WILD ABANDON IN SKETCHING AND WATERCOLOR—ONLINE

“Imagine enjoying your learning in the comfort of your own creative space with all your favorite things around you. Zoom classes are the next best thing to being in a classroom because they are live...you get to see everyone and connect via discussions, questions, sharing, show and tell, breakout sessions and you get personal attention. Video demonstrations and presentations are very easy to view. I enjoyed the ZOOM classroom very much...the bonus is I live over 2000 km away from where the course was offered. Lucky Me!”

— KATHERINE JOHNSEN

Instagram: @auntie_faffy

WILD ABANDON IN SKETCHING AND WATERCOLOR—ONLINE

“I had not had much experience with watercolors or formal art classes and was really happy with the practical introduction to creativity and some very basic techniques to start watercolor painting with pen drawings. There was limited time for a lot of technique training but lots of hands on practice. The online class format was new to me and at times cumbersome but class would not have been possible otherwise. It was also much easier than driving from La Mesa where I live. I would be interested in what others thought of the experience.”

— CARLA FOX

WILD ABANDON IN SKETCHING AND WATERCOLOR—ONLINE

“Jill did an amazing job of making her class enjoyable online! I’d certainly take another online class with her.”

— CANDY CUMMING

Instagram: @cummingcandy

WILD ABANDON IN SKETCHING AND WATERCOLOR—ONLINE

“Jill’s course and teaching style lends itself to online. It’s fun, personalized and she is so dang ‘positive.’”

— SUSAN O'BRIEN

WILD ABANDON IN SKETCHING AND WATERCOLOR—ONLINE

“Zoom opens up incredible opportunities to take a class with family and friends who live in other cities. A fun way to enjoy the experience together.”

— CHUCK LAUGHLIN

WILD ABANDON IN SKETCHING AND WATERCOLOR—ONLINE

“Zoom is the perfect way to learn to do art. No one is looking at your ‘mistakes’ and you can get personalized help any time you want it. So easy!”

— KAREN SAGE

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“Jill Badonsky always has a million fresh ideas to spark your creativity. And the response from the students is refreshing and fun! I looked forward to every class Like a little kid!”

— KAREN SAGE

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“She was inspiring and gave great prompts for writing. Combine that with her art prompts and you have a super class for creative output.”

— DAVID KRIMMEL

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“Excellent, nurturing, supportive instructor. Joyous approach and lovely class members. I highly recommend Jill for nurturing creativity.”

— MARIE NELSON

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“Writing As An Easy Art came forth at just the right time and place for my participation! Jill Badonsky made the class so free, fun and enjoyable on so many levels. She is highly skilled at bringing out the best in her students in an unforced, kind and playful manner. I highly recommend any future courses she teaches through the Athenaeum.”

— MICHELE MORITZ (SUMMER 2020)

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“I loved, loved this class “Writing as easy as Art”, the fact that it was online enabled me to take the class given I don’t live near the Athenaeum, so taking it online fit my needs. This class was not only fun but inspiring, Jill Badonsky inspires and encourages you in your journey of Art and Writing! I love her energy and humor! The class was great and interactions were fun! I recommend this course or any one given by this instructor.”

— KATHY GONZALES

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“Thinking about and doing writing is very new to me. I am a scientist with no writing experience except for dry scientific papers. Jill encourages and offers the space to give it a try, and also be pleased with your results. So exciting.”

— ELIZABETH WINANT

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“I felt my creativity open in new and exciting ways. Jill and all the participants were wonderful.”

— MARCI WENN

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“This course combined writing and art in ways that strengthened my belief in my artistic/writing skills and boosted my creativity.”

— ROBIN ANDERSON

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“Writing as Art class combined writing inspirations and ways to approach writing in very creative and useful ways. Art and writing both go hand in hand and to lead one to a creative path.”

— MARILYN SCHENDEL

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“Take yourself too seriously? Wish you could reconnect with childlike wonder? Then Jill is the coach for you. She brings delight to her classes.”

— CHUCK LAUGHLIN

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“I didn’t want this course to end. Each week, our instructor brought new, fun, thoughtful and surprising writing activities that felt refreshing, inspiring and playful. I especially liked the variety offered in the writing and image/picture prompts. Using Art to inspire writing and writing to inspire art is such a wonderful strategy designed to support my creativity and self-expression journey. Thank you Jill Badonsky and I can’t wait for the next class!”

— KATHERINE JOHNSEN

Instagram: @auntie_faffy

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“Jill Badonsky’s Writing As Easy Art course was a joy to be a part of! She is so skilled at bringing out the best in each of her students by way of fun, lighthearted experiences of both art and word that truly enrich, enliven and elevate. Consider taking any of her courses as you will be forever changed as you find or expand, (as whether the case may be), your creative voice!

I am also including a short bit of words that I wrote for an exercise we did on the last day of Writing as Easy Art, November 10, 2020.

Defining progress put her in boxes that never fit
Linear is what is expected but is never happening
Taken from understanding into feeling
She emerges unscathed from the trap time and convention tried to keep her in”

— MICHELE MORITZ (FALL 2020)

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“Jill is amazing and her courses are fun and, often, deep. She helps us put perfectionism aside and opens us to discovering more and more creativity within each of us.”

— CANDY CUMMING

WRITING AS AN EASY ART—ONLINE

“Jill was enormously engaging and encouraging. Her exercises and prompts helped me develop my style and tap into my squelched creativity. I look forward to taking more of her classes.”

— FIONA BECHTLER-LEVINE

“Jill did an amazing job of making her class enjoyable online! I’d certainly take another online class with her.”

“Jill’s course and teaching style lends itself to online. It’s fun, personalized and she is so dang ‘positive.’”

“Zoom opens up incredible opportunities to take a class with family and friends who live in other cities. A fun way to enjoy the experience together.”

“Zoom is the perfect way to learn to do art. No one is looking at your ‘mistakes’ and you can get personalized help any time you want it. So easy!”

“Jill Badonsky always has a million fresh ideas to spark your creativity. And the response from the students is refreshing and fun! I looked forward to every class Like a little kid!”

“She was inspiring and gave great prompts for writing. Combine that with her art prompts and you have a super class for creative output.”

“Excellent, nurturing, supportive instructor. Joyous approach and lovely class members. I highly recommend Jill for nurturing creativity.”

“Thinking about and doing writing is very new to me. I am a scientist with no writing experience except for dry scientific papers. Jill encourages and offers the space to give it a try, and also be pleased with your results. So exciting.”

“I felt my creativity open in new and exciting ways. Jill and all the participants were wonderful.”

“This course combined writing and art in ways that strengthened my belief in my artistic/writing skills and boosted my creativity.”

“Writing as Art class combined writing inspirations and ways to approach writing in very creative and useful ways. Art and writing both go hand in hand and to lead one to a creative path.”

“Take yourself too seriously? Wish you could reconnect with childlike wonder? Then Jill is the coach for you. She brings delight to her classes.”

“Jill is amazing and her courses are fun and, often, deep. She helps us put perfectionism aside and opens us to discovering more and more creativity within each of us.”

“Jill was enormously engaging and encouraging. Her exercises and prompts helped me develop my style and tap into my squelched creativity. I look forward to taking more of her classes.”

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