"I believe that we are all here because of our initial connection! Being creative is within each of us and what level does not matter! What matters is your openness, trust and embracing this form of healing, grounding, and personal growth. These classes and workshops are about your own personal journey of expression, intuitiveness and organic flow while sharing space and energy with like minded individuals, your friends, family, co-workers, significant others."
-Lily Fertik, Artist
Founder’s Hall, Ridgefield
A vibrant educational campus where 60 + adults explore, academic pursuits, wellness programs, artistic expression and meaningful connections.
Classes and Workshops
Explore your creativity through engaging art classes and workshops led by Lily Fertik.
Explore your creativity through prompts & fun guidelines with different mediums and unleash your artistic potential.
Meditative Journaling - Private Event
Watercolor & Mixed Media Workshop
A meditative, positive journaling workshop thoughtfully tailored with a specific focus based on your interests. Enjoy a relaxing space to reset your mind, connect with your emotions, and explore creativity through guided themes and prompts.
Create freely
This experience is all about inspiration, healing, and self-expression. Leave feeling refreshed and renewed.
Acrylic Mixed Media Workshop
A creative, intuitive workshop designed to help you reconnect with yourself through expression, flow, and inner awareness. This experience is thoughtfully guided with prompts to support a specific focus, while allowing space for personal growth, emotional release, and transformation.
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No experience is needed—just openness and a willingness to explore. Whether you're familiar with mixed media or completely new, this workshop embraces creativity as a pathway for healing, including gently letting go of what no longer serves you and supporting the process of healing from past experiences.
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You’ll be held in a calm, uplifting space as you create at your own pace—through painting, journaling, meditation, and reflection. This process encourages self-trust, balance, and connection, while inviting joy, clarity, and renewal.
Offered as a 3-hour workshop or a 6-session experience.
Essence of You - Private Event
Mood Collaging – Private Event
A playful, theme-based mood collaging workshop where you’ll cut, tear, and rip your way through images and words that catch your eye—no planning, just being in the moment.
Guided by a loose theme, such as color or intention, this experience invites you to let go of structure, follow your instincts, and have fun with the process. It’s a chance to release, reset, and reconnect with your creativity in a light, energizing way.
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Come explore, create freely, and see what magic unfolds through your hands.
Option: Corporate & Wellness Center Version
Paint the Music – Private Event
Music moves us—emotionally, physically, and beyond. This workshop explores the connection between sound and color, inviting you to express what you feel through intuitive movement and mark-making.
As you listen, you’ll respond to the music through color, using your brush or hands in a way that feels natural to you. There’s no right or wrong—just an invitation to stay present, follow the rhythm, and create without overthinking. Let the color be our symphony.
In this 2-hour experience, you’ll explore, move, and create in response to sound—tapping into expression, freedom, and the energy that unfolds in the moment.
Option: Corporate & Wellness Center Version