About
Play is Essential. Art is Play.
Do you know how many life skills children learn through play? (If not, click here!)
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We want to create a community that values authentic connection through creativity.
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We believe that everyone has a natural need to create. It is our intention to host a space where participants can feel safe enough to explore their creativity no matter their amount of art experience.
We believe that kids (of all ages) need nature, unstructured time and play. There are so many life skills that we learn through PLAY.
We have designed an approach to SEL (social emotional learning) through process art. Process art (also called Mindful Art) is a type of art that encourages problem-solving, risk-taking and self-expression. We focus on the making and the doing, rather than the finished product.
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We believe in the power of teaching the 4 C's of 21st Century skills (Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity).
We believe that art activities are an incredible way to stimulate mindfulness, expand growth mindset and support the learning of our own emotional health. (Meet The Sentimentals.)
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In our space, we encourage students to ask questions, develop new ideas, and to stay curious.
Curiosity primes the mind to learn and produces lifelong learners.
When we learn to listen with curiosity, we learn to listen with empathy.
And empathy is one of the foundational building blocks of great social interaction and connection.
About me
I am an artist, a writer, and a coach.
Long story short, finding a regular practice of drawing helped me through one of the hardest transitions in my life. Most of us are only able to make change when giant shifts occur in our lives, but even then we don't have step-by-step instructions on how to do it mindfully or intentionally.
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I want you to know that real change can happen and you already have the ability for it to materialize. It requires baby steps and consistency-- which is harder said than done, but it is possible and within your reach. ​​
When you learn things that are life changing-- that actually your quality of life-- you want to share it. You don’t want anyone to ever feel as discouraged, lost or afraid as you did.
I believe that how we spend our days is how we spend our lives. ​I believe that the state of our nervous system directly affects how we experience the world around us. I believe in the wisdom and healing energy of creative expression.
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I began to teach mindfulness and emotional intelligence through art mediums because I wanted to share the techniques I had learned along my own journey.