Neurographic Art Workshop

Learn to create beautiful NEUROGRAPHIC ART- an ART Technique created by a Russian psychologist, architect, and creativity entrepreneur PAVEL PISKAREV IN 2014. It’s a simple way to work the subconscious mind through drawing freeform lines; a creative process that engages additional neurons in the brain by combining art and psychology. It reduces stress, enables people to interact, improves one’s ability to make decisions, transforms one’s stress and fears. Discover how it can transform feelings into a beautiful unique work of art -- unique as the artist itself. 10 am-12 noon in the Art Room, Motherhouse

Sister Irene Mary Diones, OP, is a Dominican Sister of Mission San Jose, Fremont, California. After 40 years as a K–8 teacher integrating music and art, she now conducts an “Art from the Heart” class with the sisters at St. Martin Residence. She is an accomplished photographer, liturgical artist, and certified calligrapher through the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society in England. She is also a certified graphic designer, illustrator, and visual artist from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Sister Irene has led numerous visual art and music workshops, including acclaimed Neurographic Arts sessions for the Dominican Institute for the Arts, which also uses the logo she designed. She is a recipient of both the DIA Spirit Award and the Fra Angelico Award.
Rooted in God’s Word, her visual art seeks to embody the Dominican motto: “To praise, to bless, and to preach.”