Bright Lights of Chihuly Nights

For the last Creative Oasis Day Trippers outing of 2012 we spent a crisp, autumn evening at the Dallas Arboretum exploring Chihuly Nights. But first, we began with a festive picnic of yummy appetizers, wine, chocolate and laughter. (Isn't that a great way to start any evening?)

Sips and Nibbles to Start the Night

We were going to visit each sculpture and create our own name for it before seeing the real title. 

I named this one "Electric Chiquita"

That was a fine idea until the sun went down. It quickly became apparent that trying to carry our glasses and clipboards and see in the dark to write was not going to work as I'd planned. 

Clipboard Wine Holders

No worries. Turns out our clipboards made great wine glass holders. We must have looked very official with our clipboards because people stopped us to ask questions about the sculptures. When we told them that we were having a creative field trip they seemed to love the idea. 

There were obviously lots of photo opportunities. In fact, everywhere you looked people were taking pictures with cell phones and cameras. Of course, not one photo I've seen captures the magic of actually being there in person. (especially if you're lucky enough to share the experience with fabulous women like these!)

Having visited the exhibit both during the day and at night, I'd have to say that though these glass sculptures are amazing anytime, my favorite was the night. 

Mist Magic

It felt like we were walking through an enchanted fairy garden.

Anything could happen...like glass fireworks exploding over your head!

Another inspiring, fun outing with Creative Oasis Day Trippers. I wonder what creative adventures we'll have in 2013? Looking forward to whatever they may be!

If you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and would like to know about upcoming Creative Oasis Day Trippers evets, drop me a line at creativeoasiscoach@me.com and I'll keep you posted.

Until next time, all the best from my creative oasis to yours,

Jill

www.creativeoasiscoaching.com

October Day Trippers Outings

Two fun trips coming up in October! 

Chihuly Nights

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

6:30 to 8:30pm

Dallas Arboretum

8525 Garland Rd

Dallas, TX 75218

$15 Day Trippers fee

$20 non-member Dallas Arboretum fee

$12 member Dallas Arboretum fee

Advance registration is required (Chihuly nights do sell out, so please reserve your space asap)

E-mail creativeoasiscoach@me.com for more information

Hopefully the weather will have cooled down a bit so we can experience a delightful evening strolling through the gardens and visiting the amazing Chihuly glass sculptures. I think this outing calls for a picnic, so I encourage everyone to bring or buy something for dinner and a blanket or chair. 

Posters of Paris - Toulouse-Lautrec & His Contemporaries

Dallas Museum of Art 

Gallery Talk

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Noon 

$15 Day Trippers fee

$14 DMA exhibition fee for non-members

Free for DMA members

(The first five people to register I can get into the DMA for free)

E-mail creativeoasiscoach@me.com to register

Join the Creative Oasis Day Trippers as we enjoy a lunchtime Gallery Talk about the Posters of Paris exhibit and then our own creative experience afterwards in the cafe. 

Remember, the Creative Oasis Day Trippers experience actually begins before our trip. Once you've registered you'll receive a special creative prompt several days before our trip which we'll explore further in person on the day of our outing. The Day Trippers are always an eclectic, interesting and fun group of people who gather together in the spirit of creative exploration! I'd love to have you join us this fall as we trip through some of the best creative experiences Dallas has to offer.

What's On Tap for Creative Oasis Day Trippers this Fall

It's time for Creative Oasis Day Trippers to get back into the swing of things and out into the creative adventures that await us in and around Dallas! Here's what's on tap for this fall. 

Create Your Own Mandala

Monday, September 17, 2012

7 to 9 pm

Pigment School of the Arts

4605 West Lovers Lane

Dallas, TX 75209

$40

(includes $15 Day Trippers fee and $25 art class fee)

We'll meet at the inspiring Pigment School of the Arts for an evening of hands-on creative fun and camaraderie. Tori Pendergrass will lead us in the creation of our own unique mandalas. All creative supplies will be provided. Feel free to bring libations and snacks. Advanced registration is required by 9/15/12. Send an email to creativeoasiscoach@me.com to save your space.

Chihuly Nights

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

6:30 to 8:30pm

Dallas Arboretum

8525 Garland Rd

Dallas, TX 75218

$15 Day Trippers fee

$20 non-member Dallas Arboretum fee

$12 member Dallas Arboretum fee

Advance registration is required (Chihuly nights do sell out, so please reserve your space asap)

E-mail creativeoasiscoach@me.com for more information

Hopefully the weather will have cooled down a bit so we can experience a delightful evening strolling through the gardens and visiting the amazing Chihuly glass sculptures. I think this outing calls for a picnic, so I encourage everyone to bring or buy something for dinner and a blanket or chair. 

