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Contact:
Karen Solem 630-279-4446
KSolem@sbcglobal.net
Amy Basic 312-635-3800
AmyBasic@PaintingOnWater.com


Flow Innovative Workshop for Business Professionals
Painting On Water™ Hands-on Experiential Arts-Based Creativity Training by Amy Basic

Karen Solem Gallery in Elmhurst will host a unique 100% hands-on experiential creativity workshop - - Painting On Water™ by Amy Basic. It is designed for business owners who need to be creative to survive or gain a competitive edge, professionals who have to be innovative for their work and entrepreneurs who want to ride the new wave of opportunities.

Business executives can learn a lot from artists’ ability to handle adversity and challenges as well as push the boundaries of imagination, survive transformational change and sustain creativity. These buzz words have been floating around since the Harvard Business Review first suggested that the MFA is the new MBA. In his book “A Whole New Mind,” Daniel Pink explains ‘Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future’. Are you ready to exercise your right-mind?

Experience “Flow” and Asian cultural wisdom of “Being.” Build your creativity confidence; apply the universal principals of “Yin Yang;” shift perspectives; include all learning styles and collaborate with nature as well as others. Above all, you will walk away with your very own painting. Bringing a partner or colleague(s) to enhance your experience. This one of a kind 100 percent hands-on session offers you an interactive, inspirational and spiritual insights. Journal your transformation for personal and business applications. Both relaxing and energizing. Past participants have found it to be a fun, unique and thought-provoking creative experience. For update, http://PaintingOnWater.blogspot.com/

Amy Basic (also known as Amy Lee Segami) is a former executive, mechanical engineer, and award-winning artist. Not only is she recognized for her extraordinary ability to bring science and art together as a painter, but also her interactive presentation style that bridges the cultures of East and West. She has given presentations in 15 countries; conducted workshops at retreats and delivered keynote speeches at creativity and leadership conferences. As a leading authority in contemporary Suminagashi with the rare formula of visual art, fluid science and cultural diversity, she is pioneering her signature workshop, Painting On Water™ in the rapidly growing field of "innovation for business professionals." Amy’s blog http://segami2.blogspot.com/

She is one of the National Council Members for the upcoming Arts-Based Learning in Science Education Conference. On March 24, Amy will receive the prestigious 2009 Julia Beveridge Award at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, the highest honor awarded to extraordinary IIT women. Her unique and distinctive paintings have won numerous awards and inclusion in many juried competitions. Sample art work http://www.PaintingOnWater.com/

The workshop will be held on Sunday, March 22, 2009, from 1:01 - 5 pm at the Karen Solem Gallery in Elmhurst. The studio fee is $75 per person which includes all supplies and materials. Attendees must be at least 18 or older. Studio space is limited. Reserve early, call (630) 279-4446 or email ksolem@sbcglobal.net/ with subject title: “Painting On Water Workshop”
www.KarenSolemGallery.com/

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