Mindful Drawing: A Sketch Walk
About this Event
Join us as we bring you along on a Sketch Walk taking place in the Little Burgundy neighborhood led by visual artist Cat Lau.
🚶Walks are a great way to get in touch with your surroundings and move with intention. They can also be used as a daily tool to maintain mental wellness. Walks promote the release of endorphins, which overall improve your mood and reduce stress levels.
✏️ Drawing during this sketch walk offers you a way to visit paths and streets through a more present state. This sketch walk presents you with a moment to let yourself play and let go of expectations while drawing. Be present in the moment, and appreciate every stroke you make as part of the process. The goal is to detach yourself from perfection and accuracy, and hone in on what you notice and how you feel.
We will travel at an easy pace and make stops at interesting spots throughout the two hour period. At the end of the walk, we will discuss our experience and the process of creation at our last stop, Café Ma Bicyclette 💭
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This event is free and open to ALL levels of skill and anyone who is simply interested in getting creative while getting their steps in 🙂
🎟️ You must reserve your spot on the following Eventbrite page where you can also give a donation votsketchwalk.eventbrite.com
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Things to consider bringing to the sketch walk:
💦 Water
👟🧢 Comfortable shoes/weather-appropriate attire
✏️📓 A sketch pad/notebook, and a pencil/pen (we will provide some as well!)
🧍A friend
[Accessibility information: Busy sidewalks, loud noises, possibility of being wheelchair user-friendly]
Meet us at:
📍Georges-Vanier Metro Montreal, QC H3J 1A6
🕚 11:00AM - 1:00PM
*Note that this event is weather dependent and will be rescheduled should the weather not be in our favor.
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About your host ✨
Cat is a visual science communicator, bridging art and science to make information more accessible and engaging. As a self-taught artist, she works across traditional and digital illustration and also creates mixed media work with paper-based and painting materials. Her practice draws on observations of the natural world and their connections to our lived experiences.
About Vent Over Tea ☕
Vent Over Tea is a free active listening service in FR/EN based in Montréal that connects those who need to vent with an empathetic listener in a local café or virtually. To book a vent session or for more information, visit https://ventovertea.com/en/
Where is it happening?
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