As adults, we all could use more moments of creative play in our lives—ideally daily, at least weekly. Moments to step out of our heads and into our Spirits—to connect with our inner child, our inner artist, and simply… PLAY. Join me every Wednesday evening for six weeks to do just that. Our evenings will start with a quick guided meditation to decompress from the day and invite inspiration. Simple mixed-media techniques will be demonstrated each week as I guide you to create an inspiring 18x18" birch panel canvas.

Learn how to choose + mix your colour palette, make those first, often intimidating brush strokes, discover how to invite and allow the flow of creativity without judging the outcome. We will explore mark-making using studio tools, our fingers, household objects, varying colour palettes, and collage. Acrylic paints, gels, inks, pastels, iridescents, pens + other media will be used.

$180 + HST per person |  All supplies + tea/coffee/sometimes wine included
Participants are welcome to bring their own snacks.
9 total hours | Limit of six (6) participants.
6:30–8pm weekly | October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, 27

Advance payment required to hold your spot. Refunds are not available for this event, though your spot may be transferred to another participant at no additional charge.

NOTE: This event will take place in the second-floor studio of my Kanata/Stittsville home. Details will be sent via email a few days prior to the event.

How many times in a day do you wish you could retreat to the quietest place on Earth?
What if I told you you always have access to that place, within?

While we don’t all have a mountain-top upon which to sit, or a pond into which to gaze, we can create spaces in our homes—and our minds—to offer us respite from the everyday.

In this special full-day workshop, we will begin with a gentle guided meditation, then transition into painting personalized intention pebbles, using acrylic paints and paint pens, for placement into our miniature Zen Gardens.

Your garden will include a shallow tabletop container, beeswax votive candle, white and/or black sand, your intention pebbles, a rake and/or chopstick, a stick of Palo Santo, and your choice of essential oils. The beauty of these gardens is that you can arrange and “walk though” them however Spirit moves you—365 days a year, 24 hours a day, no matter the weather.

Come create your Zen place.

$120 + HST per person |  All supplies + tea/coffee + a light lunch included
Participants are welcome to bring their own snacks.
Limit of eight (8) participants.
10am–4pm | November 9, 2019

Advance payment required to hold your spot. Refunds are not available for this event, though your spot may be transferred to another participant at no additional charge.

NOTE: This event will take place in the second-floor studio of my Kanata/Stittsville home. Details will be sent via email a few days prior to the event.

 

We are hearing more and more about the positive effects of affirmations and intentions—thoughts we carry with us throughout the day to keep us in a mindful state. Mindfulness has been proven time and time again to reduce stress, increase self-awareness, intensify our connection to higher power, heighten creativity, and provide clarity of thought.

To inspire mindfulness, many enjoy the practice of drawing a random intention card from a deck (it’s uncanny how the chosen intention is usually spot-on for your needs each day), and spending a few moments in meditation to instil that intention in your mind for the day.

Join me for this mindful workshop where we will carefully contemplate and write our own 31 unique intentions, then create our own deck of cards using watercolour paints and archival pens. All 31 cards will fit perfectly in a portable tin, so you can draw your cards anytime, anywhere, as needed. You may also choose to pass cards out to family, friends, or use them for random acts of kindness out in the world—spreading mindfulness wherever you go.

$80 + HST per person |  All supplies + tea/coffee included
Participants are welcome to bring their own snacks.
Limit of eight (8) participants.
9am–1pm | November 23, 2019

Advance payment required to hold your spot. Refunds are not available for this event, though your spot may be transferred to another participant at no additional charge.

NOTE: This event will take place in the second-floor studio of my Kanata/Stittsville home. Details will be sent via email a few days prior to the event.