BLISSFUL
ART
STUDIO
Mixed Media, Drawing and Art Journal Workshops.
Blissful Art Studio is a space for inclusive and playful art and craft workshops for children of all ages, and holistic artmaking events for adults.
Located in beautiful Tasmania
Cherie@blissfulart.com.au
”Cherie’s classes are a wonderful place for kids to explore materials, calmly create and be inspired”. Anja Adams.
”Our 10 year old daughter lives with a complex medical condition and having her be able to immerse herself into Blissful Art Studio’s Mindfulness Art workshop each week makes such a difference to her mental health and she comes away with such pride for the Art she’s created. Thank you Cherie”. Michelle Innes.
Mixed Media Workshops
Women’s Art Circle
Mixed Media workshops - drawing, collage, printmaking, art journalling. With an emphasis on mindfulness, holistic wellbeing, and creativity.
Themes include:
Archetypes & Storytelling
Mixed Media Art Journals
Meditation & Expressive Drawing
Watercolour Art
Gelli Printmaking
Enquire about: Custom workshops
Holistic Therapeutic
Art - individuals
Work with Cherie for your personalised therapeutic artmaking session.
Improved sense of wellbeing -
Creativity brings feelings of calm and joy
Tap into creative thinking
for problem solving.
Creative strategies for coping with
stress and anxiety
Journalling, Intuitive Drawing, Painting and Collage
Cherie is a facilitator of Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapies (MBE.HiCat.prac)
Art For Children
Artmaking Workshops with playfulness,
and mindfulness.
Free drawing and guided drawing
Draw, paint, colllage mixed media
scratchboard, gelli and mono prints
Recycled things made into art things
Visual Storytelling
Nature-based and outdoor artmaking
Qualifications for working with children:
Visual Arts Educator, Learning Support Teacher
Working With Children Checks:
Contact me to discuss how I can support children with learning support needs, ADHD , anxiety.
Cherie Menzies (B.Art.Ed., M.Ed. (inl. & sp. ed.).
For Children
Mindfulness & Art
To explore mixed media artmaking. Children will experience a range of playful artmaking activities along with mindfulness benefits.. Workshops fo kids have a Choice-based approach, with guidance to learn skills. Craft making which explores STEAM skills, problem solving, fine motor skills and creative expression
Children’s Art Parties and Events - customised, enquire 0422313979.
Your venue or local community centre:
Pricing:
Term packages: 5 classes for
Individual Custom Sessions
A therapeutic artmaking consultation with Cherie, gives a supportive space for guiding you to self-discovery and revealing your personal insight.
What to expect?
Typically, a session begins with music, sound healing, or a grounding meditation or a storytelling or ritual. Together, we explore a question, a theme, or a prompt as we make our artworks.
In person or online video call.
Group Workshops
Explore your creativity and expressive artmaking with Workshop Events. Each will have a focus on wellbeing, possibly a celebration of days, such as Earth Day, Mother’s Day or themes such as gratitude and acceptance.
Workshops may explore storytelling and fairytales and archetypes of women in Womens’ Art Circles. I will also be facilitating expressive drawing, painting and mixed media workshops, and Art Journalling.
Pricing for workshops: $70 per person for a 90 minute workshop
Location: At local community centre or your choice of venue.
What is holistic art therapy?
“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Holistic Art Therapy ….
Holistic art therapy is a tool for personal insight and reflection. I love to help people see the possibilities that creativity offers for improving your sense of wellbeing. We find together that it is ok to be messy, to make “mistakes” or take a direction we didn’t expect.
Holistic complementary therapies (such as art therapy) encompass wellbeing of mind, body and spirit, which are connected. Art therapy makes a space to access and exercise your own creativity, often with benefits for personal healing and growth. Creativity allows us to change the way we think, to tap into intuition and creative problem solving.
Creating an artwork brings a sense of satisfaction and achievement, and joy. My workshops will look at satisfying art making techniques which help us explore self-discovery and playfulness - such as messy art journals, mixed media art, simple printmaking, abstraction, still life drawing and expressionist portraits. We enjoy the processes, with mindfulness and try very hard to let go of our desire to be or make things perfect.
Are there Medicare or NDIS rebates for Cherie’s holistic art therapy services?
Briefly: NDIS has specific allowances for art therapists with a Masters of Art Therapy from particular universities. However my holistic art therapies education is through the Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy (HICAT) and Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy study. These courses are validated by International Institute of Complementary Therapists Assn. I practice as a teacher and holistic creative therapy facilitator and am insured as a practitioner of complementary therapies.
NDIS clients may enquire with their plan manager about access to artmaking services.
Cherie Menzies B.Art.ed., M.ed., Mbe.HICAT.prac.
Qualifications and current studies:
Teaching: B.Art.Ed. 2005 & M.Ed. Inclusive/Special ed 2018.
Holistic art therapies and counselling:
Diploma of Holistic and Integrated Creative Arts Therapy 2023
Master Practitioner of Holistic Art Therapy (continuing)
Graduate Diploma of Counselling (continuing)
I believe in being kind, authentic and living
a creative life with a sense of curiosity.
Books I like to read:
Elizabeth Gilbert: Big Magic, Creative Living Beyond Fear
Clarissa Pinkola Estes: Women Who Run with the Wolves
Phosphorescence: Julia Baird
