A series of experimental workshops led by Marina Tsartsara (Somatic Arts Practice) and myself (Drawing and Meditation) bringing together our combined experiences and love for drawing with, and through, awareness of the body.
Marina’s approach to drawing is very close to mine, which is why we want to work together. While she comes from a dance and performance background, and I am from a visual art drawing background, we both approach drawing in the same way - as a sensory, physical, tactile and emotional experience - which can be further explored through movement, meditation, and the gestural mark. For example, if making drawings about the breath, Marina might start with more bodily references, to the anatomy and the physical structure of the lungs, while I might lead a meditation focusing on the breath itself, and as a mark - both of us would encourage expressive, emotional as well as physical drawings to emerge.
Marina leads from her own Somatic Art Practice® - “an embodied artmaking practice that explores the relationship between the psychophysical experience of corporeal structures & artistic gesture.” I too focus very much on the body and the senses as a vital part of the drawing process, using meditation as the starting point, to come into presence. Drawing from full awareness, whether from inside the body or from what is in the space around us.
In these sessions, Marina and I combine our broad and extensive experience of creative and body work into the virtual space, combining meditation with movements, prompts with poetry. Together our teachings mirror and weave, offering similar approaches with our own personal differences of touch, of voice, of everyday life and creative life experiences. Together we aim to bring you a drawing workshop that offers an inspirational and meaningful way to engage with the body, art and creativity.
This term we are inspired by the elements of the Chinese Medicine calendar, and will be exploring Air - traditionally associated with the metal element, and the organs of Lungs and Large Intestines - Autumn being a time for letting go, as well as for nourishing.
New Autumn/Winter dates for 2026: 29th October, 12 November, 17th December)
Cost £30 each
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If you’re paying in EUR please email Marina for payment details on tsartsaram@gmail.com