This December, let's just breathe...
December can be a stressful month for many of us - things to do, jobs to complete before the end of the year and piles of long to-do lists that never seem to end.
Some of us may also feel pressured to reflect on the past 12 months - what we've achieved and what we may not have.
In the craziness of festive preparations it's easy to forget about what's most important.
So, every year I am conscious to keep my head above the water, paying more attention to my art practice and the people around me that I love, to comfort myself, and remember what's really important to me.
And then I thought, there must be others that would benefit from this.
Maybe you would like to join and squeeze in some me-time into this hectic month? What about clearing our minds of tasks and commitments, once, daily? Let's relax and look into ourselves, let's give our minds and bodies a chance to recharge and let's do it with art.
Care December is 15 days of mindful, intuitive mixed-media art journaling.
This FREE offering is your permission to give more space to self-expression through daily art making, and self-care during the busy month of December.
Join and you will be getting a little treat every day:
an inspiring prompt in a video form from Kasia Avery
a time-lapse clip of intuitive art journaling process.
The prompts are an open invitation - take inspiration from them, then explore them in your art journals and make them your own.
Everyone is welcome!
No special art supplies are needed - work with what you have to hand in this mixed-media art journaling offering.
Whatever your skill level is and whatever your preferred techniques are - come and join right now and let's all meet together to make some art!
Care December, a free, holistic offering open to absolutely anyone..
We'll be creating a junk journal from scratch together and filling it with mixed-media art that expresses your authentic artistic voice.
We're tackling the real self-care, so no bath bombs and home spa - instead we'll be digging deep and improving the relationship we have with ourselves, and learning to nourish our mental health through art journaling.
We're caring for our most precious relationships with others through the prompts in this offering, plus sending loving care to others by contributing to the fundraiser.
And we'll be exploring a new theme, the Pink Edition, which ties all of the prompts in together and will be inspiring our processes.
Our Care December Host
My name is Kasia Avery and I want you to make some art with me! I'm an intuitive artist and teacher and the author of Creative Wanderlust. Together with my husband Jamie I founded Everything Art Ltd in 2015.
"Art that's not realistic is not art" - ever thought that? Because I certainly have. I was literally sweating and stressing my days away when striving to become that "proper" artist, painting landscapes in oil - something that was not me in the slightest. And then one day I discovered art journaling and I was hooked. The glitter fell from the sky and I knew I was saved. I learnt that real art is self-expression, a story, and an honest experience. I discovered that the process can (and should be!) pleasant and joyful rather than a constant struggle. Since then I am constantly art journaling, (daily!) and I want you to dive in with me.
Care December 2024 Fundraiser
supporting Aquabox
*This course is free and everyone can join, but as with previous years of this offering, we ask you to donate to our Charity Fundraiser.
This year we have chosen to support Aquabox - Clean Water In a Crisis. Based in Wirksworth where Jamie and I started Everything Art and our family, we wanted to choose the charity that was particularly close to our hearts and who are, as we know, extremely transparent and with great ethics.
Aquabox provides safe drinking water and humanitarian aid to people affected by natural disasters, extreme weather and conflicts
Millions of people around the world don’t have access to clean water for drinking, cooking or washing. A single Aquabox family filter can convert up to half a million litres of polluted water into safe, clean water – and give some of those desperate people the hope of a better life. The effects of natural disasters, conflict etc can affect anyone and this
Click here to donate now.
You can donate from anywhere in the world, whatever your currency. The Fundraiser shows the sum in GBP, if you donate in a different currency it will be automatically converted and added to the pot.
Here's the thing: Christmas is coming, but not for everyone. There are people who need our help and there's no better moment to give them support than in December. Let's send those in need a big, virtual hug. Whatever you can contribute counts, even just $5.
Please click here to donate and then come back to this website and enrol yourself in this Care December offering. Let's make this fundraiser sack huge! Let's see how much we can raise through our love for art journaling. Share this website with others so they can contribute too!
If you feel like this year you're in need yourself and you can't contribute to the fundraiser, enrol in Care December for free anyway. We will make you feel loved and supported and we'll also make sure that you enter the New Year with a sense of calm and peace. But please share our Fundraiser website with your friends and family.
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