Mental Fight Club is inviting people to get involved in its new At The Table Project exploring different drawing techniques.
This project will consist of four hour long participatory workshops with the acclaimed artist Liz Atkin, who’s lived experience plays a pivotal role in her artistic process. To ensure that this opportunity is accessible to everyone, The Dragon Café will provide free art materials for all participants of the sessions.
Liz Atkin is a visual artist and creative practitioner based in London. She teaches art, set design and drama to all ages and abilities, and works in therapeutic and educational settings such as schools, hospitals, arts organisations, and universities.
Dates and Sessions
All sessions will take place at 11am and last 50 minutes.
All sessions will take place at 11am and last 50 minutes.
21st December: Shading Techniques – building understanding of shape, line and form in our drawings. Starting to work from observation.
11th January: Soft Pastel Techniques – using everyday objects in the home, brought to the table. Using dry pastel and wet pastel techniques for painterly approach.
25th January: Charcoal Texture – working from imagination and automatic writing to build in personal narrative.
8th February: Mixed Media – a lively session expanding on skills and using a combination of materials, a range of markmaking techniques, reflecting on own experience, observed surroundings, creating drawings on a larger scale.
11th January: Soft Pastel Techniques – using everyday objects in the home, brought to the table. Using dry pastel and wet pastel techniques for painterly approach.
25th January: Charcoal Texture – working from imagination and automatic writing to build in personal narrative.
8th February: Mixed Media – a lively session expanding on skills and using a combination of materials, a range of markmaking techniques, reflecting on own experience, observed surroundings, creating drawings on a larger scale.
Important Information About Sign Up
- If you are interested please sign up using the form below.
- The sessions will take place online over Zoom. Once you have completed the sign up form you will be sent an email with instructions on how to join the sessions.
- By providing us with your address, we will send you the art materials needed for the sessions. We promise to only use your address for this purpose, and not pass it on to anyone else. You will not receive any other post from us, only a one-off package with art materials.
- If you would prefer to not receive any art materials but still take part in the sessions type ‘N/A’ in the address fields.
If you need help or have any further queries please email info@mentalfightclub.com
