I’m headed to Mexico for My Artist Residency!

I am honored and delighted to be the Artist in Residence at La Huipilista Artspace in beautiful San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I fell in love with the region in 2011, while visiting this magical colonial village after making my first pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The importance of the pilgrimage was seeded early in my childhood as I grew up knowing that my birthday was held under the mantle of this most important feast day. It is truly a dream come true for me as an artist to be living, working and exhibiting here, as Artist In Residence, in this place where beauty, color and inspiration abound!

My vision for this show is to provide a visual narrative of my journey and experiences, both in life and art, offered through the lens of the divine feminine perspective, which holds the heart and soul of experience. The art invites you, the viewer, to enter in to a dreamscape. You will seek and find hidden portals that will invite you to discover your own soul’s journey. Symbols embedded in the individual pieces inspire the question, “What dreams are hidden inside the corners of your own heart?”

A collaborative installation is also included, “Love Letters to the Children and Families.” You, our visitors, will be invited to share your thoughts and prayers for those currently impacted by the U.S. administration’s border separation policy.

Please join us at the opening reception Friday, October 12th from 5-7pm at La Huipilista Artspace.

The exhibition will run through November 3rd.

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Mexico Retreat

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Won’t you please come join me in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico August 7th-10th, 2012 for my latest retreat offering? “Exploring your Deepest Soul In the Land of The Virgen & Goddesses” promises to be an unforgettable, transformational experience.

Four full retreat days, five nights & 6 days in a luxurious, beautiful Casa, perched on a hilltop with panoramic views of the city and mountains. Beautiful art, Mexican tile work, gorgeous grounds & a rooftop terrace will transport you to a magical state of mind. Colorful rooms with private baths will allow you the privacy that you desire, while lovely living rooms, terraces, full kitchen & more invite you to mingle with other guests if you like.

**4 Day Retreat At A Glance**

Day 1: Private tour with Professor Albert Coffee, (www.coyotecanyonadventures.com) archeologist, on the recently opened historical site: The Pyramids of La Canada de las Virgens. This tour will set the tone & help to inform us for the next 3 days of creativity.

Day 2: Our creative journey begins with Rebecca Peterson, MA, artist & art therapist (www.windowstothesoulrebeccapeterson.blogspot.com). Rebecca will guide us as we journey inward to excavate our own personal mythos with a variety of creative prompts as we journal, sketch & more.

Day 3: Artist Susan Risse (Glitter Gypsy) will guide us as we approach our canvasses. (No previous art experience is necessary–Susan will lead you step-by-step through your creative process.

Day 4: Susan will assist you to completion of your painting of “Your Lady, Virgen or Goddess.” We will be creating from a space of the Feminine Divine within in each of us. Everyone will leave with their own spirit-guided & finished painting!

**All breakfasts, lunches & materials during the retreat are included.**

**2 options available:

**Local residents- all 4 days, including lunches & materials = $400.00 USD

**Travellers: All of the above, plus 6 days/5 nights luxurious accommodations including breakfast. Transportation to and from Leon airport.

$1,075.00 USD (Bring a friend & save on double occupancy.)

Payment arrangements can be made be contacting susan@risse.com

USD or Mexican pesos accepted

Sound perfect?? $250.00 will save your spot! Or~pay in full & save!

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Overload

Hi frIends! I must apologize for being out of the loop for a few weeks. It’s been a whirlwind adventure month, & believe me, I will give you all of the succulent details soon! Teaser: Mexico City, Virgen of Guadalupe, art colony, San Miguel de Allende, nichos, travel, crises, led Retreat of my own, new crisis, contraction of possible current “Norwalk Virus??” ( in limbo right now), out of town guests this past weekend, Nation Wide Executives from my husband’s company coming here to my house for wine & cheese before dinner, I’m incapacitated sick & can’t prepare in my traditional hostess ways, have been told that it’s handled, p/u kids after school, p/u secretary’s daughter on way home to assist her…

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