Participants are invited to join instructor Bonnie Berkowitz in a discuss about art making as it relates to personal relationship and the early stages of an idea. All are asked to bring a piece of personal art, whether fragmented, or a sampling, stalled or completed, along with a small bag of favorite materials to introduce to the group. Bring an old or new sketchbook to share your process, and a notebook for journal writing. A writing prompt will be offered to highlight how we see, think, and feel about our “art” relationship, the work we create, and how problem-solving leads us to illumination.
Meet The Artist
Bonnie A Berkowitz, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPAT is an artist, teacher, and licensed Art Therapist Her life of writing and art making is inspired by reading historical novels, playing music, walking, cooking and feeding family and friends. It is a grateful vibrant and creative life. Bonnie holds a Master of Arts degree in Fiber Studio from Montclair State University, the 2001 Clinicians’ Award from the American Art Therapy Association, and the 2002 Distinguished Service Award and Honorary Life Membership from the New Jersey Art Therapy Association. While exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally, she has been the recipient of the 2003 Crafts Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA), and most recently, was awarded the 2023 and 2025 NJSCA Grant Finalist for her work with Fiber. Bonnie is a member of the Steamroller Group: a collective of dedicated artists in Hunterdon County New Jersey.