- When
- Tuesday 25 August
- Time
- 14:00 to 16:30
- Length
- 2.5 hours
An afternoon of drawing as meditation, led by an artist who spent years as a Buddhist monk. Short partner exercises tune your hand to a slower kind of attention, then two longer sessions give you the room to make a piece of your own, charged with an intention. It comes home with you afterwards, to sit somewhere as a support for your own practice.
In this workshop Mischa will share how to apply self inquiry through an artistic group experience, and reveal your own potential to create a meditative art piece that you will be able to take home with you and enjoy as a support for your personal meditations.
The workshop will offer three smaller group or partner exercises that will gently introduce you to sensitive drawing, and then dive into two longer meditative drawing sessions in which you will create your personal piece of art, charged with an intention to create inner well being.
Art meditation encourages mindfulness, as individuals concentrate on the act of creating without judgment. That focus on the present moment can enhance your overall sense of awareness and presence.
Making art is also a form of self-exploration. It reveals insights into your own thoughts, emotions and inner experiences, and can become a tool for self-discovery and personal growth.
It is a social activity too. Drawing alongside other people, and sharing what comes out of it, is a large part of what the afternoon is.
Meet the artist
Mischa é Volve
Artist, performer and psychologist, experienced meditator and former Buddhist monk.
Mischa é Volve is an artist, performer and psychologist, an experienced meditator and a former Buddhist monk.
His big scale line drawings require an intense amount of concentration and calmness, and create aesthetics that remind of Japanese Zen, peaceful nature and timeless geometry.
The practical part
What is included
- Mischa's introduction to the technique, and to applying self inquiry through drawing
- Everything to draw with: he brings the pens, the ink and the paper
- Three group or partner exercises to ease you into sensitive drawing
- Two longer meditative drawing sessions
- The pieces you make, yours to take home at the end of the residency, as a support for your own meditations
- A ticket to the Open House exhibition on 27 August
The Living Gallery
What you make here joins the Living Gallery: it stays with the Art Space Residency through the programme, on show until the Open House exhibition on 27 August.
What to bring
- Nothing but yourself. No previous experience in meditation or art is needed
- Swimwear and a towel, if you would like to use the swimming pool
Come alone, as a couple or as a group
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