Shedding, Releasing (ONLINE)

SHAUNA KAENDO| BFA, RCAT   |Art therapist in Victoria BC (unceded /stolen traditional and ancestral territories of the Lekwungen/Songhees & Esquimalt peoples).CREATIVITY BEGINS BEFORE WE HAVE ART MATERIALS IN OUR HANDS. It begins with personal and collective agency, with the decision(s) that we make to seek community, support, and space. It feels important to describe and recognize creativity as more than an art-related process, but also a way that we can live, imagine, understand, and create change in our lives.

HEY SHAUNA ART THERAPY

This is a 2-hour (online) therapeutic art-making workshop.

In this last month(ish) of the year of the wood snake ...let's gather, name, express, and release some lingering bits. Things that we want to put down, stop carrying ...stories and narratives that we maybe want to reimagine, rewrite.Let's take some time to reflect on what we've already let go of - what we've already shed - over the last year. And notice if there are maybe some bits that we thought we'd left behind, but are being sticky ...and not quite SHED.Let's ready ourselves to move into the next year of the lunar (and Chinese) calendar - a little lighter, a little more aligned, and more grounded into what matters for each of us. NO experience with art or art-making is required to attend.__________________________SHEDDING, RELEASINGSun Feb 11 - 3pm PT, Pacific Time (<a href="https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter?t=1pm&amp;d=2026-02-01&amp;tz2=PST-PDT-Pacific-Time" title="https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter?t=1pm&amp;d=2026-02-01&amp;tz2=PST-PDT-Pacific-Time" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">time zone converter</a>)Sliding scale payment options__________________________<h3>LOCATION:</h3>This is an online (Zoom) event.See <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/hey-shauna-art-therapy-16634504104" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/hey-shauna-art-therapy-16634504104" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">my other offerings</a> for in-person options.__________________________<h3>MATERIALS LIST:</h3>Gather an assortment of materials. You may not use them all, but try to give yourself some options to choose from. Here are some suggestions (you do NOT need to bring all of these, they're just suggestions ...and please don't limit yourself to this list if you have other materials that you'd like to include):<ul><li>Try to include some biodegradable (non-toxic) materials ...in case you choose to do your "releasing" in nature, or burning. I would say specifically not using acrylic paint (contains plastic), or plastic fibres/strings/yarns.</li><li>Paper options (eg: watercolour, mixed media, crumpled packing paper, kraft paper, tracing paper).</li><li>Any assortment of mark-making materials: paints (eg: watercolour, tempera), ink (water soluble), drawing materials (oil or chalk pastels, crayons, markers, graphite/pencil, pastel pencils, conté, charcoal, pencil crayons, etc).</li><li>Thread for stitching (embroidery thread/floss), needle (tapestry/embroidery, sharp tip and with a large "eye").</li><li>Fabric (though not required for stitching, you can also stitch into paper).</li><li>Yarn and/or string for wrapping, knotting, tying.</li><li>Collage materials (remnant bits of art you've previously made, magazines, recycle bin bits, newspaper...anything at all really).</li><li>Glue, tape.</li></ul>RELEASING (materials you may want to have handy for releasing, NOT required):<ul><li>Jug/container of water.</li><li>Candle (or access to fireplace, or other SAFE and contained source of fire).</li><li>The above are just 2 options that you may want to consider, but there are others that we'll discuss as well that can happen outside of our time together (in nature, for example), or even just tucking away.</li></ul>__________________________A FEW NOTES:<ul><li>This is an online workshop (Zoom).</li><li><a href="https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter?t=1pm&amp;d=2026-02-01&amp;tz2=PST-PDT-Pacific-Time" title="https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter?t=1pm&amp;d=2026-02-01&amp;tz2=PST-PDT-Pacific-Time" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Time zone converter</a> (for those of you in other time zones)</li><li>The group will be small (10 people max).</li><li>Registration is open to adults only (18+).</li><li>Because all sessions will be held online (on Zoom), I will not be providing art materials, please see above for suggestions of materials to gather!</li><li>Please arrive on time! (or about 5 minutes early, even better!)</li></ul>__________________________

<h3>REFUNDS &amp; CANCELLATIONS</h3>If you're registered and find yourself unable to attend, I will offer a refund or credit up to 1 week BEFORE the group start date. Beyond that, you will be responsible for the registration cost ...though you are absolutely welcome to give your space to a friend! (One exception is if you are sick, in which case please do not attend ...and you will receive a refund).__________________________<h3>PAYMENT OPTIONS</h3>If you would prefer to pay by e-transfer (rather than through Eventbrite), please first get in touch with me to see if there's still space in the group (heyshauna@gmail.com) ...if yes, I'll send you the total with taxes added, and you can go ahead and send the transfer (send e-transfers to Shauna Kaendo/heyshauna@gmail.com).__________________________

<h3>NOTES ABOUT WORKSHOPS IN GENERAL</h3><ul><li>If you’d like a visual glimpse into what we get up to in my workshops please visit me on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heyheyshauna/" title="https://www.instagram.com/heyheyshauna/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@heyheyshauna</a>), or at <a href="https://heyshauna.com/" title="https://heyshauna.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.heyshauna.com</a></li><li>You needn’t have ANY experience with art or art materials to participate (and benefit from) any of my workshops.</li><li>Groups are small, they are also generous, warm, and supportive... and easily among my favourite things.</li><li>In all of my workshops, our focus is on exploring different art materials in lots of different ways …and noticing how those different materials and processes make us feel. And while I am here for any technical assistance you may need, our goal is not to focus on technical skill…but instead on curiosity.</li></ul>

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