Neurographic Art Workshop - 2022 BIAYR Programming Series

The Brain Injury Association of York Region is pleased to present a 3-session bi-weekly Neurographic Art Workshop series.

Hosted by Salima Andany, Expressive Arts Facilitator, Clinical Social Worker & founder of Paint It Out! Therapeutic art

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A creative art form that stimulates new neural pathways by combining art and psychology. Through a meditative process based on mindfulness, you can create beautiful works of art.

Neurographic art is a simple way to work with the subconscious mind through drawing, transforming one's stress and fear by drawing freeform lines and then later using an algorithm to transform the stress into a beautiful work of art. Neurographic Art combines art, art therapy, science and psychology.

In this workshop you will learn about:

• An introduction to Neurographic Art
• What are neurographic lines?
• What are smooth lines or the popular style?

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Participants will need a combination of the following items:

• Mixed-media paper,card stock or watercolour paper (any size larger than 8x10’)
• Non-bleeding thin black pen (micron or sharpie)
• Coloured pencils
• Water colour pencils
• Magic markers
• Paint palette or paint tubes
• Small round paint brush if using paints

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Week 1 (May 26) - Neurographic Lines style

Week 2 (June 9) - Smooth/Popular style

Week 3 (June 30) - Neurographic Tree style

About Salima Andamy:

Salima Andamy is an Expressive Arts Facilitator, Clinical Social Worker & founder of the therapeutic art group, Paint It Out! Drawing from her personal experiences of trauma and using art to heal and overcome, Salima approaches exploration from a person-centered approach supporting participants through the journey of self.