This is our offering to you
An invitation to meet yourself wherever you are
Enjoy the process without worrying about where you arrive or what you make
Slow down and land
Allow the materials below to gently guide and hold you
Start Here
Introduction
Welcome
You can interact with these resources in whatever way is useful to you.
You can do them on your own or with others.
Here is what we recommend:
Watch 'Introduction' (if you haven't already)
Watch 'Prepare Your Space'
Choose a Creative Task, gather the materials needed and set up your space
Watch 'Arrive'
Watch the 'Creative Task' you chose and take as long as you'd like doing the task
Watch 'Return'
Prepare your space...
Choose a task below and gather the materials
Once you've prepared your space...
Arrive
Creative tasks
CLICK HERE to find Audio Description for the Creative Tasks
Landscape
Materials:
Paper
Mark making tool
(suggestions: paint, pen, pencil, oil pastels, crayons, etc)
Creature
Materials:
Sculpting material
(suggestions: tin foil, clay, play dough)
Book
Materials:
A book or selection of books
Paper
Mark making tool
(suggestions: paint, pen, pencil, oil pastels, crayons, etc)
Room
Materials:
Paper
Mark making tool
(suggestions: paint, pen, pencil, oil pastels, crayons, etc)
Collage
Materials:
Paper (plain + tissue, magazine)
Glue
Stone
Materials:
Stone (any size)
Permanent marker, Paint or Acrylic Pen
Flowers
Materials:
Flowers
(suggestions: live or dried including leaves, stems, seeds)
Rice
Materials:
Uncooked Rice
When you've finished your task...
Return and close
Click below to download a free PDF booklet with all the information above, written descriptions of each task and links to all the videos
We are really proud to be able to offer these resources for free so they are accessible to everyone.
Without pressure or expectation, if you are able to offer a donation we
would be very grateful as it will allow us to continue our community work.
Additional Resources and Support
If you need immediate support call the NHS on 111 (non-emergency) or 999 (for emergencies)
You can also access 24 support from The Samaritans by calling 116 123
This is a good website to help find support near you: https://www.ataloss.org/bereavement-services
This offers some books and reading around grief tending:
https://grieftending.org/the-shoulders-on-which-we-stand/
This offers further reading as well as film and podcast recommendations: https://www.thegriefspace.com/resources
Made with support from Arts Council England, National Lottery Community Fund,
Space Clarence Mews, Mind, St Elizabeth’s Hospice and Lowestoft Library