PROGRESS MAP by Mia Wignall

PROGRESS MAP by Mia Wignall https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305 Made with a huge smile en-us 2022-05-02 16:45:15 UTC 2025-05-01 05:03:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Problems Illustrators face today: mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167092301 _{'TODAY, ILLUSTRATIONS HAVE FOUND POPULARITY WITH THE PROLIFERATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA BUT IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, IT CUTS A SORRY FIGURE. SOCIAL MEDIA IS AN INDEPENDENT AND PREFERRED FORM OF EXPRESSION FOR ILLUSTRATORS SINCE THEIR IMPORTANCE IN BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS IS REDUCED BY THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS.'

The Article covers a range of topics and debates happening within the illustration industry as it has changed from illustration being the main form of story telling to now being a very small part of perhaps most commonly promoted on, social media. Illustration for publications apart from children's books perhaps has subsided meaning a lot of jobs cut off at the source for illustrators. The Article goes on to say that animation has been one of the ways a lot of illustrators have managed to secure jobs and keep their skills relevant with the demand of the industry.}]]> 2022-05-02 17:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167092301 HEATED DEBATE: Is Illustration A big enough Profession? mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167305877 'IF ILLUSTRATION IS TO BE
BIG (AGAIN), IT MUST
BECOME CULTURALLY
RELEVANT BEYOND MAKING
SPOTS FOR MAGAZINES
AND NEWSPAPERS.'

This PDF by Heller shows the way in which illustration must grow in order for it to be valued and timely. Illustration can have more meaning than just a pretty picture to go along with some text in a magazine and I feel this is the way people will relate more to the artwork. The picture above by Sue Coe is a book called 'Dead Meat' aimed to bring awareness around animal violence and the meat industry. It is one example of the shift Heller was suggesting needs to happen in order for illustration to survive amongst the many other ways of creating for visual communication. ]]> 2022-05-02 19:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167305877 INSPIRED mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167314033 One of my key values as a human is Veganism and after finding Sue Coe's work i felt inspired. Here is some research i dug up in search for how she uses her illustration to convey these messages of animal violence.

'The security guard returned her camera when she left. He didn’t realise, however, that her artistic and observational skills would prove far more powerful that any photographs.'

Taken from an article about Sue Coe's work it shows the power in illustration especially in bringing to light such terror in slaughter houses where you are not allowed to film.

(Rozeboom, 2022)

]]> 2022-05-02 19:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167314033 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167318109 2022-05-02 19:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167318109 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167318294 2022-05-02 19:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167318294 Commercialism Ruins Art mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167334422 (lill and Pion, 2022)
'The danger of pieces of art being sold at auction for insane amounts of money is that artists turn their works into brands,'

VS

'from a socio-historical perspective, commercialisation is just one more way art holds a mirror up to human nature.'

]]> 2022-05-02 20:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167334422 Dissertation Ideas: mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167338043 Topics I am Passionate About:

-Death By suicide/ Mental Health Disorders.
-Veganism, Animal Cruelty.
-Women's Rights, The Patriarchy for both men and women.
-Mindfulness and the brain. Other Dimensions to life through spiritual practice and community.
-Todays world of Brands and consumerism, the past of what humanity was like and the future of humanity.

]]> 2022-05-02 20:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2167338043 Lead Question Ideas: mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2168148542 -In todays society, are we moving to a more positive space or one that may be restricted by the 'self'?

-How can illustration be an outlet for emotions and aid in mental wellbeing?

-Illustration and the brain: How can the two go hand in hand when tackling mental health and suicide prevention?

-Translating emotions into images through Illustration: How can illustration ease those with mental health disorders.

-How does illustration articulate complex emotional and perceptual experience, alongside and beyond spoken and written language?

-What part does illustration play in exacerbating or alleviating mental health problems by contributing to popular image culture?

-What part does Illustration play in Mindfullness and meditation?

]]> 2022-05-03 11:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2168148542 Carl Jung: mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2168213001 Carl Jung, in full Carl Gustav Jung, (born July 26, 1875, Kesswil, Switzerland—died June 6, 1961, Küsnacht), Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist who founded analytic psychology, in some aspects a response to Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalysis. Jung proposed and developed the concepts of the extraverted and the introverted personality, archetypes, and the collective unconscious. His work has been influential in psychiatry and in the study of religion, literature, and related fields.]]> 2022-05-03 12:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2168213001 Research mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2189422582 2022-05-18 12:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2189422582 Dancing with the unconscious mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2189544434 For my Dissertation I have been pondering on creating a practice based dissertation. I am thinking of creating a dance piece in tune with the idea of creativity/ artistic expression opening up the unconscious mind like a gateway to releasing and healing specifically, trauma. A part of me would love to combine Illustration/free hand drawing with dance. A Video created of free dance/movement combined with having a canvas/ huge sheet of paper that I and possibly others are drawing onto as a form of expression and what this experience would create for the mind, conscious and unconsciously and what would come forward during this. How would it affect peoples moods? would it empower them? would it open them up? Can this be a practice for women to open up to their inner wild woman and connect with their inner feminine? Could it be liberating and healing for women in todays heavily patriarchal society? Could it be a way to bring women together in a loving and accepting space?

