VISUAL POETRY with Briget Heidmous
Visual Poetry is the hybridization of visual art and language, useful for poetic expression. Promoting skills in composition, drawing, collage, and creative language use, Visual Poetry is a fun and low-stakes way to explore our more adventurous and ineffable cognitive connections.
In this workshop
Participants will enjoy a facilitated creative environment and leave with a visual poem of their making.
The structure is…
A looking exercise
Instructions
time for creative flow and supported work (remainder of time)
Depending on the pace and scale of the workshop, we may have time for show and tell.
The materials you should bring…
Paper, journal, something to write on
Pencil, pen, markers, and mark-making instruments (no paint, calligraphy nibs, and/or watercolor).
Your mind
What are the benefits?
For all ages, this might look like exploring our sense of humor, mapping a thought, and enjoying aha moments about how we relate words and images outside the context of advertisements, reading, and formal environments.
Art making opens our mind/body connection, encouraging the Flow State. As we foster flow states in creative spaces, we more readily enter this flow in all aspects of our lives.
Surprising or not, creative making instills greater self-confidence and interest in our surroundings and social connections.
How can people support Briget’s work?
Daily, anyone can support my work by shopping ASTRAL THEORY, stickers, and art using my online store or buying from my local stockists, Femme Fatale DC (Cleveland Park) and Relume Co. (Eastern Market).
Send donations to…
Venmo: brigetheidmous
Charles Mindful Wellness Mindful Creative Workshop Series 2023 at The Martin Luther King Jr. Library in Washington, DC.
Charles's intention is to show our community the transformative and intersectional power that
mindfulness has, while creating a safe and accessible environment for people to explore new
things. They have invited creatives from a wide range of fields to participate and share their
knowledge and hopes to create a strong partnership network to keep doing this type of
programming, and make it grow.
Charles answers some questions…
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention to the present-moment
experience without evaluation, expectation, or judgment. It is the basic human ability to be fully
present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed
by what’s going on around us. Mindfulness is a quality that every human being already
possesses, it’s not something you have to create, you just have to learn how to access it.
What is mindful creativity?
It means using creative media and art-making in combination with mindful practices, to help
express emotions, gain self-awareness, unlock skills and memories, and create intentional
actions.