Drawing as Self Kindness -Carissa Potter
June 28th Saturday 10:00 - 12:00
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Workshop with Carissa Potter, and Learning to love your line: Drawing as Self-Kindness This workshop invites you into a quiet, nurturing space to draw from a place of self-acceptance rather than perfection. Together, we'll practice letting go of judgment, soften our inner voices, and reconnect with the expressive power of simple marks on paper. "All my life, I’ve wrestled with a paradox: I love making art, but I’ve often hated what I make. Even as a kid, I found so much joy in drawing — until I looked at my work through critical eyes. Or worse, through the imagined gaze of someone else: “That doesn’t look like a nose,” or “The shading’s all wrong.” "When I tell people I’m an artist, I often hear, “Wow, I could never draw.” And I always say, “I can’t draw either — at least not in the way people expect. It never came naturally to me.” Gather your drawing supplies. Paper, pens, pencils — whatever’s in front of you is perfect. Through a series of gentle prompts and drawing exercises, you’ll explore how creativity can become a form of emotional release and personal grounding. We’ll end with a reflective close, honoring the tenderness of the process. Carissa Potter's new book, Breathe Through It, will be available for purchase the day of the workshop. BIO: Carissa Potter is a human longing for connection. She writes books, makes art and public commissions, and hosts the series Bad at Keeping Secrets (one of Substack’s featured newsletters of 2022) where she talks to other humans doing really interesting things. Carissa is the founder of the stationery and gift line People I’ve Loved. She is the author of four books including Breath Through It and It’s Ok to Feel Things Deeply. And she was one of Ad Age’s 24 Most Inspiring People of 2021. She lives in Oakland, California with her partner & daughter and is working on accepting people as they are with love and compassion. You can see her work at peopleiveloved.com and carissapotter.com, on Instagram at @peopleiveloved, and subscribe to her newsletter at peopleiveloved.substack.com.
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