Peaceful Pumpkins

Peaceful Pumpkins

Sep 20, 2025 | Free Sample, News

Yayoi Kusama is world-famous for her polka dotted art. Some of her most famous artworks are of polka dotted pumpkins. Did you know that she uses this painting technique to help manage her mental health? The repetition of making the dots to soothe and calm her busy...
Single-purpose Vision Board

Single-purpose Vision Board

Aug 1, 2025 | News

Yesterday, I was teaching Art Meditation at Kozuka Art Festival. Before the event I was feeling quite nervous – my Japanese is not good enough; I am not a member of this clique of organisers – the usual ego freak-out that I feel when trying a new endeavor....
ワークブックの日本語版を発表

ワークブックの日本語版を発表

Jul 8, 2025 | News, Shop

私が住んでいるコミュニティへリーチを広げることができて、とても嬉しく思います。Claude.aiの助けを借りて、オリジナルのワークブックを日本語に翻訳しました。私自身の日本語スキルはまだ向上中ですが、セッションで使用している実践的なアートセラピー技術の一部をシェアできることを嬉しく思います。 Shop now...
Finding Calm Through Coordinated Breath

Finding Calm Through Coordinated Breath

May 29, 2025 | News

In some of our Drawing Meditations sessions, like rock meditation and woodgrain drawing, we focus on connecting our breath to the movement of our pens and brushes. It’s a mindfulness practice that brings together two movements – lungs and hands – to...
Wellness Marche at Tasukake

Wellness Marche at Tasukake

May 19, 2025 | News

Tasukake is a stunning gallery space in the middle of the rice fields in Minami Boso city. Formerly a large greehouse, now ith has stained glass panels in the windows, handprinted paper on the walls, and features permanent works of assemblage sculpture. And it hosts...
Retreat Report: May

Retreat Report: May

May 6, 2025 | News, Reflection

I love how every time I teach a workshop, a class, or a retreat, things go differently than I imagine. It’s always a surprise. During our opening session – a drawing exercise to find focus and calm – instead of quiet attention to our work, there was...