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'Artful: Exploring self through art' - Becoming
This series invites participants on a layered journey of release, gratitude, and self-discovery. Beginning with flow, color, and the practice of letting go, the sessions gradually unfold into deeper explorations of identity, memory, and affirmation. Each step encourages participants to reflect on the evolving sense of self that emerges when we pause, notice, and allow creativity to guide us.
Through intuitive mark-making, color play, and personal storytelling, participants are supported to express what is often left unsaid. The series culminates in The Art of Becoming - a space to bring together fragments of the journey into a creative reflection of growth, possibility, and transformation.
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Artful Journeys: A Six-Week Mindful and Neuro Art Experience
Week 1: Flow and Release
Week 3: The Art of Letting Go
Week 1: Flow and Release
Theme:
Art as a Moving Meditation
- Concept: Train the brain in acceptance and flexibility.
- Activity: Create free-flowing marks while focusing on breath and movement.
- Materials: Charcoal, ink, or soft pastels.
- Artful Element: Promote relaxation through rhythm and flow, connecting body and mind.
Week 2: Colour & Emotion
Week 3: The Art of Letting Go
Week 1: Flow and Release
Theme:
How colors influence mood and memory.
- Concept: Using intuitive painting to explore changing emotions.
- Activity: Layering colors to represent shifting emotions, abstract color fields, or mood journals.
- Materials: Watercolor, oil pastels, colored pencils.
- Artful Element: Identifying emotions through color choice.
Week 3: The Art of Letting Go
Week 3: The Art of Letting Go
Week 3: The Art of Letting Go
Theme:
Letting go and embracing imperfection.
- Concept: Mimicking the brain’s natural ability to adapt and rewire.
- Activity: Continuous line drawing, fluid movement or expressive brushwork while focusing on breath and movement.
- Materials: Ink, charcoal, soft pastels, watercolor.
- Artful Element: Breath-guided strokes, body movement influencing mark-making.
Week 4: Pieces of ME
Week 5: Gratitude & Affirmation
Week 3: The Art of Letting Go
Theme:
Explore personal identity and transformation.
- Concept: Create expressive or abstract self-portraits in non-judgmental way.
- Activity: Expressive or abstract self-portraits using mixed media with textures, personal drawings, and written words.
- Materials: Mixed media - magazines, printed textures, tissue paper, glue.
- Artful Element: Encourage self-reflection and exploring positive self-reflection techniques.
Week 5: Gratitude & Affirmation
Week 5: Gratitude & Affirmation
Week 5: Gratitude & Affirmation
Theme:
Reinforcing positive thinking and self-affirmation.
- Concept: Strengthen positive mental pathways through repeated affirmations.
- Activity: Creating a small gratitude or affirmation book using collage, watercolor, and hand-lettering.
- Materials: Handmade booklets, watercolor, markers, pens
- Artful Element: Setting artistic intentions for the future, closing the program with positivity.
Week 6: The Art of Becoming
Week 5: Gratitude & Affirmation
Week 5: Gratitude & Affirmation
Theme:
Bringing together all learned techniques for a final personal piece.
- Concept: Final piece to integrate mindful techniques and personal expression into one artwork.
- Activity: Creating a final personal artwork using techniques from previous sessions to embrace self-growth.
- Materials: Mixed media—participants choose their preferred materials.
- Artful Element: Reflecting on growth, setting artistic intentions for the future.
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About AROUJ
Arouj Mufti’s creative journey is rooted in a family that celebrated art and innovation. After working in Finance and IT, she shifted to focusing on creativity and mindfulness.
Currently pursuing a Master’s in Neuroscience and Psychology of Mental Health, Arouj is exploring the emerging field of NeuroArts, researching how art can enhance mental well-being and brain function. Her work reflects her belief in creativity as a tool for healing and self-expression.
