Resources

Websites:

Sarah Oblinger.com
The awesome new site of the woman who started it all in Kansas City. Sarah now facilitates painting workshops and retreats across the country.

The Painting Experience
The website of Stewart Cubley and The Painting Experience workshops and retreats.

Live Like You Mean It
Sheri coaches life's buisiness from a faith perspective when you are ready to dive into what’s next…be it running a classroom, a business, a family, a ministry or a busy life.

Mid America Dharma
An online resource of Insight Meditation groups and retreats in the Heartland.

Unity Village meditation sangha
The site of the weekly sitting group that meets Monday nights at Unity Village, Mo

Unity
A spiritual resource for people of all faiths. Includes online guided meditations and prayer requests taken 24-hrs a day.

Beliefnet
Beliefnet's page of audio and Flash-movie guided meditations you can click on and experience right at your computer.

Planet Sark
An inspiring author and artist, Sark lives and breathes creativity.

Sounds True
Audios, books and tools for the inner life.

Kansas City Artists Coalition
A resource for artists in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Green Dolphin Studio
Check out their Way-Cool Coloring Books--an entirely new concept in coloring book design. With an endless number of possibilities, it's impossible to "make a mistake".

Blogs:

Creative Nectar
A blog by our very own Stephanie Gray that explores and honors the power of the creative process.

Articles:

"Healing the Creative Heart", by Sarah Oblinger (former Paint Or Die facilitator in Kansas City)

Books:

Life, Paint & Passion: Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression, by Michele Cassou and Stewart Cubley

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, by Pema Chodron

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, by Julia Cameron

What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer