learning to see
Week #8: cherry blossom season
This year, I am making at least 365 drawings in my sketchbook and sharing seven of them weekly. Check in on Tuesdays for new posts, or look for monthly round-ups in my studio newsletter — you can subscribe here to receive those in your inbox. ♡
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After our Art x Care symposium last fall, we’re thrilled to announce the next Circling Studios event this spring! You’re invited to join us on May 30 for an afternoon of movement, artmaking, and reflection together with some of our favorite artists. [Check out past Circling features of Austen and Marilyn linked here.]
Join Circling Studios and artists Austen Bohmer, Marilyn Mitchell, and Veronica Velasquez for a reflective afternoon considering the embodied self as the site of creativity.
Your ticket includes:
🎤 Artist panel discussion and Q&A
🕺 The Vessel, a 45-minute movement practice
✂️ Hands-on artmaking, all supplies provided
🫖 Light refreshments
The day begins as we listen in on a dynamic conversation among these artists working across disciplines and engaging their bodies through creative practice as well as considering physical experiences more broadly in their personal and professional lives.
Next, The Vessel is a new movement practice for creatives by Austen Bohmer. Drawing inspiration from Butoh, yoga, Jungian Dreamwork, and dancefloors around the world, The Vessel helps you quiet your mind and connect to your body. This is where your creative impulse comes alive.
Finally, create something with your hands. Guided by the Circling team, wrap up the day with a reflective artmaking opportunity and connect what you’ve learned to your own creative practice.
You’ll leave having moved your body, practiced stillness, created with your hands, and engaged in reflection and conversation with fellow artists. We hope you walk away feeling grounded, connected, inspired, and ready to integrate these experiences into the next steps of your artistic path.
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Week #7: including a subway sketch, I want to do more sketching from life moving forward!
This year, I am making at least 365 drawings in my sketchbook and sharing seven of them weekly. Check in on Tuesdays for new posts, or look for monthly round-ups in my studio newsletter — you can subscribe here to receive those in your inbox. ♡
Today I went to my first garden workday of the year, and it made me excited for the upcoming Art in the Garden season beginning in just a couple weeks on April 26. For the first date, we’ll create our own stamps and explore other upcycled printmaking methods — creating multiples so we can swap with other neighbors. Check out the flyer and dates below for all details, if you’re in Brooklyn please stop by our community garden to participate!
Check out photos from past years here :) All events are saved to my calendar page, and you can copy them to yours Gcal from there if you’d like. Subscribe to receive email invites and reminders.
