EXPRESSIVE ART

Expressive Art is “telling without talking”. With a certified facilitator or therapist, expressive arts provides you the interplay among music, movement, writing and visual expression to find opening and deeper meaning and sense making of your journey through life. There is significant research that speaks to how art heals us , it lowers blood pressure, it increases recovery from illness and it helps us to maintain our health. Expressive arts is for EVERYONE.

Expressive Art 1:1

Being in a group is not for everyone. when you book a 1:1 expressive art session with me I will provide you with invitations to explore your inner self. I will use a variety of modalities to provide you opportunities to explore and connect with your inner knowing. I will be a present and active witness to your art, to your expression and I will invite you to deeper exploration. You decide the focus of your session. you may wish to explore a loss, a life change, a significant happening. You may want to take time just for you to breathe and sink into wellness. Please connect with me to discuss the session and your specific request.

Self Investment: $75.00

Virtual Expressive Arts

This is your opportunity to work individually responding to invitations I provide and then to participate in a shared witnessing of the session with others in the group. Virtual group sessions are 1.5 hours in length with a group of between three (3) and eight (8) participants.

Self Investment: $35.00 per participant

Art Journaling

There are NO RULES to Art journaling!  It is about creating a visual diary with a variety of art mediums.  It is a place to record thoughts, memories, emotions with images, words, collage and beautiful, playful, colourful mark making.  Suggested supplies will be sent to you in advance.  I recommended you work in a water colour journal. The session is 1.5 hours in length.

Self Investment: $35.00 per participant

Handmade Art Journals

Unique one of a kind, hand made journals made with mixed media, water colour, card stock and a variety of handmade or hand dyed papers. All journals are hand stitched with waxed linen thread. they are stitched to lay flat when opened. Covers are made of a variety of materials including vintage books, cloth, water colour paper, and genuine leather.

When you special order a journal let me know what colour palette and material you are looking for and a date you wish to have the journal. I do always have some journals on hand for immediate purchase, so please ask about these and I can arrange immediate purchase. If I am mailing your journal I will inform you of cost to ship which varies on size and location.

Small measures approximately 6.5x 4.5 inches

Medium measures approximately 8x5 x 5 inches

Large measures approximately 11.5 x 7.5 inches

Recommended Supplies

Here are some supplies I recommend you purchase for expressive arts sessions:

  • Personal journal to write in and to create in, water colour paper journals are great for this. I like to use 140 pd paper

  • Coloured markers, water colour paints, pencil crayons, pastels, coloured pens pens ( can have all but not necessary)

  • Scissors

  • Glue stick

  • Old magazines for collage making

Here are some supplies I recommend you purchase for art journaling sessions:

  • A water colour paper or mixed media journal

  • Markers, water colour paints, pencil crayons, pastels, coloured pens pens ( can have all but not necessary)

  • Scissors

  • Glue stick

  • Old magazines, books, recipe books, music books, sewing patterns, colourful napkins with flowers and such on them for collage making

  • white gesso

  • matte medium

  • 2 or 3 stencils that are patterned, Tim Holtz and Paper Artsy have some great ones

  • 2 or 3 pattern making stamps, a stamp that has random writing on it is great and then some black archival ink, I use Ranger brand

  • acrylic paints in your favourite colours, primary colours, black and white are great to start with

  • acrylic inks

You do not need high end art supplies. Join me in and art journaling session to learn how to get creative and have fun with your art supplies.

a great place to order art journaling products at reasonable prices is www.ninnysnapkins.com