Be Brave, Make Your Mark - Yuri Shimojo

A unique art making workshop led by artist Yuri Shimojo, who introduced her beautiful, meditative drawing practice, followed by an art making workshop for participants. Yuri encouraged each person to find their own world using ink, paint, pencil or marker.

Mark making is a fundamental aspect of artistic expression. Artists use mark making to express their feelings and emotions, or to create abstract compositions. This was a workshop for everyone - for those who regularly make art, and for those who don't know where to begin.

Yuri explained the "zen in-between" - rather than "zoning out" - while making marks. She invited participants to experience a different type of creative meditation, one that can be about stillness but can also happen while sipping tea or dancing to music.