“The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.”
Carl Jung
Creativity Playshops & More!
A space dedicated to imagination,
free play, kinship & other good stuff.
Excellent for fledglings & long-time creatives alike.
Poetry Playshops meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.
Want to host a private Playshop at your location?
Let’s make it happen!
krayna@clearlenscoaching.com | 541-318-0045
Word-Play, Kinship, & Other Good Stuff!
Holy cow! Sign us up, sister!
April 2025 Poetry Playshop
DATE: Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 TIME: 6:30 – 8:45 PM. Doors open at 6:15.
SLIDING SCALE FEE: $20.00 – $45.00 via Venmo (@Krayna-Castelbaum); check or cash. Need a deeper slide? Reach out to me!
LOCATION: Bend. Location shared upon registration.
REGISTER: Right HERE. Small group; seating limited.
Here’s what one person said about her experience:
Krayna, you create such a warm, open environment in which to playfully explore. During the Playshop I attended, the world opened for each of us, individually and collectively. Thank you! ~ Robert Currie
Join us for a Morning
of Communing & Connection!
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Dark Horse HQ/Bon Courage Conference
Central Oregon’s Next Warm Data Lab!
How do we think our way through the messes we’re in when the way we think
is part of the mess? – Nora Bateson, Originator of Warm Data Labs
I was certified as a Warm Data Lab Host after training with Nora Bateson in September 2024, so it delights me to bring Warm Data Labs to our region. Warm Data emphasizes the interconnections and richness of information shared between elements of complex, living systems. This information is what gives living systems their vitality. Families, businesses, meadows, food, ecology, organizations, and so on are all examples of Warm Data.
Warm Data Labs are a practice that give us a way to play with Nora’s question and to strengthen our collective ability to perceive, think and relate in fundamentally different ways a complex world.
Labs are like after-dinner conversations that continue into the evening with people you may have never met. We share stories and observations about a question offered by the host, and move between small group conversations (much like pollinators) to explore that question from mulitple contexts, such as family, ecology, health, risk, art, economy, and others.
BRING: Curiosity, humor, open mind and heart, a water bottle, and/or tea mug.
DATE/TIME Sunday, May 18th. Doors open at 2:30 PM. Warm Date to be served at 3:00 and finish around 4:30. Stay and schmooze a while afterward.
LOCATION: Deschutes Public Library, downtown Bend in the Brooks Room. This is NOT a library-hosted event.
DONATIONS by cash or Venmo (@Krayna-Castelbaum) appreciated to help cover costs.
REGISTER HERE QUESTIONS? Just reach out to me: krayna@clearlenscoaching.com
Join us for a Spectacular Convergence
of Spontaneity & Memory!
Image: Handmade Book Cover
by Krayna Castelbaum
“I Remember” – A Creative Writing & Bookmaking Playshop
Inspired by Joe Brainard’s literary cult classic, I Remember, we will time travel and use this simple yet muscular prompt to generate fresh, vivid sentences. Materials provided. Optional supplies you can bring from home: Favorite writing and/or drawing tools, small ephemera, photos, and other items you’d like to include in your handmade book. No previous writing or bookmaking experience required, good peeps.
DATE/TIME Saturday, April 12th from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Doors open at 9:45.
LOCATION: Pine Meadow Ranch, 68467 Three Creeks Rd, Sisters, OR 97759.
FEE: $35.00
REGISTER & MAKE PAYMENT HERE. GOT QUESTIONS? Contact me!
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TESTIMONIALS
“Krayna oozes creativity in the Poetry Playshops she leads, creating an innovative environment that is non-judgemental. So I feel completely safe and free to let loose my own creative juices. I always look forward to the next Playshop!”
Jean Harkin
TESTIMONIALS
“I was looking for a creative experience completely outside my usual practice of making visual, two-dimensional art. The Poetry Playshop I first attended instantly felt like a relaxed environment, strengthening my ability to hear my own voice. I allowed words and stories to rise to the surface in a simple and non-judgmental way. Witnessing others speak freely jostles things loose for my own creativity. I experience shifts after attending a Poetry Playshop. The untangling of conflicted thoughts and feelings often occurs. I believe this is so because I experience unguarded creativity in the presence of others. This deepens my understanding that we all have stories and sharing them is an integral part of our common humanity.”
Patricia Freeman Martin
TESTIMONIALS
“The Playshop experience is a beautiful balance of inspiration, structure and warmth. Thankfully, the space is safe for words to flow and without pressure to share. Krayna’s writing prompts are full of creativity and the poems participants do share are always a gift.”
– Mary Marquiss