Art Workshops with Taryn Lee: Make a Card, Take a Card, Share a Card

Make a Card, Take a Card, Share a Card in Mixed Media

In this 2 hour art workshop, create cards using a variety of mixed media to

welcome in the colder months. How does it feel to receive a handmade card?

What does the experience of giving a card mean? Brighten someone’s day with

a unique card that you’ve made. Give one to say thank you to the coffee barista

you see every morning or let the postal worker know you appreciate the package

delivery at your front door. There will be a variety of mixed media, supplies and

materials to choose from. Think outside the box and create cards that may not

be ‘traditional’ in design. Make them, take them and share ‘em! Cards that are

left after the workshop will be collected and available to the community.

This workshop is useful for:

- Well-being

- Engaging in the present moment

- Exploring creative experimentation

- Connecting in a communal space

- Thinking in visuals to aid storytelling through art

All required materials will be provided by CAMH on the day of the workshop.

Pre-registration is required as space is limited per group.

Open to all, no prior art experience necessary.

About the artist and facilitator, Taryn Lee:

Taryn Lee (she/her) is a neurodivergent artist and educator with lived experience from Oakville, Ontario. She has a Bachelor of Design from Toronto Metropolitan University in Fashion Communication. Her own art practice focuses on colourful, representational figurative works, portraits and stylized fashion sketches using mixed medias. She’s had experience teaching art to youth in a classroom setting and teaching online art courses with Workman Arts. She is a Fellow of the CAMH Yale Let(s) Lead program and a longtime Workman Arts member. She’s completed CAMHs Collaborative Learning College peer support and facilitation training courses and peer support training with the Mood Disorders Society of Canada. She is an Active Listener for Workman Arts online and in person events. She believes the act of creating art in safe and encouraging community spaces builds connections, encourages mindfulness, and ignites ideas that lead towards transformations.

*This is an in person session at 1025 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario.

Step by step directions to the PFLS with photos can be found here: camh.ca/-/media/education-files/camh-pfls-directions2024-pdf.pdf