beginning the Intuitive Painting Workshop, my...
The Cassou Institute for Creative Freedom Board Member: Cherie Ray
I was bitten, but by what? It happened at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House in majestic Taos, New Mexico in the early 2000’s. This is where I met Michele Cassou and directly experienced her Point Zero Painting Process. I had put my name on the waiting list for my very...
Inside The Heartbeat Of Creation
I waited for spring recess, counting the days. The children would be off from school, and the painting studio would be closed. It would be deliciously empty. I would go in. I had a project. My dream had become more and more pressing. I wanted to paint a painting as...
A Conversation Between Michele Cassou & Julie Keefe, General Manager, Mabel Dodge Luhan House about 20 Years Together!
We are very excited to host the 20th anniversary offerings of Michele Cassou's Creativity Rediscovered: Zero Point Painting in May and September 2018. This has been one of the most popular workshops ever offered at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House. Although an injury to...
Looking for Creative Aliveness?
Looking for Creative Aliveness? Take a Risk! Drawing by Michele Cassou
Living Creatively Free
Living Creatively Free Keep moving the brush, even if the judgments are loud and seem real. Drawing by Michele Cassou
The Radical Power of the Principles of Creativity
The Radical Power of the Principles of Creativity "Often when people think they are creatively blocked or lack talent, they might simply be carrying a misconception about creativity and its potential. When the true purpose of creativity is rediscovered and understood,...
Forget About the End Product
Forget About the End Product "Pick up your brush and enjoy the call of the creative void. Don’t choose your color. Let the choice come to you. Take the color that is alive for you at that moment, the one that calls to you. You do not have to like it or even know...