O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil - Feb 21
2025-02-21 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil
Friday, February 21, 9:30 – 10:30 am
This class will be offered for 8 consecutive Fridays to start.
(January 10th through February 28, 2025)
Tap into the flow of breath and movement, creating space in mind and body.
Yoga offers a sense of freedom and ease that can fuel your creativity.
Sarah’s class is designed to support anyone seeking a steady, deeper practice.
All levels are welcome provided that you can move from a seated floor position to standing postures. Please bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. Other props such as blocks, blankets and straps are provided. The class location at O’Hanlon may shift weekly between the Loft, Gallery and possibly the outdoor deck.
Weekly Registration Required due to space limitations.
$15 members/$20 non-members
6 people max

Sarah McNeil is a mixed-media artist and yoga teacher living in Mill Valley. She began dancing at a young age and shifted to yoga over twenty years ago. After receiving a 500 hour credential with YogaWorks in 2013, Sarah began teaching as a continuation of her personal practice. Currently Sarah teaches at the YMCA of San Francisco (where she has been since 2016).

Sketchbook Explorations with Naomi Tamura and Jackie La Lanne
2025-02-21 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Bring your creativity, curiosity, and willingness to get your hands messy—your sketchbook adventure awaits!Two day workshop: February 21 & 28, 10-2pm.

Class Overview:
Unleash your creativity in this two-day workshop for artists and creative explorers of all levels. In this class, you’ll transform a blank sketchbook into a dynamic and personal creative journal. By combining mixed media techniques with unconventional materials and guided prompts from the instructors, you’ll push the boundaries of traditional art-making and develop a sketchbook that’s as unique as your creative voice.
Day 1: Creating Your Sketchbook and Exploring Materials

Introductions and review examples of innovative and unconventional styles for inspiration.
Assemble and modify your custom sketchbook using traditional and non-traditional materials such as handmade papers, found objects, recycled pages, and unconventional bindings.
Tips on balancing aesthetic and functionality while embracing imperfection.
Experiment with creating backgrounds, layering, and textures using various tools and materials.
Techniques covered: collage, staining, and mark-making using natural objects, kitchen tools, and fabric.
Collaborative Materials Hunt: Step outside to gather organic and found elements for your sketchbook.

Day 2: Mixed Media Techniques and Creative Expression

Work independently or with guidance from the instructors to create and refine pages using your newly learned techniques.
Learn mixed media approaches, including watercolor washes, layering paint, ink splatter, and stenciling.
Tips for integrating text, imagery, and themes into your pages.
Share your work with the group and receive feedback.
Discuss strategies for continuing your sketchbook practice beyond the class.

What You’ll Take Away:

A beautifully personalized, mixed-media sketchbook full of experiments and discoveries.
A repertoire of innovative techniques and creative prompts for future projects.
The confidence to embrace experimentation and think outside the box.

Bring your creativity, curiosity, and willingness to get your hands messy—your sketchbook adventure awaits!
$180 for members and $240 for non-members$25 materials fee6-10 AdultsFebruary 21 & 28, 10-2pm

Saturday Perception Workshop
2025-02-22 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-01 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-08 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-15 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
One of the core principles Ann O’Hanlon stressed was learning how to seeFor over 35 years – Saturdays have been a time to put that into practice. To experiment and discover.

Thank you to Ann Fricker and Noni Garner for organizing the return to the LOFT Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm.
The morning starts with a simple exercise or prompt that informs the day.
$25 non-members | $20 OHCA members.
Materials provided or bring your own.

Attendees must be fully vaccinated and Masks required indoors
Workshop will be held in the LOFT
Beginners Expected!

LOVING THE SATURDAY WORKSHOP
The long-running Visual Perception Workshop is at the heart of O’Hanlon Center. Recently we asked workshop participants for their thoughts.
I love doing art with friends…and then sharing it!
I love that it is a drop-in class and
I don’t have to sign up ahead of time.
I like that I don’t have to know how to do art…
It’s about our own creativity.
It is so much fun.
I love the creative atmosphere. It breeds excitement and enjoyment of the process.
I like the mix of people and their art.
It is free and fun.
I like that I can get into the flow of art and forget the stressful world.
I look forward to stepping into another time and place. It is a magical experience to visit this special piece of land at the foot of Mt Tam.
Being with people who care about art and artists is something I find worthwhile. I feel lucky to have discovered this class. It informs me well beyond 4 hours on Saturday.
This Saturday workshop serves as a tool to open up all of my senses and I come alive.
The setting is gorgeous and serene.
I love Saturday class. I wouldn’t think of missing it. I come every Saturday, and have for years and years.

Surprise Yourself – Creation and Perception w/ CANDIS & CAYEN

$20.00 – $25.00Price range: $20.00 through $25.00

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Lyrical Art Talk and Reception #2
2025-02-22 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Due to the storm on Feb 4 we have added another Art Talk date. All welcome.
Orin Carpenter plans to attend.
Talk from 3-4 and Reception 4-5 in the Gallery. PLEASE COME!

