Art Therapy Workshop: From Image to Voice

Art Therapy Workshop: From Image to Voice

Join us for a creative, reflective workshop where visual art becomes a pathway into writing and self-expression. Through a guided process of image-making and poetry, you’ll explore how your inner world can take shape and find its voice through words.

The workshop will take place:
Saturday, May 16 from 2:30–4:00 PM

In this hands-on experience, participants will begin by creating a piece of art, either spontaneously or inspired by a theme. From there, you’ll be gently guided through a reflective writing process that transforms your visual expression into language, allowing new insights, perspectives, and personal meaning to emerge.

This process supports a deeper connection between image and voice, offering a unique way to access creativity, emotional awareness, and self-expression.

Throughout the workshop, participants will be supported with art therapy–inspired prompts, guided reflection, and optional sharing. The emphasis is on curiosity, presence, and process rather than artistic skill or outcome.

By the end of the workshop, you will leave with your original artwork and a piece of writing that reflects your creative voice and inner experience.

No previous experience is required. This workshop is not about perfection. It is about exploration, expression, and discovering what emerges when image meets language.

All supplies will be provided.

What to Expect

Opening and Intention Setting
We begin by arriving together in a calm, supportive space. Through guided reflection, participants are invited to connect with intention and openness to the creative process.

Creating the Image
Participants will create a piece of art using a variety of materials. This stage encourages spontaneity or working with a chosen theme, allowing intuition to guide the process.

From Image to Words
Through a guided and reflective process, your artwork becomes a starting point for writing. This stage invites you to explore your image in a new way and allow language and meaning to emerge organically.

Reflection and Optional Sharing
We close with space for reflection. Participants are invited, but not required, to share their artwork and read their poem. This is a time to witness each other’s process in a respectful and supportive environment.

Benefits
Participants often experience a sense of clarity and connection through this integrative process. You may leave with:
- Your original artwork
- A written description and a completed poem
- A deeper awareness of your inner experience
- A meaningful creative process that bridges image and language

Materials
All supplies will be provided, including paper, paints, pastels, markers, and writing materials.

Facilitator
Jennifer Kleinsteuber holds a Diploma in Art Therapy from the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute and has a private practice in Vancouver. She is dedicated to creating safe, supportive spaces for self-exploration, emotional expression, and personal growth through creative practice.

This workshop offers a welcoming and respectful environment for participants of all experience levels.

Come as you are. Create freely. Let your image find its voice.

Info: Brief welcome, introduction to the facilitators, the afternoon’s workshop, overview of available materials, and gentle guidance to help participants settle in and begin.

Info: Participants will create a piece of art using accessible materials, guided by spontaneous art making. Once the image is complete, the process gently shifts into reflection, where the artwork becomes a starting point for writing. Through guided prompts, participants will explore how their visual expression can transform into language, allowing meaning, voice, and insight to emerge naturally.

Info: Reflection and Optional Sharing
The workshop closes with time for reflection and optional sharing, where participants may choose to share their artwork and read their writing in a respectful and supportive environment. No experience is needed. This is a process focused workshop centered on creativity, curiosity, and self expression.

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