Purple Apple Arts

BeadWork, Classes and Retreats by Sue Swanson

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Purple Apple Arts welcomes you!

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Email: swansonmn@comcast.net

Classes:

White Bear Center for the Arts

St. Petersburg lace - beadwork class      July 13, 2018 

Zentangle with a Pop of Color                June 9, 2018

Mandala - beaded necklace                     June 3, 2018

Origami Crane Folding                            June 2, 2018

Gratitude Beads                                        August 29, 2018 - includes History and Use of Prayer Beads

The Unruly Mystic

Hildegard of Bingen

Presentation and Film                             September 17, 2018

Imagine Art Children's Summer Art Camp Classes:

Doodles and Tangles - Drawing Patterns    Tuesday 6/26  12:30-3:00

Make your own Jewelry                              Tuesday, 7/3 9:30-12:00

Labyrinth Drawing and Walking                  Tuesday, 7/10 12:30-3:00

Register with the Center in advance please!  651-407-0597 www.whitebeararts.org

Community Education School District 833 Classes

Gentle Saturday May 12

New and Fun Ways to Journal   12:45-2:45

Practicing Gratitde and Counting your Blessings (making Gratitude Beads)  9:30-11:30


Register in advance please! www.cecool.com

Art Sales:

Women and Spirituality Conference, Rochester, MN       Saturday and Sunday September 22 and 23, 2018

 

If you wish to schedule a class for your group, please let me know.

Custom orders are always welcome. Email me with your ideas at swansonmn@comcast.net


Thank you for supporting local artists. We all appreciate it!

 






Sue Swanson MDiv, is an artist who helps people find Sabbath time in their busy lives by teaching them how to practice spiritual patterns together. She calls her work Prayercraft, which uses art as a gateway to healing, wholeness and meditation. She is interested in how we can learn to use artistic creativity both individually and in a group to express our spirituality.

Sue teaches classes and retreats exploring spiritual concepts such as: blessing, breath, gratitude, simplicity, creativity and Sabbath. Her beadwork has been published by Beadwork Magazine and Bead and Button Magazine. Her company, Purple Apple Arts, provides opportunities to explore traditional crafts including music, beadwork, collage, knitting and labyrinth walking. She studies traditional craft techniques in order to make them meaningful in our 21st Century lives.

Sue lives in Woodbury, Minnesota with her husband Roger.  She is the mother of two sons, Jeremy and Matthew and Nana of Victoria, Robert, William and Madeline. She holds a BA degree in Professional Communications from Metropolitan State University and a Master of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. She is trained by Dr. Lauren Artess as an advanced certified Veridatas Labyrinth facilitator. Sue is a member of the International Labyrinth Society and Minnesota Labyrinth Network.

Sue’s artistic vision is: as the beads are woven together, the thread disappears, but its presence provides all of the underlying structure. Similarly, the Holy Spirit invisibly, yet essentially, weaves together the fabric of our lives and connects us with our spiritual community.

Creating circles of beauty and joy.