MINDFULNESS DRAWING WORKSHOPS
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Mindfulness Drawing Workshop by Jordan Morpeth
LEARN TO USE DRAWING AS A STRESS RELIEF AND SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
Sifting through books in the “art” section of a small book store, in Kiama, I found this book named “Mindfulness & the Art of Drawing: A Creative Path to Awareness” by Wendy Ann Greenhalgh.
Upon reading through the book in less than two days and testing out the exercises, I realised that the methods that Wendy has shared in this book, can be used and translated to a character design class for kids and adults, to help them use drawing as a tool to slow down, take a deep breathe and destress.
So I went to work on building a class, to help teach children and parents, to use drawing and their own flavour of creativity, as a mindfulness practice, create a class for parents to spend fun time with their kids and learn to draw some cool characters in the process.
As a professional Illustrator, one of the things, I have found that lights me up, is designing and creating my own characters.
However, in the process of learning from experts and soaking in all of the knowledge I could, about character design, I noticed that there were a few simple techniques and ideas that anyone can use to create characters and in turn learn to draw like all the greats.
These 3 techniques include:
Shapes
Colours
Silhouettes
Combining these three elements not only simplify the drawing and character design process but they empower the artist to not get bogged down in the complexities of the character design process.
The beauty of it is that I have distilled these techniques to such simplified and understandable place that both adults and children, no matter what place they are in their drawing experience, can understand and integrate these into their creative process.
These three techniques when coupled with the mindfulness drawing skills, have not only upgraded my drawing skills and helped advance me as a professional but they have decreased my stress levels and helped me work through my own difficult emotions, especially when I use them before I sit down to draw.
This program is for children the ages 7-14 and parents are also welcome to join.
We will be learning some character design basics and creating a character collectively along with someone on one feedback. The classes are bookended with some mindfulness practices to help your kids add to their tool kit a stress relief through drawing.
We have mixed all these elements into a cauldron of creativity and learning that we have aptly named “Mindfulness Drawing”
The next program will be running on the first week of the Christmas School Holidays.
Where:
Glenhaven Community Hall
When:
April 7th 2021
From: 10:00-12:00
April 14th 2021
From: 10:00-12:00
We will also have classes running in the last weeks of the summer School Holidays in February of 2021.
As soon as dates are approved, we will contact all who sign up.
If you’d like to book your tickets today, please fill in the sign up form above!
We can’t wait to see you in the Autumn School Holidays
- Happy New Year from everyone at The Mindfulness Drawing Workshop and The Lemonade Stand.
This class is for children ages 7-14
The only adults permitted to participate are parents/guardians of the children participating in the workshops.
If you would like to see any of my professional and personal illustration work and credentials please feel free to check out my website: http://www.jordanmorpethart.com
© The Lemonade Stand by Jordan Morpeth 2020
Location & Contact Details
0433046451
thelemonadestand.studio@gmail.com
GLENHAVEN COMMUNITY HALL
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