Finding Calm in Small Movements

Join us for a relaxing and mindful experience exploring the therapeutic power of collage art in a friendly and non judgemental space.

This creative activity offers a wonderful opportunity to find calm, reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance your overall well-being. Through the repetitive movements of cutting, tearing, and gluing, you’ll discover how to engage your senses and find a sense of calm and grounding by using the small muscles of your hands. As you create your collage, you’ll notice a release of feel-good hormones and lower cortisol levels, promoting a state of calm and relaxation.

No artistic experience is necessary. This workshop is open to everyone interested in exploring their creativity and finding a moment of peace. We’ll use collage art as a tool of visual communication—we’re not creating fine art but learning about our emotions and expressing them with cut-out images.

During the session, you will:

•Learn basic collage techniques

•Engage in guided breathing exercises to promote relaxation

•Participate in a group discussion about the benefits of creative expression

•Create your own unique collage using a variety of materials

Materials provided:

•A selection of sustainably sourced collage materials, papers and magazines

•Glue and scissors

•Instructions for creating a collage

•Refreshments

Workshops take place at Maker Mart independent gift and craft shop, located on Gandy Street.

Advance booking only.

Workshops require a minimum of two bookings to run. In the event that a workshop is cancelled you will be notified, and offered a refund.

For further info please contact makermartexeter@gmail.com

Maker Mart supports Exeter Phoenix.

VENUE: MAKER MART

Maker Mart, 11a Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS

*Subject to a £1.50 ticketing system charge. We don’t charge this to make a profit. Find out more >>