Each of the workshops are 2 hours long and consist of facilitated group discussion and an artistic activity. See our blog for more information and photographs of specific workshops.
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Gratitude: Book binding and decorating (using typewriters, drawing inks and wooden letterpress) gratitude cards and a ‘5 good things’ journal.
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Appreciation of Beauty: Taking photographs using Lomography cameras and making camera lenses from vibrant acetate.
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Character Strengths: Creating a ‘strengths board’, blind-drawing portraits on paper and balloons.
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Goals: Making collages depicting goals and aspirations symbolically.
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Nurture and Kindness: Selecting, smashing and mosaic making using reclaimed tiles. Potting an avocado plant and taking it home to nurture.
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Savoring and Flow: Creating mobiles using collage, drawing inks, shells, feathers, flowers and lamination machines.
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Humour and Playfulness: Dismantling and reconstructing toys to make hybrid characters with personalities. Kinetic drawing in booths using drawing straps loaded with pastels.
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Confidence: Making a large scale, multi-colored paper sculpture.
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Vitality 1: Using papier-mâché to create and smash up a health food piñata.
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Vitality 2: Creating a drawing spinning-top, using pencil gloves and mouth sticks to draw on wall-mounted paper, and making bouncy ball drawings.