Sunday Family Art Day
2025-02-23 13:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
A monthly child-led art workshop with seasonal and nature themes layered into the activity
with Catherine Taylor Tai or Jackie La Lanne
The O’Hanlon Loft is a space for children (and grownups) to come get messy, try new things and have fun. We will experiment with paint, crayons, glue, glitter and found objects depending on the season and age of participants.
Workshop will take place in the O’Hanlon Loft Studio.

$40 per family Plus $5 materials to be paid to facilitator day of event

ABOUT JACKIE
Jackie La Lanne retired at the end of 2021 from over 30 years teaching art in the Mill Valley School district. She is a former Board President of O’Hanlon. She graduated from Sonoma State University with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Studio Art and a Masters Degree in Art Education. She loves teaching art and making photographs, which she says have a lot in common: discovering, making, envisioning, sharing, and having fun. La Lanne, who can often be found in the artroom wearing the earrings she made from her old bike lock keys, has been teaching elementary art curriculum in Mill Valley public schools for many years. She is an accomplished artist, teacher, and photographer and has created wonderful collaborative textile projects for her five grandchildren.

ABOUT CATHERINE
Catherine Taylor Tai is an artist, mother and health coach. She has enjoyed raising her three children around the world from NYC to Singapore and now Northern California.
She is an advocate of forest school and the arts and loves when the two meet. Catherine also serves as the OHCA Board President.

Sunday Family Art Day$40.00

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Canceled -Upgrade Your Wardrobe with Jacqueline Lopez
2025-02-23 13:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Join artist Jacqueline Lopez at this clothing hack workshop!

Sunday Feb 23 from 1pm to 3pm
$75 or $60 for OHCA members
Limit 8 participants.

Learn easy ways to elevate your style: taking old clothes that you no longer wear and creatively transforming them into new garments or accessories.
At this hands-on clothes up-cycling workshop, participants are invited to bring three clothes that need new life!
You will learn how to transform designs using a specific technique in sewing by hand.
Supplies Required:

Garments to be upcycled (3 max)
Desired design images / magazines
Scissors medium size
A fine-tip seam ripper
Point turner
Pins and hand sewing needle
A selection of buttons, snaps, hook and eyes, zippers etc.

Jacqueline has been upcycling since she was 7 years old. She teaches practical HOW-TO’s for deconstructing apparel and reconstructing it into something that looks brand new and fashion forward.
This workshop is for all skill levels wanting to learn altering techniques and feel confident to start upcycling their wardrobe.
View Jacqueline’s wardrobe makeover: https://poshmark.com/closet/shamanist

Memoir Writing Workshop with Jill Morris
2025-02-24 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-03-03 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-03-10 13:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
In this 6 week memoir writing workshop you will begin, continue or finish the journey of writing your memoir.
On this journey you will write weekly, as we explore structure, theme, character, setting, scenes and point of view. Discover the right balance between narration and reflection, exposition and imagery.
Most important – Your memoir can take many different shapes, for example, a novel, a collection of short stories, a mixture of photos and description, a handmade manuscript of reflections. The choice is yours!

Memoir Writing Workshop with Jill Morris
6 Mondays, Feb 3 – March 10
1:00 – 3:00 pm

$210 for members and $250 for nonmembers
Max 8 participants – Deadline to register Feb 2 at midnight

For more info about Jill Morris, visit her website: yourlifeyourwords.com

Drawing for Teens with Laurel Shear
2025-02-24 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-03-03 16:30 - 18:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Light, tone, line, pattern, mass, perspective, abstraction and composition

Mondays: 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
6 weeks, non consecutive Mondays:
Jan 13, 27, Feb 3, 10 & 24, Mar 3
In this 6-week series we will use a range of drawing materials. Each class will start with a warmup, and then focus on translating three dimensional objects to a two-dimensional surface, focusing on light, tone, line, pattern, mass, perspective, abstraction and composition
Maximum 8 students
A materials list will be emailed after registration
$240 or $192 for OHCA members

ABOUT LAUREL
Laurel Shear lives and works in the California Bay Area. She opened her first New York solo show, Daydreaming In My Nightmare, at Fort Gansevoort in March 2018. Recent exhibitions include Right Here Right Now, Richmond Art Center and NIAD (Richmond, CA) My Silences Had Not Protected Me, For Freedoms, Fort Gansevoort, (New York), Where Dreams Come True, TSA LA (Los Angeles), Push, Incline Gallery (San Francisco). She is a former member of the artist run gallery Tiger Strikes Asteroid in Los Angeles. Press for her work includes Artnet, New York Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, and Luxe Magazine, among others. She facilitates drawing and painting workshops at O’Hanlon Center for the Arts and serves on the Board. Shear was a competitive cheerleader, she’s an energy medicine practitioner, and a proud mama.
www.laurelshear.com

Tuesday Perception Workshop
2025-02-25 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
The Visual Perception workshops are hands-on creating with materials, experimenting, and discovering without dependence on technique. Participants are encouraged to pay attention to what you see, accept the marks you make, explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
A simple prompt or exercise is given at the beginning of class. Participants are free to elaborate on their initial efforts or do something else entirely.
We end the workshops with a gathering (coming together) of everyone and their work. Participants look, discuss, and value the work created.

