About Wild Spiral Arts
Our Vision
Wild Spiral Arts provides expressive arts experiences, engaging with all art forms to express and explore
one’s deepest Self. The expressive arts mediate between head and heart for creative growth, health, and
healing. No special training or talent in any of the arts is required; we are all born with the ability
to make marks, sounds, movements, and words. We only need to allow ourselves to express
without fear or judgement. And if we learn to listen closely to our creations they will reveal to us
our deepest truths.
Wild Spiral Arts Offers:
Workshops: The Art Ashram
Workshops: The Art Ashram
Workshops: The Art Ashram
Spiral Arts small group workshops encourages your journey inward, exploring your creative process, new creative territory, art and spirituality, and art as a healing modality.
DIVE
Workshops: The Art Ashram
Workshops: The Art Ashram
DIVE is a personal coaching process that facilitates growth through creativity. Explore this four-part process - Dream, Imagine, Visualize, Express - to remove a block, clarify thoughts and experiences, set intentions, and propel you forward
Your Guide
Workshops: The Art Ashram
Your Guide
Dr. Patricia Wild holds a CGS in the Expressive Arts, an Ed.D and MA in art education, and a BFA in painting. She is an exhibiting artist, a published writer, and an inveterate seeker and learner.
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
“Loved this class. Full of thought and creativity! A refuge for the creative mind.” Irene
“There were a lot of interesting courses available, but I chose this one because it seemed intriguing, courageous, and unique; it has proven to be insightful, inspiring, tranquil, and uplifting. I highly recommend this class to anybody interested in expanding the way they approach their art practice. Great class. Thanks.” Anne
“This was a very meaningful experience.” Judy
“Peaceful! Opened doors I had closed on myself.” Gail
DIVE PARTICIPANT
“I was lost and found my direction thanks to Pat. When I lost my husband several years ago, my heart broke but it also broke open to a realization. I realized that we are more than the external life narrative that we tell ourselves. For many years my outer life narrative played out as a senior vice president of a company. I paid the bills and lived well on my earnings but lived someone else’s dream and not my own. My life purpose was suppressed as I was not expressing my life from a soul level. As the prospect of retirement approached I felt lost. I embarked on a journey to find myself and found Pat. After the first conversation I knew that her coaching would move my thinking forward. In successive phases of specific art and writing exercises we explored my deepest self, revealing what I need and don't need while discovering the gifts I have and need to share. Each exercise built on the previous until I emerged out of the darkness into awareness of my deepest self and the direction my life could take in rhythm with my soul. Thank you Pat for this remarkable inner work and the prospect of moving forward at the deepest level as I continue my life journey.” Judy
Learn more about Dr. Wild
A partial resume:
CURRENTLY:
Owner of Spiral Arts, creating and facilitating workshops and private coaching/mentoring in
expressive arts, arts as healing modalities, arts-based support for those who have loved ones
dealing with addiction, and creative process
Author: Jubilee (a novel)
Shards (a novel in progress)
Deep Breath, Deep Dive: Exploring your Inner Artist (non-fiction)
Breathe the World In: Contemplating Art and Spirit (non-fiction)
EDUCATION:
C.G.S., The Professional Application of the Expressive and Creative Arts, Salve
Regina University, Newport, RI
Ed.D., education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
M.A., art education, University of Cincinnati
B.F.A., painting and drawing, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Kimball Jenkins School of Art, Concord, NH
Professor, Fine Arts & Education at Lakes Region Community College (LRCC), and Chair of
Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Media Arts, Early Childhood, and Teacher Preparation; and
Manuscript reader for Oxford University Press
VSA, Concord, NH
Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
Laconia Adult Education, Laconia, NH
Rivier College, Nashua, NH
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Manchester Institute of Art & Science, Manchester, NH
Thomas More College, Ft. Mitchell, KY
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Covington Independent Public Schools, Covington, KY
Stockbridge High School, Stockbridge, GA
Ss. Peter and Paul Elementary school, Decatur, GA
ART WORK EXHIBITED:
“Another World”, The Lakes Gallery at Chi Lin, Laconia, NH
“As We Turn Towards the Sun”, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
“Possessed”: an 8-woman exhibit, Galletly Gallery, New Hampton School, NH
Library Arts Center, Newport, NH
Alumni/Faculty exhibit, LRCC, Laconia
Women’s Caucus for Art, “6 x 6”, Belknap Mill, Laconia, NHWomen’s Caucus for Art, “Finding a Long Grey Hair”, St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH
Rivier College faculty exhibitions, Nashua, NH
Options Gallery, Nashua, NH
Manchester Institute of Art and Science, Manchester, NH
SELECT PUBLICATIONS:
“Epiphany”
Published in online anthology “Waves” by A Room of Her Own Foundation, July
2024
“Life in Free Fall”
Published as blog on Mike Dooley’s website, tut.com, February 2022
Pedagogy Journal, V 12, Fall 2006:
• “Painting a Bigger Picture: The Role of Fine Arts in the Community Technical College
System”
Appleseeds Magazine:
Consulting Editor, “Becoming an Artist” issue
• “Why Do Artists Make Art?”
• “Famous Artists’ Beginnings”
• “Three Ways of Seeing”
• “Art Sparkers”
ArtsAround Boston:
• “The Dance Pendulum Swings: The Return of Swing Dancing”
• “Seeing Beyond the Surface: Using Infrared Reflectography to
Discover the Stories in Art”
• “Mass MoCa Opens in the Berkshires”
• “John Wilson: Artist, Teacher”
• “Five Mayors Talk About the Arts and Their Cities in the New Millenium”
• “Ellen Kushner: Author & Radio Host”
