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Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artists from the DAX Centre

Unknown userMember10 July 2020, 10:43 am AEST

Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artists from the DAX Centre

We would like to invite members from both Lived Experience and Friends, Family and Carers Forums to join our Topic Tuesday this month!

We are very excited to have two special guest artists from the DAX Centre coming to our Topic Tuesday this month. We will be discussing a range of topics on all things art and creative expression, as well as covering some tips on how we can apply creative expression to our daily lives! ✨

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RenegadeContributor28 July 2020, 8:10 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

@Maggie wrote: By encouraging each other. Complimenting the effort and achievement.

So important. Sometimes I remind myself of past compliments when I'm feeling stressed, to remind me that I'm doing ok.

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MaggieSenior Contributor28 July 2020, 8:11 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

Well said @Former-Member

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Shaz51Senior Contributor28 July 2020, 8:12 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

And then i'm in the flow of it and i think 'this feels great, i wish i'd just tried this sooner!' -- totally true @paintingallday

thatt is why I love the Sane Forum thread where we can share our arts and crafts and to encourage and support each other

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RenegadeContributor28 July 2020, 8:13 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

@Former-Member wrote: Ignoring the bullies and Silencing the inner critic is so very hard.

I think this is a lifelong practice. But as you get wiser with age, so too does your capacity to ignore and silence strengthen.

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Unknown userMember28 July 2020, 8:14 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

It's so great to hear some very wondeful ideas being shared by everyone on how we can engage in creative expression. I myself might start to do some dancing around the house now! (Maybe when noone's around or in my room 😛)

Before we round up the discussion for tonight, do you @Renegade @paintingallday have any tips for those of us who are practicing physical distancing and are spending more time at home, and/or have limited means to access equipment (such as paint brushes etc) to engage in this process.

What are some of the ways we can be creative at home?

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Unknown userMember28 July 2020, 8:15 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

Its hard to get organised

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RenegadeContributor28 July 2020, 8:16 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

To allow more dance into your life, I suggest having music playing around you more often and allowing yourself the impulse to move to it whenever there’s the chance.

It could be for just a moment by yourself while your cooking, or you may want to play hours of music and just rock out.

You may also want to experiment along with kids that are already intuitively connected with their bodies and who will love that you want to dance along with them. Instant cheerleaders right there and you can be as silly as you like!

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Unknown userMember28 July 2020, 8:18 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

I might paint mandolas on a wall,

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RenegadeContributor28 July 2020, 8:19 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

I don't think you need to be too organised @Former-Member Spontanaeity is all part of creativity. Just do with freedom, without worrying about what you produce

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paintingalldayContributor28 July 2020, 8:20 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday//BOTH FORUMS// Creative expression and our wellbeing! // Tues 28 July 7- 8 30pm AEST featuring Special Guest Artist from the DAX Cen

Because engaging in creativity can be so many different things, my suggestion would be to start with what’s available to you – if it’s at home, why not put on some music and use your body as the conduit for expression.

Or if you feel drawn to cooking, why not think of someone and create a special dish for them (you can send them a pic! What a lovely gesture!), if you want to start a drawing practice, doodling or mandala drawing is a lovely way to start, you just need a surface (paper, cardboard, whatever’s around!) and a pen, pencil, crayon.. it’s very intuitive there’s no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, and for me it’s a great way to switch off my overthinking mind and I find it very soothing.. almost meditative

If you’re still not sure where to start, at The Dax Centre at the moment we have a prepared a series of online art-making activities hosted by four Australian artists from a variety of artistic disciplines exploring the connection between art, wellbeing and mental health.⁠ Each activity is posted on the Dax Centre’s social media (facebook and insta) as well as on the website. These art-making videos are available for you to watch in your own time and are designed to inspire you to explore your creativity from the comfort and safety of your home 🙂

The art-making videos are available to view on our social media - search for @daxcentre

and on our website https://www.daxcentre.org/daxathome/studio-dax-online/

There’s four in the series, the second one will be released tomorrow Wednesday 29th of July! 🤗

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