Most materials are provided and/or bring your own.
$25 non-members | $20 OHCA members
Masking may be required. Bring a mask in case.

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Surprise Yourself - Creation and Perception w/ CANDIS & CAYEN
2025-02-26 11:00 - 13:00
Every other Wednesday Cayen and Candis are offering a Zoomed art talk!
Using Ann O’Hanlon’s book, seeing/perception, as inspiration, Cayen and Candis lead discussions of what we see when we look at the artworks of others or our own.
11 am to 1 pm
Limited number of participants.
Contact Cayen if you are interested in joining the group to get on the wait list: cayenr@comcast.net

Cayen Robertson is an active visual artist working in paper and inks. She has been a long time facilitator at the O’Hanlon Center and loves talking with people about their art.
Candis Cousins works in monoprint, collage and drawing. For twelve years she was in the monoprint workshop led by Cayen Robertson. When Cayen stepped down five years ago, Candis began facilitating the workshop. Whether we are looking at the work of other artists or our own work, Candis believes that our discussions can move us from prejudice to a state of wonder, recognizing beauty in unexpected places.

Surprise Yourself – Creation and Perception$20.00

Please contact Cayen if you are interested in joining the group to get on the wait list: cayenr@comcast.net

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A zoomed art talk. Using Ann O’Hanlon’s book, seeing/perception, as inspiration, Cayen Robertson and Candis Cousins lead discussions of what we see when we look at the artworks of others or our own.

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Creative Writing w/ Abby Wasserman
2025-02-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-13 10:00 - 12:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
This weekly group features freewriting (to loosen the Muse) with sustained and supportive group critiques of works in progress.
The facilitator is a journalist, author, and editor who has been leading OHCA writing groups for over 20 years.
This ongoing Thursday workshop is held in person in the upper Loft.

$156, $125 OH member for 6 sessions
Single session drop-in: $27
Visit Abby Wasserman’s Website »

Creative Writing w/ Abby Wasserman$27.00 – $156.00Price range: $27.00 through $156.00

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O’Hanlon Poetry Collective on Zoom
2025-02-27 14:00 - 15:30
For O’Hanlon Member poets and poetry lovers.
Hosted by Suz Lipman, Jonathan Livingston and guests.
A bi-monthly online gathering started by OHCA resident poet Cruwys Brown and featuring 2010-2012 Marin County Poet Laureate, CB Follett, and others to explore, read and discuss poetry.
This group is has room for 2 more active participants. If you’d like to participate, please email office@ohanloncenter.org.
OHCA Members only
12 people max. $10 per session.

Payment for Current Poetry group members

Vimala Sangha
2025-02-28 09:00 - 10:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
For information about the group
please contact Celeste Perry:
celesteperrytv@gmail.com

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Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil - Feb 28
2025-02-28 09:30 - 10:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Yoga at OHCA with Sarah McNeil
Friday, February 28, 9:30 – 10:30 am
This class will be offered for 8 consecutive Fridays to start.
(January 10th through February 28, 2025)
Tap into the flow of breath and movement, creating space in mind and body.
Yoga offers a sense of freedom and ease that can fuel your creativity.
Sarah’s class is designed to support anyone seeking a steady, deeper practice.
All levels are welcome provided that you can move from a seated floor position to standing postures. Please bring your own yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. Other props such as blocks, blankets and straps are provided. The class location at O’Hanlon may shift weekly between the Loft, Gallery and possibly the outdoor deck.
Weekly Registration Required due to space limitations.
$15 members/$20 non-members
6 people max

Sarah McNeil is a mixed-media artist and yoga teacher living in Mill Valley. She began dancing at a young age and shifted to yoga over twenty years ago. After receiving a 500 hour credential with YogaWorks in 2013, Sarah began teaching as a continuation of her personal practice. Currently Sarah teaches at the YMCA of San Francisco (where she has been since 2016).

