Mindful Monday Morning Art Class
A 6-Week Journey Through Pattern, Zentangle, Neurographic Art, Collage & Craft
Slow down. Make marks. Follow your intuition. Create something beautiful!
Join me for a gentle six-week creative journey exploring the wonderful world of mandala art, pattern and geometry. Over these six two-hour sessions, we will explore all sorts of different projects from mandala, pattern, zentangle, neurographic drawing and collage, gradually moving from structured geometric designs towards more intuitive and expressive forms of creativity.
You don't need to be "good at art" or have any previous experience. We will also include seasonal art making, and this next term we will create abstract Christmas Art Zines which are such fun to create. Or you can make them with any theme you like! We will also take mandalas into the 3D world and create some beautiful decorations for your home!
This course is about the process rather than perfection. It is suitable for all levels.I will guide you step-by-step, while encouraging you to discover your own patterns, colours, shapes and creative language.
For me, art has always been a way of coming back to centre. My work has evolved from more than 15 years of exploring mandalas and other art forms as a path towards awareness, creativity and transformation. In these sessions, there will be moments for stillness and also moments to connect with the other participants.
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What we'll be exploring in the next six weeks
In our next six week course starting on Monday 9th November and running until Monday 14th December, we will be exploring making abstract art and/or Christmas Zines (little card booklets that can be used for gifts, positive quotations, goal setting or dream journalling). They are great fun to make and allow for a mixture of free form art and also more structured design. Last year, I made these gorgeous Christmas decorations for my tree and thought they would be a lovely thing to teach you in this course, so we will do this too! You can recycle old books which make for a very beautiful look. It's really taking Mandala into the 3D! And it's fun! All materials will be supplied, but do feel free to bring along your own favourites to use too!
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Past work from Participants
Here is some of the work from the last six week session. We explored neurographic art, tangle, mandalas and some abstract pieces which incorporated mark making and pattern. It's so lovely to see everyone's different styles! This is not the kind of class where everyone leaves with the same picture....this practice is all about tapping into your unique creativity and learning to trust yourself as you create. We don't strive for perfection, we strive for expression!
