This is a general overview of what you can expect during our time together. Please note that I don't take myself so seriously that I can't keep the plan fluid to accommodate for circumstances outside of our control.

The art projects we create will run the gamut from 2D art to multi-media pieces. This is your permission slip to let your imagination run wild and take the projects in a direction that is unique to you. All levels are welcome here!

Week One: Above Board

In nautical terms, being above board means being on the ship's deck where everything is out and open in plain view. Generally speaking, it means legitimate, honest, and open. And that's what we're going to be with ourselves this week.

• Course overview
• Introductions
• Materials lists for projects
• How the natural world can inspire and heal us.
• Weekly Discussion and Community
• Journaling Prompts and Reflection Questions to get you grounded
  
  

Week Two: Riptides and Rip Currents

What is a rip current? Are you able to notice one before you get sucked in (pattern recognition)? How is life metaphorically sucking you in? How can you free yourself once stuck?

• Weekly Discussion and Community
• Journaling Prompts and Reflection Questions
• This week's art project and in-depth tutorials (we'll work on multiple styles of an artistic concept this week)
  
  

Week Three: Perspectives

Our perspectives and understanding of a situation or circumstance might change based on our surroundings and the lens through which view a particular challenge. We're going to explore these concepts in greater detail this week.

• Weekly Discussion and Community
• Journaling Prompts and Reflection Questions
• This week's art project and in-depth tutorials
  
  

Week Four: Touch and Go

In nautical terms, touch and go refers to a ship narrowly escaping disaster in shallow waters by briefly touching the seabed but continuing on without running aground. Uncertain situations with hopeful outcomes.

• Weekly Discussion and Community
• Journaling Prompts and Reflection Questions
• This week's art project and in-depth tutorials
  
  

Wrap Up and Next Steps