Monoprinting – with Candis Cousins 3/2/25
2025-03-02 10:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
WE ARE OFFERING THIS WORKSHOP TWICE A MONTH
Monoprinting is a playful, exploratory process requiring neither a press nor a background in art

On a plate of gel or plexiglass, images are made with paint, rollers, sponges, netting, leaves or anything else which might create an interesting pattern. The focus is not upon the finished work but upon the experience of discovery and making art.
In the workshop, after two or three hours, the group gathers to discuss what has been created. The purpose of the discussion is to help each person recognize the beauty in their work. Or, in the words of Ann O’Hanlon, our purpose is “to look upon a seemingly random work of our own with interest” and with “the same fulfillment… experienced on an unknown wilderness trail.”
Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$55 | $44 OHCA members +
$10 materials fee paid to facilitator on day of workshop
7 people MAX

ART DETAIL: JANET GREENWOOD

About Candis Cousins
Candis Cousins first came to the Center in 1972. Ann O’Hanlon was alive and at that time the Center was called ‘Sight and Insight.’ On Candis’ first day, Ann’s suggestion for working was this: “Every decision you make, try to make the wrong decision.”
In 2002, Candis returned to OHCA to join the mono printing group led by Cayen Robertson and Karen Cox. In her own work, Candis tries to keep moving forward without a plan, just to see what comes.

“It is such an invigorating, soul-finding experience to facilitate this workshop. A love-fest, a laugh-fest on the high seas of creativity!”
– Candis

Tuesday Perception Workshop
2025-03-04 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
The Visual Perception workshops are hands-on creating with materials, experimenting, and discovering without dependence on technique. Participants are encouraged to pay attention to what you see, accept the marks you make, explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
A simple prompt or exercise is given at the beginning of class. Participants are free to elaborate on their initial efforts or do something else entirely.
We end the workshops with a gathering (coming together) of everyone and their work. Participants look, discuss, and value the work created.

Most materials are provided and/or bring your own.
$25 non-members | $20 OHCA members
Masking may be required. Bring a mask in case.

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First Tuesday Art Walk - Art Exhibit Opening: Art of the African Diaspora, Guy Clement: The Beauty Within Us
2025-03-04 17:30 - 19:30
Art Exhibit openings for:

O’HANLON GALLERY
Art of the African Diaspora
Artist Roundtable: 4:00 p.m.Opening Reception: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

LOFT GALLERY
GUY JOYCelebrating Human Connection; The Beauty Within Us
Reception 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Writing from the Heart w/ Dr. Peller Marion (on Zoom)
2025-03-05 13:30 - 15:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
An adventurous mix of writing
and some art too
This FREE drop-in and on-going Zoom group requires no experience. All you need to bring is a notebook and a pen. Peller will bring the instruction, inspiration, safe space, writing and art prompts.

Find your writing voice.
Dive into your creativity.
Deepen your writing practice.
Share your stories, memories, and inspirations.
Get steady positive affirmation for your work in a community of passionate writers.

First and and Third Wednesdays each month
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Contact facilitator Peller Marion via email to get the zoom link
pellermarion@gmail.com
Donations accepted to O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
616 Throckmorton Avenue • Mill Valley • CA • 94941

Facilitated by Dr. Peller Marion, author of five books and exhibiting artist and psychologist.
For more workshops led by Peller: go to O’Hanlon Center for the Arts (www.ohanloncenter.org) or www.pellermarion.com
email facilitator with questions:pellermarion@gmail.com

Tuesday Perception Workshop
2025-03-11 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
The Visual Perception workshops are hands-on creating with materials, experimenting, and discovering without dependence on technique. Participants are encouraged to pay attention to what you see, accept the marks you make, explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
A simple prompt or exercise is given at the beginning of class. Participants are free to elaborate on their initial efforts or do something else entirely.
We end the workshops with a gathering (coming together) of everyone and their work. Participants look, discuss, and value the work created.

Most materials are provided and/or bring your own.
$25 non-members | $20 OHCA members
Masking may be required. Bring a mask in case.

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O’Hanlon Poetry Collective on Zoom
2025-03-13 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-13 20:00
For O’Hanlon Member poets and poetry lovers.
Hosted by Suz Lipman, Jonathan Livingston and guests.
A bi-monthly online gathering started by OHCA resident poet Cruwys Brown and featuring 2010-2012 Marin County Poet Laureate, CB Follett, and others to explore, read and discuss poetry.
This group is currently full. If you’d like to be put on the wait list, please email office@ohanloncenter.org.
OHCA Members only
12 people max. $10 per session.

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Art Forum (in-person)
2025-03-14 12:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Get honest and thoughtful feedback on your current work in a welcoming and open group setting in person!

Facilitated by Jackie La Lanne, Tom Zizzo, and Naomi Tamura

We will meet once a month on the second Friday of the month from 12-2 pm to discuss the work presented.

Bring in one or two pieces of your work. You will get practice talking about your work and get honest and thoughtful feedback from the group.

Who: Up to 8 practicing artists
When: The Second Friday of the Month, 12-2pm
Cost: FREE – But donations of any amount to OHCA are much appreciated.

Please RSVP below!
