Laughter And Art Made For A Good Afternoon
ART GROUP
Horribly wet outside on Wednesday but safe and warm inside the Genesis Centre.
The Routes to Roots art group had two new participants join us after hearing about the group from another service.
Another new person sat by themselves with a colouring book and that is OK, when I first joined an art group I sat with headphones on by myself and just explored the materials and paints.
I always remember the artist running the group left me to my own devices until I was confident enough to ask for help and advice.
That artist became my inspiration to become a better artist and her gentle encouragement led me to become a support worker in a very large project run by a museum.
With paint and pencils and various types of paper and some books for inspiration, the fear of not being able to draw or paint is reduced.
A fun relaxed atmosphere and gentle encouragement lets participants express themselves in a non judgemental environment.
Also I believe lots of laughter made the afternoon fly by.
Laughter and art made for a good afternoon.
Andrew