Neurographic Art
Cultivating Inner Calm and Well-Being
Neurographic art is a gentle, visual practice that can help us process difficult emotions and reveal unconscious thought patterns and beliefs. Through free-flowing lines and circular shapes, we allow our feelings and unprocessed thoughts to express themselves in visual form. This meditative practice of expression has calming and restorative benefits for both body and mind.
Length: 2 hours
Group Fee (2-5 people): $120 total
Location: Blue Leaf Studio, 1475 King Edward Ave. West, Vancouver BC
Supplies: $10 per person for all material costs, including mixed media and illustration paper
Register by email (blueleafstudioart@gmail.com) with name, contact information, desired date, and number of group participants. Once your request is confirmed, please e-transfer the class fee to blueleafstudioart@gmail.com. Cash or cheque payment for the full group is also accepted at the outset of the first class.
* This class is also available for teen groups of up to 4 participants.
Contemplative Stitch
Fostering Mindful Presence
Contemplative stitching is a mindful practice that uses the slow, repetitive rhythm of hand-sewing as a form of meditation. In this class we will learn a few easy stitches and settle into a quiet state, where we focus wholly on the tactile feel of the thread, needle, and fabric in our hands as a way to ground ourselves in the present moment and calm our mental commotion. Here we will prioritize the process of stitching itself rather than achieving a particular finished product, though we will undoubtedly have some beautiful stitch expressions to share.
Length: 2 hours
Group Fee (2-5 people): $120 total
Location: Blue Leaf Studio, 1475 King Edward Ave. West, Vancouver BC
Supplies: $10 per person for all material costs, including needles, embroidery thread, and fabric
Register by email (blueleafstudioart@gmail.com) with name, contact information, desired date, and number of group participants. Once your request is confirmed, please e-transfer the class fee to blueleafstudioart@gmail.com. Cash or cheque payment for the full group is also accepted at the outset of the first class.
* This class is also available for teen groups of up to 4 participants.
Mindful Collage
Exploring Creative Self-Expression
Mindful collage is a self-exploratory practice of selecting found images, textured papers, and ephemera to create a layered representation of our current feelings, inner state of mind, or present situation. In this class, we will choose either an intentional approach (working through a specific problem, question, event, or issue in our lives) or an intuitive approach (working with our instincts and the images that immediately resonate without asking why or how) to our collage process, and conclude with some time to reflect on our experience and self-expression.
Length: 2 hours
Group Fee (2-4 people): $120 total
Location: Blue Leaf Studio, 1475 King Edward Ave. West, Vancouver BC
Supplies: $12 per person for all material costs, including a 12 x 12 inch plywood panel for collage
Register by email (blueleafstudioart@gmail.com) with name, contact information, desired date, and number of group participants. Once your request is confirmed, please e-transfer the class fee to blueleafstudioart@gmail.com. Cash or cheque payment for the full group is also accepted at the outset of the first class.
* This class is also available for teen groups of up to 4 participants.
Alcohol Inks
Finding Joy In Ethereal Creativity
Working with alcohol inks is joyful experience of discovery as colours merge and separate to create exquisite and ethereal designs. Unlike other art medium where we have a lot of power to achieve a particular result, alcohol inks flow as they will and invite us to let go, submit to their process of movement, and release control of the outcome. In this meditative process of release, we can simply play, experiment, and delight in the surprising and beautiful artworks that emerge.
Length: 2 hours
Group Fee (2-4 people): $120 total
Location: Blue Leaf Studio, 1475 King Edward Ave. West, Vancouver BC
Supplies: $12 per person for all material costs, including various sizes of professional yupo paper
Register by email (blueleafstudioart@gmail.com) with name, contact information, desired date, and number of group participants. Once your request is confirmed, please e-transfer the class fee to blueleafstudioart@gmail.com. Cash or cheque payment for the full group is also accepted at the outset of the first class.
* This class is also available for teen groups of up to 4 participants.
Card-Making
Harnessing Creativity In Gratitude for Others
Receiving a hand-made card is a meaningful gift to treasure. We can show our appreciation and affection for those we deeply value by making them a personalized card with a hand-written note inside. In this class, we want to guide our creativity with gratitude towards those we cherish. With a myriad of beautiful papers and supplies to choose from, and various techniques to experiment with, we will create two personalized cards to offer a dear family member or friend.
Length: 2 hours
Group Fee (2-5 people): $120 total
Location: Blue Leaf Studio, 1475 King Edward Ave. West, Vancouver BC
Supplies: $12 per person for all material costs, including two blank 5 x 7 inch professional watercolour cards and envelopes
Register by email (blueleafstudioart@gmail.com) with name, contact information, desired date, and number of group participants. Once your request is confirmed, please e-transfer the class fee to blueleafstudioart@gmail.com. Cash or cheque payment for the full group is also accepted at the outset of the first class.
* This class is also available for teen groups of up to 4 participants.