A one day workshop for artists to foster connection with what has been called the imaginal otherworld: the canvas of the soul; with a view to meeting the inhabitants of one’s own archetypal landscape, and painting them.

The day will take a bilateral and reciprocal approach: part traditional teaching of drawing and painting skills, part exploration of how to access and draw from one’s own unique and bottomless well of mythic imagination, offering techniques and practices to hone the heart-rooted elf-sight that we all once had as children. Crucially, we will learn to weave these two threads together so that our work emits power.

The hope in offering this workshop and nurturing these combined skills in artist-seers is to stoke the fire of the collective soul and in so doing reforge and anneal our ladders to that Otherworld from which we can learn so much. The workshop will suit artists who already have a committed visual practice, and who appreciate a quiet, contemplative and private style of magic-weaving.

Taught by artist Rima Staines who has been making her soul-rich, story-infused work for over 20 years.

I'm now offering one to one drawing lessons to both adults and children (8+). They take place in my Totnes studio, and have a strong focus on learning observational drawing skills as a basis for all other art making. These classes will suit artistically keen people who would like some more rigorous and detailed guidance with their drawing skills. The teaching will be individually-tailored as we go along and you will be surprised by how quickly your skills and understanding flourish. I believe that this drawing ability and practice underlies all other creative image-making as a vital foundation.

Bring with you a willingness for hard work and your artistic passion!

I have an up-to-date DBS certificate.

If you would like to discuss the possibility of me bringing an art workshop and/or display of my paintings to your school or event alongside a talk about my creative process or other aspect of my visual and imaginative work, please get in touch.