MODA | Mindfulness Illustration: Creating A Sustainable Creative Practice

Invest in your creative mindfulness practice by drawing along through the year with Rachel Eleanor! Hone in on your influences, develop sustainable drawing practices, build a creative community and become a confident illustrator.‌

Session 2 — June 29th: Notice what you love, name it, and give it your attention

During this class, you will work in small groups to share and describe what you’ve learned about your tastes and influences. You’ll get to know your peers and help them notice patterns they might not see in their own preferences. You will then do a mini personal branding exercise to help you refine your focus for your next month’s sketching and participate in another group mindfulness drawing practice.

‌Each session is 1 1/2 hrs and costs $40 for Non-Members | $30 for MODA Members. It’s not necessary to have attended previous sessions.

OTHER SESSIONS IN THIS SERIES

July 27th: What to do when doubt sits down at your drawing desk.

During this class, you will work on naming the different voices that keep you from drawing. You will sketch them, name them and learn techniques to deal with them when they take up too much space in your head. Learn how drawing drills can help you push through drawing blocks and try out another mindfulness drawing practice.

About the Workshop Leader

Rachel Eleanor is an illustrator and picture pilgrim. For her, drawing is a form of meditation and pictures are a path of pilgrimage, a way to pencil herself into distant lands in search of deeper connectedness and meaning. Illustration is a spiritual practice in constructing personal mythology, creating a cast of characters to send out on quests exploring the wilderness within and without. Delight & Disarm is Eleanor’s motto, and she hopes her pictures, like friendly companions, help you on your own journey into the great wide world.

Rachel’s work has been featured in publications, brand campaign relaunches, and visual identity for Atlanta-based events. See more of her lovely work on her website and Instagram.

Requirements

Don’t worry, no illustration skills are necessary.

The Zoom link will be emailed to all participants 30 minutes before the workshop begins. If you have trouble logging in, please reach out directly to the community coordinator for this course at tiffany@museumofdesign.org.‌