AUCKLAND (Matakana): Saturday 8th June
$295.00
WATERCOLOUR WELLNESS WORKSHOP
Saturday 8th June 2024
10.30am – 4.00pm
Bali Garden Matakana
10.30am – 4.00pm
Bali Garden Matakana
292 Point Wells Road Matakana
$295 Earlybird (ends Saturday 25th May)
$345 Standard
$345 Standard
Pricing includes morning tea, lunch and all materials.
Immerse yourself in a wellness watercolour art experience at the Bali Garden Matakana.
Situated in a beautiful Balinese inspired garden in Point Wells, just five minutes from Matakana Village, 45 minutes north of Auckland.
Feel an instant sense of tranquility and peace within yourself as soon as you arrive at this retreat style workshop. This will only continue to expand as I take you on a creative journey for the day.
You'll learn how to trust your creativity, release emotion and create intuitive abstract watercolour paintings.
You will be surprised and thrilled to be taught as well as experience the tools that I use to get into a creative flow. I will teach you that you don’t need to wait until inspiration shows up but rather that you can manifest creativity through regulating yourself with calming and soothing practices such as meditation or a mindful garden walk and connection with self through intuitive drawing and watercolour play.
You will be taken on an art experience that sees you feel filled with clarity and inspiration to create abstract watercolour landscapes under my calm guidance.
If you feel apprehensive about creating in watercolour I will show you how to let go of that fear by connecting to yourself first. Then your creativity will shine.
If you feel excited and inspired to create but simply don’t know how the watercolour process works, I will show you how to capture that passion and channel it into trusting that you might make mistakes but that it is all part of the process and that surrendering to that mistake is where your magic starts to unfold in a painting.
You will take home 1 - 2 finished abstract watercolour paintings. Some people create a lot more, some are happy to finish just one. The day is entirely for you to experience your own level of creativity. It is a truly special day.
SCHEDULE: (*weather dependant and subject to change)
10:30am: Welcome and cacao hot drink and biscuit
Introduction – my art and background
Meditation // or mindful garden walk // or short yoga class*
Line drawing + laughter
Art demo
Dancing, shaking and silliness
Painting – 1 hour
1pm: Lunch + connection – 1 hour
Talk – overcoming failure
Painting – 1 hour
Reflection
4:00pm: End
Dancing, shaking and silliness
Painting – 1 hour
1pm: Lunch + connection – 1 hour
Talk – overcoming failure
Painting – 1 hour
Reflection
4:00pm: End
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
Nourishing lunch, snacks, hot drinks and refreshments.
All materials provided.
WHAT TO BRING:
A sense of openness to learn and to connect
Your own water bottle (to stay hydrated!)
A image of your favourite landscape or sunset/sunrise (optional)
A notebook (optional)
WHO IT'S FOR:
Anyone seeking a creative, inclusive art experience
A beginner artist with no or very little experience in watercolours
An artist established in another area but wishing to explore a different medium and to learn tools for channeling creativity.
Ages 15 and above.
WHO IT'S FOR:
Anyone seeking a creative, inclusive art experience
A beginner artist with no or very little experience in watercolours
An artist established in another area but wishing to explore a different medium and to learn tools for channeling creativity.
Ages 15 and above.
BOOK NOW - ONLY 12 PLACES AVAILABLE
Payment plans available. Pay for the Earlybird ticket in 3 payments.
Please email me direct to set this up and secure your place in the workshop now - sophie@sophiemelville.com
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Cancel within 7 days of workshop and no refund is given.
Cancel up to 7 days before the workshop and receive a full refund.
Workshop photos by Anneke Photography
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