I can’t think of a better way to end the year than my upcoming children’s art retreat tomorrow, December 16. What fun to play like a child with seven children in my studio (while the mums chill out and relax on the lawn). 💕🤶☀️❤️❤️🩹🖼️💅🎨 I am soooo excited!
Engaging in playful, hands-on experiences with paint during the retreat brings numerous benefits to children (and adults). Besides being fun, here are a few ways children can benefit:
1. Self-expression: Art provides a safe and non-judgmental space for children to express their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Through painting, they are able to communicate and share their inner world in a creative and meaningful way.
2. Emotional healing: Art has a therapeutic effect, allowing children to process and release emotions. By engaging in art forms, kids have the opportunity to explore and express their feelings, which can promote emotional healing and well-being.
3. Confidence and self-esteem: Creating art can boost self-confidence and self-esteem. As children experiment with different art techniques and see their creations come to life, they gain a sense of accomplishment and pride in their abilities, fostering a positive self-image.
4. Imagination and creativity: Art encourages imagination and creativity, allowing children to think outside the box and explore new ideas. By engaging in hands-on experiences, kids are able to tap into their imagination, develop their creative skills, and discover unique ways of expressing themselves.
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Engaging in hands-on experiences with art forms during the retreat brings numerous benefits to children (and adults). Besides being fun, here are a few ways children can benefit:
1. Self-expression: Art provided a safe and non-judgmental space for the children to express their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Through painting, they are able to communicate and share their inner world in a creative and meaningful way.
2. Emotional healing: Art has a therapeutic effect, allowing children to process and release emotions. By engaging in art forms, kids have the opportunity to explore and express their feelings, which can promote emotional healing and well-being.
3. Confidence and self-esteem: Creating art can boost self-confidence and self-esteem. As children experiment with different art techniques and see their creations come to life, they gain a sense of accomplishment and pride in their abilities, fostering a positive self-image.
4. Imagination and creativity: Art encourages imagination and creativity, allowing children to think outside the box and explore new ideas. By engaging in hands-on experiences, kids are able to tap into their imagination, develop their creative skills, and discover unique ways of expressing themselves.
5. Collaboration and communication: During the retreat, children have the opportunity to collaborate with their peers on art projects. Collaborative art experiences foster teamwork, communication, and the ability to listen and respect others’ ideas, promoting social skills and empathy.
Overall, immersive, hands-on experiences with paint, colour and art during an art retreat offer children a platform for self-expression, emotional healing, confidence-building, imagination, and collaboration, providing them with valuable tools for personal growth and development.
Consider getting a group of besties or work colleagues together for a fun and educational play date. Or, do as one super kind mother-in-law is doing, purchase a gift certificate.
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10 am – 4:00 pm
Art@rangitane (12 k from Kerikeri), New Zealand
All levels, newbies and artists of all experience levels welcome!
Join Cassandra Gaisford for an in-person art experience in her studio sanctuary to create some really joyful art.
– How to play up as you create
– How to truly feel joy during the creative process
– How to create your most joyful art
– The 7 stages of the creative process – including doubt!
– The glee and magic of mixing your own colours
– Valuing values (….this has been said to be worth the price of admission alone!)
– Composition tips that will easily take your art to the next level
– What to do when you’re blocked, stuck, or f*cked
– The 5 elements that all great paintings possess (you’re going to be surprised about #3), and how to incorporate them into your art
– How to discover your voice and harness the unique energy you bring to your art
– Cassandra’s personal painting techniques and process (this is gold!!)
– How to choose your colour combinations that sing in a more intuitive way
– How to use meditation and journaling to guide your art
– How to let go of fear, doubt and inhibitions as you create
– How to embrace our own intuition as an artist
– Cassandra’s secrets to expressing your feelings, inspiring yourself and taking your art higher
$360 per day, per person paid in full prior to retreat, Afterpay instalments available
INCLUDES:
– Yummy refreshments during the workshop
– Paints
– Paint magic
– Gather around 9:45am
– Learn something/fling some paint around / laugh a lot and have plenty of fun
– Break for lunch
– Come back and learn/laugh/play some more
– Finish up around 4 pm
– Enjoy some alone time OR spend time with your fellow art workshoppers
NOT INCLUDED:
– Transportation to/from retreat.
– Accommodation
– Meals
– Art Paper provided to paint on. Please bring your own canvas (we will provide the address to purchase from or ship them to in advance of the retreat)
Do I need experience?
No this is an all levels course—beginners are welcome as are experienced artists. You are totally in safe, non-judgemental and skilled hands. A willingness to experiment and play is the only pre-requisite
Is there an age limit?
Anyone over the age of fifteen is able to participate in the workshop.
Once I enrol can I change my workshop date?
This is a non-refundable payment and the workshop date selected cannot be changed or swapped for a future day.
Cassandra Gaisford is an award-winning Bay of Islands, Kerikeri-based abstract artist whose work is inspired by colour, infusing her paintings with happiness, love, and joy. Learn more about Cassandra here and follow her on Instagram, Facebook , YouTube and TikTok
“I’m still raving about the day. Thank you much Cassandra; you have the most beautiful spot, the perfect environment for my journey of discovery of realizing I can be “creative”. I learnt some very cool abstract painting techniques, got to paint my own originals, and I went on a spiritual journey for the day. Thanks for sharing yourself and for looking after me like a queen. I am so inspired to paint. I had a magical day.” Lyn
“This was exactly what I needed. Being a very small group was so rewarding. Cassandra has a unique way of explaining plus making you feel you can do this. A very talented lady. Thank you, Cassandra. I loved, loved, loved the whole day.” Bev
I’m planning a Three Day Food, Art and Wine Retreat in early 2024. Enjoy the best of local award-winning wining and dining and creative play. Please email me to register your interest: hello@thejoyfulartist.co.nz
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