As the leaves turn and as we feel the pull to adorn our bodies and reflect on the changing season, join artists Lesley Asare and Katie Fields in this creative and soothing workshop.

Together we will explore somatic movement, breathwork and will be guided through a period of rest reflection. Inspired by the morning session, you will be invited to create a sigil (a small object or charm) to inspire healing for the year to come. This sigil is further refined into a physical form, carved from wax and impressed into clay.

Following the workshop and as a lasting symbol of the event, artist, Katie Fields will create silver sigil palm stones for each participant from their designs/moulds.

Open to those with no experience of somatic movmement and meditation.

Attire: Dress comfortably in clothes that you can move in. We invite you to consider bringing layers and warm socks.

This is a free workshop for people over the age of 18. No previous experience needed.

Please note this event has now passed.

Location: The Women’s Museum, 4 Barking Wharf, Barking, IG11 7DQ

LESLEY ASARE

Lesley Asare is a British Ghanaian Multidisciplinary Artist, Tamalpa Teacher training graduate, Somatic Coach, Breathwork Practitioner, Earth Steward and Mentor, based in Milton Keynes, UK.

As a Multidisciplinary Artist, her practice is led by her quest for truth and the desire to listen intuitively to awaken to the subtle faculties that complete the human experience.

She wholeheartedly believes in the healing power of the creative process. Her work explores identity, personal histories and the experiences of Black People. Through her work she aims to create the space for play, stillness, self-reflection, self- discovery, empowerment, transformation and healing.

KATIE FIELDS

Katie Fields is an artist and maker from Milton Keynes, currently living in Reading.

Her practice is mostly object-based and she is particularly interested in tools used in rituals and ceremonies, historical relics and personal artifacts. Symbols that move through time and space are also important.

In the recent past her work has explored the elements of tea culture, horticulture, jewellery and adornment.