Zentangle

A Zentangle Mindful Drawing session provides 90 minutes of calm where you can enjoy, regardless of artistic ability, creating a unique and beautiful piece of art. Craft stunning, intricate art pieces called “tiles” through guided lines and shapes, making impressive art accessible to everyone.

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This drawing session:

  • explores mindfulness through art

  • considers that there are no mistakes, only opportunities, that we are all unique and we can all create something beautiful

  • demonstrates that no artistic skills are needed for this mindful art session that offers relaxation, connection and a metaphor for life.

Delegates will:

  • use basic resources create an intricate piece of art

  • spend 90 minutes focusing on creativity and escaping from any other thoughts

Additional information:

  • duration: 90 minutes ( 30 /60 minutes available on request)
  • delivery: Online or in-person
  • age requirement: suitable for all ages

  • materials needed: a scrap of paper 10cm x 10cm and pencil, (although a cotton bud and fine nibbed black pen are useful too).

Cost:

  • open training- Please contribute at your own comfort level, fully funded tickets are also available

  • in-house training – fee available on request

Housekeeping:

Please consider if you currently feel ready to attend this workshop. By attending the workshop, you agree that you understand that this is a guided drawing session (not therapy) and you feel ready to learn more.

We value and appreciate our incredibly diverse audiences who always come with a range of opinions, emotions, experiences and knowledge. To ensure that our online environment remains supportive, we work hard to provide a respectful environment, sensitive to the range of views in the room.

Here at OLLIE, we understand that sometimes you may prefer to join our session anonymously and that’s fine by us. You are more than welcome to have your camera off and audio muted throughout, freeing you up to move around, eat or simply relax whilst we guide you through the session.

If you book a ticket and then are unexpectedly unable to attend this event, even at the very last minute, please do let us know before the session, either by returning to the eventbrite link in your confirmation email or by emailing contactus@theolliefoundation.org.

Please be aware, we require a minimum number of delegates for each of our online sessions in order to run these effectively, if we are unable to obtain the minimum number 24 hours prior, you may be informed of the course’s postponement and will be given the option to transfer onto the next available course.

A big thankyou to OLLIE, I discovered them online during the pandemic whilst feeling isolated and very low after losing my creative business due to ill-health. They have helped me to feel more social, to relax, to lessen my anxiety and depression, to learn a brand new creative skill and to feel inspired and happy about art again! Superb tutors and highly affordable classes.

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These classes are exactly what I expected – peaceful, meditative, and creative.
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I love it, nice to feel the group support and do something so absorbing. Quiets my mind chatter!
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It’s helping me to be less isolated, helps keep my hand joints moving as I have hand issues, helps me express creatively as am an artist who lost my business due to health, helps me relax. I’m unwaged currently but I pay because it really is affordable and I want it to continue. The teachers are awesome.
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