Saturday, November 1, 2025
EITHER 10:00 am–12:30 pm OR 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Cost: $40
In the Christian tradition, just after Halloween comes the celebration of those who have passed from this life. We celebrate on All Saints and All Souls Days on November 1 & 2.
Our gathering on November 1 is the perfect time to connect to our ancestors, and SoulCollage® offers an engaging way to honor them. Through creating collage cards using found images, we tap in to how they are connected to our story and our soul. Whether our ancestors encouraged us, challenged us, or embarrassed us, they can become helpful voices as we look for insight and direction in our lives.
Please make photocopies of some of your favorite photos of any of your ancestors or other important people who have passed, and bring them along to the workshop. We will create collage cards using those photocopies along with found images supplied at the workshop. If you have attended SoulCollage® before, please bring any cards you have created. It is helpful to have those cards when we “listen” to our soul cards for some direction.
The workshop will also feature:
- A chance to pause, breathe, and reflect through images.
- An overview of the Community Suit of SoulCollage® – and how our ancestors fit into the suit.
- Supplies and images for creating two cards.
- Sharing with other participants in an open and nonjudgmental way.
No art experience is necessary. Beginners are welcome! You can choose either the morning session or the afternoon session which will be a repeat of the morning session.
Facilitator
Ruth Zwald
Ruth is a retired social worker/minister, who makes her home on a farm in southwest Michigan. She is an avid gardener and with her partner, raises sheep and chickens. Leaning into the the cycles of the seasons, she watches the moon and never misses a solstice or equinox turning. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Ruth discovered SoulCollage® as a way to express the complicated feelings around her diagnosis and treatment. After one workshop, she was hooked. Ruth completed the Facilitator Training in the fall of 2016. She has been offering SoulCollage® workshops throughout West Michigan and in Chicago.
