Soulmaking

• The word 'making' in 'soul-making' comes out of the Greek word “poieo”
which means 'to be the author or maker of something'. Our English words
poet, poem and poetry come from this word.
• It is an exploration and application of the imagination in an active way.
• Can be an innate or learned skill.
Categories of Soulmaking

• Crafting Images
• Crafting Stories
• Crafting Instruments
• Performance
 Crafting Images

• It refers to imaging or representing in any form which may be

through painting sculpting drawing storytelling poetry dancing
composing or taking notes.
 Crafting Stories

• the moment we write engrave and inscribed

our own thoughts ideas commentaries
criticisms and positive and negative emotions
 Crafting Instruments
• transforming any found or use object in an into a musical
instrument allows one to discover harmony and balance to
produce a sound that is entertaining and handsome and magical
 Performance

• Artworks that are created through actions performed by

the artist or other participants, which may be live or
recorded, spontaneous or scripted
 7 da Vincian Principles
• Curiosita’ – an insatiable curiosity
• Dimostrazione – testing knowledge through experience
• Sensazione – continued refinement of the senses
• Sfumato – a willingness to embrace ambiguity
• Arte/Scienza – developing a balance between art and science
• Corporalita’ – cultivating fitness and poise
• Connessione – recognizing and appreciating that all phenomena are
connected.
 Leonardo da Vinci
• Curiosita’ – an insatiable curiosity
• Dimostrazione – testing knowledge through experience
• Sensazione – continued refinement of the senses
• Sfumato – a willingness to embrace ambiguity
• Arte/Scienza – developing a balance between art and science
• Corporalita’ – cultivating fitness and poise
• Connessione – recognizing and appreciating that all phenomena are
connected.