Lisa Gakyo Schaewe

Mediums I work with include encaustic (beeswax, pigment and tree resin), watercolor, drawing materials, printmaking, oil with cold wax medium and photography.

My approach to art making is to engage with creative process as a form of meditation. Encountering a blank sheet of paper, wooden panel or canvas as taking a step into a realm of spaciousness. A direct encounter with The Great Mystery. What happens next is a spontaneous process borne of deep listening, observing, surrendering and allowing and more than asserting a theme or imposing much structure. My intention as an artist, is to get out of the way so the painting can to the extent possible, paint itself.

After retired from a career as licensed professional counselor and art psychotherapist. She was adjunct faculty at Naropa University and taught The Role of Art in Healing at Red Rocks Community College. I teach meditation, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction groups and facilitate workshops combining contemplative practice and creative process.