All of us here at ARI were excited to return to work from our brief winter break. Refreshed, renewed, and ready for more sharing and inspiration, we started our short week off with a burst of energy from the exuberant Young Lions. We carried that happy energy with us the next day as we took a trip to one of our favorite places: The Healing Family Foundation. Every visit there fills us with joy, respect, and admiration for our dear friends there, and this week proved no different.
The project: free-form fabric collage.
The intention: to stimulate the imagination, to inspire and fuel creativity, to give an opportunity to strengthen focus and attention, and to enhance design skills. But most of all...to express ourselves and have FUN!
We brought out a bag of colorful fabric scraps, spread it out among the circle, and equipped each participant with scissors, glue, and a sponge brush.
They made bright and whimsical creations,
created unique compositions,
and had a great time together!
The volunteers got to make their own works of art alongside our cheerful pals.
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| Tom and our new volunteer, Rebecca |
Our artists were so pleased with themselves! They showed pride in their work by happily sharing it with the others.
The finished work looked fabulous!
And Alena and Cee got an impromptu dance lesson from our friend John, inspired by some Michael Jackson tunes we played. Nice moves!
Another success here at ARI!
I'm so grateful to spend time at Healing Family Foundation - to experience the beautiful energy of the people there, and to leave every workshop feeling so full of joy, love, and inspiration. We have big cheesy smiles on our faces as we wave goodbye and drive away, with our HFF friends standing outside their door and waving back, grateful for their time with us too.
They're all colorful pieces in the collage of our experiences, of Chiang Mai, of our lives. And that is a beautiful thing.
Love,
Poni
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