Maternal Journal Taster Session
Tuesday 12th July 7pm - 8:30pm
Join local artist and mother Athene Greig for an evening taster session of Maternal Journal Dursley - an inclusive and safe space to create, reflect and share.
The weekly group will be launching in July for a running of 4 weeks from 28th July until 18th August. Book your space here.
We invite those in pregnancy, postpartum and beyond to join us in a supportive group for creative journalling.
The taster session is free with a suggested donation of £3 to cover materials and will give you a flavor, and get to know other like minded people along with the artist Athene Greig.
The group sessions starting in July and running through August will be £10 per session or £32 for all 4 if booked in advance. More details can be found here.
Each session will include an introduction, a guided journal activity, followed by time for sharing and listening.
We will journal together around a table in a relaxed, informal setting, with easy to use materials.
~No art skills or journal experience required!
~Boost your creativity and wellbeing.
~Come as you are, no expectations to create or share.
~Babies in arms welcome (under 1s).
~All materials and refreshments included.
The workshop is free and all materials are included. There is a suggested donation of £3 to cover these.
Kingshill House Loyalty Card
We’ve designed this programme so that students have an opportunity to try multiple crafts at a lower than usual rate, and this year sees the launch of our loyalty card.
Stamped upon booking your first Creative Summer School workshop, and for each subsequent workshop in 2022, the Kingshill House Loyalty Card is valid all year - try six workshops and enjoy 50% off your next booking.
All students who book more than one workshop will receive a Kingshill House tote bag. These can also be purchased for £12 each.
Creative Summer School Soiree – Saturday 16th July, 6–8.30pm
At the end of the week, we welcome you to join us for a Summer School Soiree!
Students and tutors will be invited to exhibit their work at the House, enjoy a glass of fizz, and celebrate the variety of crafts made throughout the week. If you would like to exhibit the work that you have created during the Creative Summer School then please let your tutor or the Kingshill House team know. Works will be displayed for the Soiree evening only, and then you are free to take them home or collect them the following week.
About Your Tutor
Athene Greig is a Stroud based artist who makes watercolour paintings exploring gesture, colour and light. She studied Fine Art at the Glasgow School of Art from 2001-2005 and took part in the Turps Studio Programme, London from 2015-2107. Following a 10 year period living in London and working for several contemporary artists, she and her family have relocated to Gloucestershire in search of a gentler pace of life.
Athene joined an online Maternal Journal group in May 2021 as a means to connect with other mothers during the pandemic and have a positive creative outlet. She is delighted to be able to share creative journalling with a new group at Kingshill House.