Posters of Paris - Toulouse-Lautrec & His Contemporaries

Dallas Museum of Art 

Gallery Talk

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Noon 

$15 Day Trippers fee

$14 DMA exhibition fee for non-members

Free for DMA members

(The first five people to register I can get into the DMA for free)

E-mail creativeoasiscoach@me.com to register

Join the Creative Oasis Day Trippers as we enjoy a lunchtime Gallery Talk about the Posters of Paris exhibit and then our own creative experience afterwards in the cafe. 

Remember, the Creative Oasis Day Trippers experience actually begins before our trip. Once you've registered you'll receive a special creative prompt several days before our trip which we'll explore further in person on the day of our outing. The Day Trippers are always an eclectic, interesting and fun group of people who gather together in the spirit of creative exploration! I'd love to have you join us this fall as we trip through some of the best creative experiences Dallas has to offer.

Got a Good Reason…For You to Join Creative Oasis Day Trippers™

Do you tell yourself time after time that you’ll visit this museum or that gallery to check out an exhibit only to learn that the show closed two days ago? Do you hear about cool cultural happenings friends have attended and wish that you’d gone? Do you bookmark sites or cut ads out of the paper for interesting speakers, performances or workshops yet never actually make plans, buy tickets or attend them?

ME TOO! And the more I talk to friends and clients, the more I realize we’re not alone. So many of us agree that there’s an absolute cornucopia of fascinating, educational and inspiring things to do in and around the Dallas/Ft.Worth metroplex – and yet, with our busy lives and booked-up schedules – most of us simply don’t get around to experiencing them as often as we’d like.

That’s how the idea for Creative Oasis Day Trippers™ was born. Each month I offer an opportunity that will galvanize we intrepid creative lovers to get out there in a group and see what we’ve been missing!

Plus, as a certified creativity coach, I’ll enrich these experiences further by providing unique creative prompts before our trips, creative process during our trips and further reflection for possible creation after our trips. Can you imagine the joy and satisfaction of embarking on innovative fieldtrips with like-minded creativity–loving types?

Just browsing through the weekend guide section, the Art and Seek website or facebook events offers dozens of opportunities each and every week worthy of our investigation. Speakers, music, films, galleries, wine tastings, cheese-pairings, sketching at the Dallas Museum of Art,  exhibits at the Kimbell Museum, trips to the Dallas Arboretum, shows at Photographs Do Not Bend, performance art at the MAC, 

cooking classes at Central Market, yoga studios special events, unique restaurants, independent theater productions…the list goes on and on and changes with each passing day.

I send out an invitation to one or two Creative Oasis Day Trippers™ event per month. Here's how to join me:

#1 – Sign up to receive your Creative Oasis Day Tripper™ invitation each month. 

#2 – RSVP and pay the $15 fee by check or paypal by the deadline. (*Participants will also be responsible for their own entry fees or tickets needed for the trip.)

#3 – You’ll receive an e-mail creative prompt a few days before our trip. These will be specifically tailored to our event of the month with small questions and suggestions to dive a bit deeper into the experience.

#4 – We’ll meet at an appointed place and time for our Creative Oasis Day Trip™ of the month. In addition to the event, we’ll enjoy some sort of easy and fun creative process to enhance our experience.

#5 – You’ll receive an e-mail follow-up a day or so after our trip to recap any epiphanies we may have experienced and explore other possible ideas for creative fulfillment until our next meeting.

I can think of so many of good reasons why you should join Creative Oasis Day Trippers™ and here are just a few:

·    You’ll actually get out there and experience more of the creatively stimulating offerings in our area.

·    You’ll meet other interesting people like yourself who understand the importance of the creative process in living a satisfying life.

·    You’ll enjoy the benefits of a program run by a certified Master Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach which can help you make the time and space for your own creative process on a more regular basis.

·     I am so excited about creating and leading this group! 

Are you ready to join me? Sign up to receive information about current Creative Oasis Day Trippers™and other Creative Oasis offerings here: http://www.creativeoasiscoaching.com/newsletter.html

(*One final note - a big thanks to my husband for designing the Creative Oasis Day Trippers logo just the way I had envisioned it in my mind! Now we're ready to roll!)