3 workshop over he next couple of months . details below

THE ART OF MINDFULNESS

Come and enjoy a relaxing morning of meditation and mindfulness creating colourful intuitive art using paint and pastels.
This workshop is designed for total beginners that wish to explore their own individual creativity (and yes we all have it within us).
The workshop requires zero skill and is not about learning great technique. You will have a whole lot of fun with paint and other art materials.
This is a workshop designed for the only purpose of practising mindfulness through the processes of art.
Finding time to explore our imaginations while using our higher faculty of creativity is essential for our Health and well being.
I will show you how to switch off your busy chatty mind by learning an active meditation while playing with paint.
I am only concerned about “the journey of art making” (the PROCESS) not the final destination (THE PRODUCT). This is all about how much fun we can all have with paint, chalk pastels and oil pastels.
You will have the freedom to create without any pressure to perform or feel you need to create great masterpieces.
This mindful workshop is about practising present moment thinking and enjoying the freedom of using beautiful colours to explore your inner world.
The studio will be filled with the sound of beautiful piano and guitar music, as we drift off into the mindfulness and active meditation of right brain intuitive art making.
This is a workshop which will teach you how to let go of the control, Stop the perfectionism you may have and to relish in the beauty of letting yourself be led by your heart and intuition.
This workshop brings about an active meditative state where it is my hope you will drift off and switch off for a few hours, and leave feeling relaxed and re charged.
This therapeutic art process will allow you to open yourself up to new discoveries and unexpected surprises about yourself.
Please do not be afraid to step into a new world of art ,especially if you are someone who’s heart stops when it is suggested, and you allow your ego left hand logical brain to answer back to the suggestion with gafaws and laughter at the absurd idea of it all .
WE ARE ALL CREATIVE no ones was born with out it and there is not one of us that cannot say they didn’t enjoy drawing and colouring in as a child.
so please come and play it will unlock a whole new world of self love and self awareness.
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL and a deposit will be required at time of booking to secure your place In the workshop.
DATE Saturday 6th September
TIME 11pm to 1pm NSW time
COST $65 per person this price includes ALL materials,
and refreshment

ADULTS ACRYLIC POUR

Get your friends together on Saturday 19th September at 4pm to 7pm (NSW TIME) and join me at the studio, where we will have fun pouring acrylic paint.

So what will we do exactly
1) You will learn how to mix the right paints & pouring mediums to get the correct consistency, suitable for acrylic pour.
2) You will get to create 4 pieces of acrylic pour work all done on canvas. using different techniques for each. (the price includes 4 canvases and all materials, paints and mediums needed for this process, if however you get carried away and wish to do additional pieces you may buy more canvas on the night at an EXTRA cost)
3) You can choose from an array of colours to create the perfect swirly dreamy artwork.
4) Please note that acrylic pours take a few days to cure completely so your work won’t be safe to take home that night .If you do wish to take it home on the night you do so at your own risk.

So please come and play I am only taking a few participants per workshop.
COST: $155 includes 4 canvases.
also includes all materials paints and solutions required to create these art works.
gloves will be provided to protect hands.
wear old clothes it gets messy.
TIME: 4pm to 7pm Saturday 19th september (NSW TIMES)
BYO any snacks you may like to munch on

PAINT AND PLAY TOGETHER

Without doubt the best thing that has come out of opening up THINK PURPLE, is the connection and unique bond I have created with my 12 year old daughter Winny.
We spend so much quality time together messing about with all kinds of art. whether it be craft, sewing, crochet or painting and drawing.
I am so blessed to be able to spend this time with her.
It has also been a time when i have been able to truly connect with her and talk about anything that might be happening in her life that she may need to get off her chest.

So I would like to invite anyone who would love to spend some one on one time with their most precious person, in a loving and creative environment. it doesn’t matter how old your kids are whether they are 6 or 16 i can guarantee they will love doing this with you!!!!
I know that my daughter has always loved it when i spent time messing about with arts and crafts with her. it’s always been such a nurturing and special bonding time with each other. And we get to share so many things with each other.
So here is what We do at these workshops
The best times we have had together in the studio, are the times we have spent creating a big abstract canvas art paintings together.

So how about it?
Would you love to come and play at the studio , with your child while painting a MASSIVE box canvas together?
This isn’t just for the mums i have had Dads creating amazing memories with their sons and daughters and i have also had grandparents with grand kids and aunties/uncles with nieces and nephews. the combinations go on and on lol
it can be as abstract as you like or maybe you can bring along a picture of what you would like to paint together. (now remember we need to let go of the control lol and let splashes and paint strokes happen at will.)
I will guide you in all aspects of the painting process,
All materials will be supplied including gesso, paints, brushes and other art mediums that may be required.
this workshop will run on Sunday the 4th October at 10.30am until around 1.30pm NSW time
Cost is $155 for 2 (adult and child) includes all materials, large canvas (90x90cms) and paints and refreshment

These workshops are a favourite at THINK PURPLE art studios. They are anywhere from 2 hours  to a full day.

Workshops where you will get taught anything from decoupage, paint effects, crochet,  mosaic, clay work, chalk paint techniques, the up-cycle and recycle of old furniture or even the decoration of interesting items you’d like to make into a one off bespoke unique piece.

Also offering PAINTING FOR PROCESS workshops, get out of your over thinking mind and learn to listen to your intuition and follow your heart while painting for emotional release and using the power of art as a therapeutic tool.

MASK MAKING using modroc

MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOPS are also run as weekend workshops.

Learn to build a picture from the background, forward. building layer upon layer to create a picture rich in texture, depth and meaning. We use paint and collage to create images built on your intuition.

VISION BOARD workshops learn the magic of creating vision boards and see all your dreams manifest.  This powerful tool really does help you get what we want out of life

LEARN HOW TO USE ACRYLIC PAINTS learn all there is to know about this awesome art medium. add texture, create watercolour effect , learn to paint bold and fast with depth to you art work

These are run throughout the year and details of each workshop will be posted either on ‘the think purple art studios’ Facebook page, Instagram or can be found a few weeks before on this site or why not just  call in at the studios and say hi and find out all the latest fun stuff happening.

Bookings will be essential and workshops will work on a minimum of 4 adults being pre booked in, in order to run

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL  (please tickets will only be refunded if notice is given no later than 48 hours of workshop date)