Tending to our Inner Artist
The Group:
This group is for folks who long to embody their creative selves.
Whether you identify as an artist or have felt something akin to a creative potential swirling within, this group is for you
Tending to our Inner Artist, is a 6-week online Art Therapy group that invites you to explore your relationship to creativity, through creativity. It is not an art class intended to develop technical skill, but rather a space to be curious, thoughtful, and playful in relation to the ever-evolving artist self.
Psssst: we believe all humans have an inner artist.
Together, we will create a supportive container that holds the creative spirit with the utmost care, curiosity, and encouragement.
The group will be held and facilitated by two art therapists, Kristy Lannan and Alex Waite, both of whom are passionate about tending to the creative spirit that lives in all beings.
Built into each session will be an opportunity to check in, make art, reflect, and share. Each week there will be an invitation to explore a creative prompt, or to create spontaneously in response to what is stirring within you.
Details:
The group will run from Monday, February 24th to Monday, March 31st from 6pm-8pm MST. In addition to the 6-week group, each participant will have an individual intake session and a closing session with either Kristy or Alex.
Registration closes on February 17th.
You will be invited to use a variety of materials to draw, paint, sculpt, and collage with. A suggested material list will be provided upon registration. Our intention is to keep material costs low and encourage folks to work with what they already have, or can be found around the home or out in nature.
Furthermore, to participate in this online group, you will need access to a device with a camera and microphone. To uphold the confidentiality of the group and all participants, you will need a private space to tune in from.
Please reach out to hello@oddbrush.ca if you have any questions or wonderings. We would be happy to answer them via email, or to schedule a call with you!
With care,
Alex & Kristy
Your facilitators:
This group will be facilitated by Alex Waite and Kristy Lannan. See a note from your facilitators below!
Hello! My name is Alex
and I am so glad you are here!
Kristy and are I are very excited to offer an art therapy approach to the creative process and exploration of artist identity.
In short, we believe that the more artists in this world, the better. Our world needs more beings connected to their source of vitality, authenticity, and creativity. For this reason, I have come to feel a real sense of advocacy and care for creativity and expression itself- as something worth liberating, and at times, protecting.
This group is an opportunity for you to tune in, and tend to, your inner artist, in all of its joys and struggles. Whether you are looking to deepen your relationship to the inner artist, or turn toward them for the first time in a while, we look forward to welcoming you into this group.
It is a gift to share spaces with others who are walking a similar terrain.
The artist in me welcomes the artist in you to step forth,
Alex
Welcome! My name is Kristy, I'm excited to start this adventure with you.
Art offers a path to understanding ourselves in ways words sometimes cannot. In my practice, I encourage embracing imperfection and using art to work through and befriend difficult emotions. Nature and animals, especially walking my dog, play a grounding role in my life and influence my way of being. I am a collector of skills and approaches. I am an existentialist who loves finding meaning in how the brain works. I am always learning to be more trauma-informed and anti-oppressive. I want others to feel safe and encouraged as we walk this path together.
In Tending to Our Inner Artist, I am grateful for the opportunity to be hive-minding with Alex Waite. We invite you to connect with your creative self. Let’s journey together in curiosity, creativity, and healing.
In art and connection,
Kristy
