Crafting Connections - A Women's Creative Expression Playdate

Schedule

Thu Sep 17 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

The Makery at Boxyard RTP | Durham, NC

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An invitation to explore & appease your senses, trust your creative impulses, make a mess and a masterpiece. Create art from the inside out!
About this Event

𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐌𝐀, 𝐑𝐘𝐓


𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 & 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧

Thursday, September 17th

The Makery @Boxyard RTP - 900 Park Offices Drive, Durham, NC,

6:00pm-8:00pm

𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 : https://forms.gle/LVAn3QKRvZ1LaZns8


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𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 - 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 - 𝑨𝑵𝑫 - 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚, 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒚 - 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔?

Me too! ----- So I set it up for us!


It's a CRAFTING PARTY HANG OUT for women that invites authentic expression, connection, self-discovery and community care through creative experimentation.

Served up WITH A WARM SIDE-EFFECT OF

Enhanced total well-being,

Expanded sense of aliveness and

Renewed sense of wholeness.


This is an invitation to play, explore and appease your senses, trust your creative impulses, make a mess and a masterpiece, with a variety of materials at your fingertips!


𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫, 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠. woot woot!


𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬!


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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 & 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧

Thursday, September 17th

The Makery @Boxyard RTP - 900 Park Offices Drive, Durham, NC,

6:00pm-8:00pm

𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 : https://forms.gle/LVAn3QKRvZ1LaZns8

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:

⭕pening Circle intro to orient to the space, the intentions and the nights theme

🔗Guided creative connection activity to inspire your art

🎨And then off you go - released to create and connect to your hearts delight while chatting, chewing on snacks, and hearing a curated playlist

🌟Contribute to the Collaborative art piece while we are there

🔁Closing circle up for sharing and connection time


𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐏𝐒!

🔥*FIRST FOUR registrants get a personal 3-D printed item of their choice made during our event (20 min size)


🤸‍♀️The Makery (indoors) is at The Boxyard - a super fun and unique venue with outdoor seating, music and a variety of food options and drink spots (alcoholic and non) – You are allowed to bring food and drinks into the Makery during our event, so come early and grab something if you’d like- OR-- plan to stay after and keep hanging out when the event is complete if you don't need to run home!



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𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫:

Karen Cohen Gibbons is an arts-for-everyone advocate - on a mission to reconnect people with their innate creativity so they can reclaim joy, wellness, peace, freedom, empowerment and community connection!


Karen Cohen Gibbons is an Expressive Arts Leader & Educator. She has an MA in Transpersonal Psychology with a specialization in Creative Expression and Somatic Embodiment. Karen Skillfully and Heartfully guides people inward and welcomes them outward through conscious, creative and embodied approaches. She has worked therapeutically, recreationally and educationally with individuals, organizations and groups of all ages, in a variety of professional experiences over the last 15+ years.


𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 & 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧

Thursday, September 17th

The Makery @Boxyard RTP - 900 Park Offices Drive, Durham, NC,

6:00pm-8:00pm

𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 : https://forms.gle/LVAn3QKRvZ1LaZns8

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Where is it happening?

The Makery at Boxyard RTP, 900 Park Offices Drive, Durham, United States

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Tickets

USD 41.93

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