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Creativity Matters
August 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This summer, Creativity Matters invites us to explore the season through creative practice. Summer opens the door to looseness and spontaneity – longer days, shifting routines, and the joyful unpredictability of adventures big and small. In the midst of that playful chaos, we’re invited to slow down and reconnect with ourselves, with others, and with the world around us. Creativity becomes a way to delight in the messiness, to notice unexpected beauty, and to celebrate how connection often shows up in surprising, imperfect, and wonderfully human ways.
Interconnection
August’s Creativity Matters theme is “Interconnection.” This month, we’ll explore how creativity helps us notice the threads that connect us to each other, to the world around us, and to our own inner lives. How art invites us to see how seemingly separate pieces can come together to form something whole, how it helps us find beauty in both our individuality and our shared belonging, and how it reminds us that the connection between them isn’t about perfection, it’s about honoring every part of the story.
Project Options
We will have supplies for the following projects*, or you are welcome to bring your own:
- Scrap Collage: Create a collage from scraps and found materials, and as you arrange and layer your pieces, notice how separate elements come together to form a connected whole.
- Personal Puzzle Art: Decorate blank puzzle pieces to represent the many facets of yourself – your interests, quirks, identities, favorite things, and even your rough edges. Each piece reflects how each part of your unique story connects to form the whole you.
- Mandala Weaving: Create a vibrant mandala by weaving fabric scraps, yarn, and string through a plastic mesh disc. As you layer colors and textures in circular patterns, you’ll build a design that symbolizes how individual threads come together to form a connected whole.
During the summer months, we will not have Creativity Matters packets, but you can sign up to be part of the mailing list to start receiving them in the fall.
What is Creativity Matters?
Our Creativity Matters group helps community members engage in monthly themes and explore spiritual growth through creative expression.
It’s all about allowing our intuition and imagination to guide us, not just our logic and reflective minds. Think of it as making room for your right brain to dance with your left brain.
Creativity Matters is a high school and adult group designed for everyone — no experience or artistic skill is required! Just bring a playful spirit and adventurous attitude.
