5/13/2019 0 Comments Workshops at One Paved CourtCreative Womb workshop with Womb Doula Justine EvansThe womb is considered the "creative centre" of your body. To complete this series of workshops womb doula Justine Evans invited the audience to reconnect with this area of their body using visualisation and mindful art. Justine Evans ND is a Hormone Alchemist & womb doula. A registered naturopath and nutritional therapist Justine integrates a mind/body approach to reproductive wellbeing. Justine can be contacted on 07747 133170 https://www.justineevans.co.uk/ Maternal Journal - Automatic drawings workshop with Artist, Midwife and Birth Activist Laura Godfrey-Isaacs.Maternal Journal provides a positive outlet for some of the new feelings and challenges we experience, both physically and emotionally in pregnancy and new parenthood. Automatic drawing introduced participants to intuitive mark making with a variety of materials. Initially used by the Surrealists artists, it helps guiding in expressing hidden thoughts and feelings. www.maternaljournal.org Mindful Crochet with Barbara Touati-EvansIt's the same process. Whether making a piece of work or running a workshop, I start with defining the space. For this mindful crochet session at the One Paved Court Gallery Richmond as part of Desperate Artwives' the 'The M Word' exhibition, we made our nest upstairs around the installation Boobs by Kathy Howe. I felt really inspired and at home within the space and the exhibition. Just like other artists in the show, my art practise developed from the practical and emotional necessities of being a mother and enabled me to process all sorts of emotions, including difficult ones, linked to motherhood. The medium of crochet lends itself to exploring issues of protection, connections and imprisonment. The starting point for the session was the chain stitch, which I consider the "mother" stitch of crochet, the stitch from which all other stitches start. Immersed in the repetitive movements of crochet, we had rich nourishing conversations . We talked about the art of being a doula, about homeopathy, about sound frequencies, about mental health. We mainly used our fingers to crochet instead of a traditional hook to make the experience more sensory. Some had already done crochet before, some were new to the practise. Interesting pieces emerged: a long chain with leafy bits, a nipple like shape, a small hat. All left enthused by their introduction to the craft and a desire to pursue it and in some cases to include it into their own professional practise. Blog entry by Artist Barbara Touati-Evans Susan Merrick - Clothing ExchangeArtist Susan Merrick created a clothing exchange with a difference. Using donated clothing from the areas in which she works and lives, the artist set up a space of discussion and exchange. Audience members were invited into the space to choose an item of clothing to take away. In exchange they were encouraged to ‘offer’ something of their own. People have responded by removing their own clothing, writing poetry or a story, telling a joke or sharing experience, showing a dance, creating a sketch or even offering a free clothing alteration service! The clothing exchange offers an opportunity to engage with a different audience, one who may not usually enter the formal space of a gallery. By inviting members of the public to take part in an exchange they are not only welcomed into the space, but into the work and topics of debate around the wider exhibition and project. Clothing Exchange (2018) was developed by Susan Merrick as part of her ongoing project Statements in Semaphore which seeks to explore social engagement and artistic partnerships. www.statementsinsemaphore.co.uk www.susanmerrick.co.uk
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