Tending To Overwhelm With Art (IN-PERSON)

Schedule

Sun Apr 26 2026 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

561 Johnson St #108 | Victoria, BC

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This is a 2-hour (in-person) therapeutic art-making workshop.
About this Event

In this workshop, we're going to talk about and explore ways to TEND to our overwhelm ...with our art. Specifically bilateral (both hands) drawing and mark making. We'll be giving ourselves some space to express (and release), and ground in (to a sensory rooted conversation with our materials). We'll make some space for our overwhelm to transform into something different... a different shape, form, feel.

We'll get curious about ways that we can use art, and creative process to work with (and support) overwhelm. Practices and processes as resources that we can reach for (and repeat) when the all-ness of it all weighs us down.

Overwhelm is a very reasonable and legitimate response to a world on fire. AND, we want to build practices that support us in not collapsing into it. Creative care practices.

Maybe you'd like to join us ...to do this in community. Building collective creative curiosity ...a curiosity that we can carry around in our bodies, into everything that we do.

NO experience with art-making is required to attend.

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TENDING TO OVERWHELM WITH ART

Sunday Apr 26

5-7pm

Sliding scale payment options

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LOCATION:

Hey Shauna Studio
108 - 561 Johnson Street, Victoria BC (in the Paper Box Arcade, blue & green building across the street from the main entrance to Market Square - string-light lined corridor, last door on the left).

See my other offerings.

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A FEW NOTES:

  • This is an in-person series (address details above).
  • The group will be small (6 people max).
  • Registration is open to adults only (18+).
  • All art materials are provided.
  • Tea is provided!
  • Please arrive on time! (or about 5 minutes early, even better!)
  • Accessibility: The studio itself is fully accessible, but the onsite washroom is unfortunately NOT (it's located in the loft area, with several stairs in-between).
  • Health Guidelines: There is an air purifier in the studio, and the door can be propped open for extra ventilation. I won't be requiring masks, but absolutely support your choice to wear one. Please DO NOT attend if you are feeling sick (with anything) or think there is a chance you have been exposed to anything contagious. If you are sick you will receive a full refund. Please do NOT attend if you are ill.

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REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS

If you're registered and find yourself unable to attend, I will offer a refund or credit up to 1 week BEFORE the group start date. Beyond that, you will be responsible for the registration cost ...though you are absolutely welcome to give your space to a friend! (One exception is if you are sick, in which case please do not attend ...and you will receive a credit).

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PAYMENT OPTIONS

If you would prefer to pay by e-transfer (rather than through Eventbrite), please first get in touch with me to see if there's still space in the group ([email protected]) ...if yes, I'll send you the total with taxes added, and you can go ahead and send the transfer (send e-transfers to Shauna Kaendo/[email protected]).

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NOTES ABOUT WORKSHOPS IN GENERAL
  • If you’d like a visual glimpse into what we get up to in my workshops please visit me on Instagram (@heyheyshauna), or at www.heyshauna.com
  • You needn’t have ANY experience with art or art materials to participate (and benefit from) any of my workshops.
  • Groups are small, they are also generous, warm, and supportive... and easily among my favourite things.
  • In all of my workshops, our focus is on exploring different art materials in lots of different ways …and noticing how those different materials and processes make us feel. And while I am here for any technical assistance you may need, our goal is not to focus on technical skill…but instead on curiosity.
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Where is it happening?

561 Johnson St #108, 561 Johnson Street, Victoria, Canada

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CAD 26.25 to CAD 57.75

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