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Arts and craft

Take a moment to create with our arts and crafts activities. Explore your feelings with neurographic art and create a calming jar to awaken your inner artist. Unleash your imagination and craft magic with us!

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Calming Jar

Supplies

  • Small glass beads
  • Baby oil
  • A glass jar or bottle with a lid

Steps

  1. Collect supplies. Remove any labels from the jar/bottle and make sure that it is clean and dry.
  2. Fill the bottle three-quarters full of baby oil, making sure to leave space at the top of the bottle.
  3. Add in beads. You can also add in small toys like Lego, loom bands and pom poms. Make it your own!
  4. Fill the remaining space in the bottle with baby oil until the bottle is full. Place the lid tightly back on.
  5. Shake the bottle well to mix the beads and baby oil together.

Neurographic Art

Supplies

  • A4 sheet of paper
  • Thick black marker
  • Coloured markers
  • Black pen

Steps

  1. On the back of the sheet of paper, write what you would like to focus on. This could be a difficulty you are facing, something you are excited about or a relationship that is important to you. This will be what you focus on while making the neurographic art.
  2. Using the thick black marker, scribble a pattern onto the page, focussing on filling the space. Make sure that the lines overlap.Focus on the topic you choose in step one.
  3. Where the lines overlap, there are small corners to the shapes. Using the thick black marker, round the overlapping corners to make the shapes rounder. Make sure that any lines of the scribble extend to the edges of the page.
  4. Using the thick black marker, add another scribble to fill the page. As with step three, round the corners of the scribble where the lines overlap.
  5. Using the coloured markers, fill in the scribble. You can also use watercolour paints.

1800 RESPECT

If you experience violence or abuse you can contact 1800 RESPECT for support and counselling.
Call 1800 737 732 or go to the 1800 RESPECT website to chat with someone online (external link).

‍To contact 1800RESPECT via SMS, text ‘HELLO’ or any greeting to 0458 737 732 to start the conversation.

Artist's statement - Kay Barnard

Kaygan (Kay) Barnard (she/they) is a queer, disabled artist, and activist residing on unceded Whadjuk Noongar Land. Proudly affiliated with local disability community networks, Kay collaborates with fellow activists to amplify voices and advocate for social justice.

With a fervent dedication to disability justice, prevention of family and domestic violence and the healing.

As an emerging artist, Kay is profoundly grateful for the support of those who engage with their work and contribute to their vision of building solidarity, fostering dialogue, and creating meaningful change through art and activism.

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Arts and craft

Take a moment to create with our arts and crafts activities. Explore your feelings with neurographic art and create a calming jar to awaken your inner artist. Unleash your imagination and craft magic with us!

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