Neurodivergent Dorchester – Painting

Thursday 16th October

10am until 12noon

At the crafty cuppa workshop

£7 per person to cover cost of materials

I will also be accepting voluntary donations toward the venue hire cost.

This event will be limited to a maximum of 12 so please pop a comment below to be put on the list.

What is Sensory Painting?

I paint a lot at home for the purpose of regulating and processing my emotions, when I paint in this way I listen to music and apply paint to the canvas in whatever way feels right… I have no plan and let my senses guide me.

I rarely use brushes and instead will use pallet knives, sticks, bits of paper or anything else I feel like to apply the paint.

Sometimes I will stick bits of paper or tissue to the canvas or use sand or sawdust for texture.

In this session I would encourage you to bring headphones and a device for listening to music of you’re choice…

I will give a brief demonstration before we set to work.

You will each have a canvas and there will be a variety of paints and materials to use.

For me the purpose of painting in this way is to connect and get to know myself as a sensory being, so often in life as a neurodivergent person I can feel like I have to stifle my sensory experience, or that it causes me pain… and painting in this way brings freedom and joy to my senses. Like a little sensory holiday.

Of course, everyone has a different sensory experience, so we will each have a different way of achieving this… my goal is to demonstrate my process and open the door for you to discover your own.