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A Carer’s Journey – Art for Relaxation

October 30, 2023 @ 3:00 pm December 4, 2023 @ 3:00 pm

This course will be delivered Online using Zoom.

Who is this course for?
Any unpaid carer who is looking after someone with a long-term illness, special need or impairment is invited to join this online course.

What the course will cover:
The purpose of this programme is to introduce various forms of simple art techniques inspired by some of the famous artists to help us relax while treating ourselves with a ‘wow’ effect creation each week. Each week’s programme also incorporates different art skills to stimulate different parts of our brain—the best brain anti-ageing!

The content of this course includes:

• Colour to reflect emotions and peripheral nerve system / Emma Bridgewater style (finger paint /book cover)
• Colour and emotional literacy/ Rothko style (brush painting/a wall art)
• Brain exercise: tracing the pattern and fine motor skills/Matisse style (shape art/a wall art)
• Brain exercise: 3D shapes and fine motor skills/ Origami art (paper folding/ card making)
• Deduction skills and visualization/ Home-sweet-home (collage/card making)
• Feel good colour and message/ Affirmation poster (paint + cut out letter/card making) 

Outcomes
By participating in this course participants will have the opportunity to:
• Recognise ways in which colour reflect emotions
• identify various forms of art techniques that stimulate different parts of the brain
• create various pieces of art incorporating different art skills


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