It’s hard to believe that January is almost over! The last few weeks have just flown by. Did you make yourself some New Year resolutions as 2018 started? Have you already broken or given up on them? Do you REALLY want to make that project, business, job, trip, happen without regret? If you ran out of […]
Teen Creative Expression Workshop
The Cr3ative Space is offering two Teen Creative Expression Workshops during the school holidays. These workshops provide the opportunity for the teens to explore their creativity. During the first workshop they will be painting their own original artwork on a canvas using acrylic paints. The second workshop is all about using art to explore emotions. […]
Creative Teen Workshop
For the first time The Cr3ative Space is offering a Creative Teen workshop. This 3.5 hour workshop provides the opportunity for teens to explore their creativity and self-expression by painting an original artwork on a canvas using acrylic paints. They will need to bring their own canvas (these are available to purchase for an additional […]
How To Take An Internal Selfie
When was the last time you took a selfie? How many photos did you take before you found the one that looked “just right?” When was the last time you took an “internal selfie?” I like to use this idea of an internal selfie with my clients. I get them to draw an outline […]
Gratitude
Gratitude… This seems to be the word being bandied around a lot lately. But what is gratitude and why is it so important? Vocabulary.com defines gratitude as a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation. So why is this feeling of thankfulness and appreciation so important? Positive psychology researchers have been studying gratitude and they have found […]
How to Use Art to Help Reduce Stress
Being creative is one of my favourite ways to reduce the stress in my life. I have found that when I am stressed I get irritable and/or depressed, sleep badly, comfort eat and am not a very pleasant person to be around. Maybe you can relate to some of these, or maybe you “share” your […]
Vision Board Workshop
Visualise the Life You Want in 2017 It’s never too late to live the life you imagined. Do you make New Year resolutions at the start of each year? Do you manage to keep them? Do you have dreams that you would like to achieve for 2017? Do you know how you are going to […]
How Art Saved Me
“Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.” – Demi Lovato A friend and I were talking recently and we got onto the topic of mental health. Through our conversation we discovered that we both suffered from anxiety. She encouraged me to share my story, as we had both found comfort […]
Individual Art Therapy
The Cr3ative Space- Gold Coast offers individual art therapy for adults and children. Sessions are tailored to suit the needs of each individual so that you can explore the creative process, gain insight, connect with yourself in new ways and find empowerment to be your authentic self. Art therapy can be a very powerful way […]
5 Ways We Benefit From Being Creative
Why do people create? There are so many answers to this question, but the underlying theme is that we create because it makes us feel good! Researchers are continuing to study the effects and benefits of creativity. They are proving what artists have known for centuries, that the pursuit of self-expression is good for our […]