The purpose would be to find a new way of healing that is freeing and combining of the two beautiful Art forms of dance and Illustration whilst tackling this issue of women being so disconnected from their bodies and themselves because of society and the way we view women. An exploration of sexuality, sensuality, movement, connection with ourselves, love and womanhood. This could then take place as a new way of holding workshops and spaces for women to express and heal in a new and fun way. In the future it could then be opened wider to all genders and catered to their experience.

]]> 2022-05-18 13:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2189544434 Dancing With The Unconscious: Text mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2189597085 'Begin with a room, its four walls displaying a few choice prints, evocative images that perhaps

speak with artistic subtlety of the room’s singular purpose. It is a room with a view, less to the

outside than the inside, a room prepared for a human encounter like no other. Within this room,

two people will dance, not with hands or feet, but with voice and soul. They will make up the

dance as they go along, their steps guided by currents of unconscious thought that ebb and ﬂow

between them, moving with faith through the ballroom of the unknown. As the dance unfolds

in imagery and sound, in memory and meaning, in desire and suffering, their aim is to suspend

disbelief, judgment, and censorship to invite the deepest recesses of their lives to speak. Ideally,

this dance will not end in stillness but in self-awareness and transformation' (Knafo, 2012)

This piece of Introductory text really inspired me and made me sure of the dissertation that i want to take on going forward from this point. It makes me super excited to try to create and argument for inner healing and the use of mindful and meditative workshops and practices that incorporate dance and Illustration in this way.

For Argument:

-How dance and Illustration can aid healing and releasing trauma from the body and psychologically.

-How trauma and inner healing also has to take place from the body as it is also stored there in the nervous system and other areas. This is a vital part to healing and Integration.

-How bringing groups of women together to participate in something that requires a space on non-judgment and self love, It re-builds our relationships with other women and how we view them and the relationship women have with themselves and their inner voice. Enabling women to become aware and open up to a new paradigm.

-How dance and Illustration ( hand drawing) can be used as a healing tool and key to opening the gates to the unconscious mind.

-How Dance and Drawing/ Painting go hand in hand and what happens in the mind and body when we combine the two.

Against Argument:

- I'm not sure? People who are against healing? how could i take this? what route could I take this down? Are there other ways to healing that are non creative? meditation itself?

]]> 2022-05-18 14:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2189597085 Researching into topics mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2199666914 2022-05-25 16:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2199666914 Up untill the diss prep deadline on the 30th May i am going to be finalising my planning for dissertation and researching deeper into the unconscious mind, healing using movement and drawing and also planning for my workshop to get done over the summer. mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2199669349 2022-05-25 16:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2199669349 Alex Grey (Grey, 2013) mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2199729336 (Ted X Maui, 2013)

After listening to a TedX Talk by Alex grey and after seeing Gaia, the painting he created above I felt moved. 'Gaia was the tree of life or web of life' The painting depicts life on earth and the interconnectedness of nature, human and the cosmos. It really spoke to me and Grey's ted talk was about the expansive nature that creativity and painting has on our consciousness and creates different paradigms for us to see the world in. Reaching new levels of our being and the world, the cosmos communicating through us. One of the key points I took away from the talk was ‘creativity is the way that the cosmos evolves and communicates with itself’ It is the way in which we translate our experience back into the world to share with others. It is the language of the collective that is our existence here on earth. ]]> 2022-05-25 17:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2199729336 The Workshop! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2199737388
Initial Workshop Ideas:
-Get a few people who already run spaces like this to be involved to create the environment I need.

Questions to answer:
Free or paid event?
How long will it last?
weekly or just one event?
How many people will be involved?
What do i need for the event, paper, paints?
What space can I use for the event? has to be private.
could ask Chantelle and Lewis for their space?

]]> 2022-05-25 17:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2199737388 What creates a healing atmosphere? mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203028776 I will be going to a few events which explore both movement healing practices, Painting workshops and Sober parties to see the different kinds of atmospheres created and how music, setting, location and amounts of people affects the results and how the event feels. I will do this to get a fee; for where to place my workshop and what i want to achieve. ]]> 2022-05-28 16:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203028776 Womens circle online workshop: mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203035828 Go to this workshop held by a friend which includes a sound bath session, support group session and movement over zoom. Explore the option of holding the workshop online, how does this feel? what does it give? does it feel awkward? does it feel disconnecting?

Discuss about the workshop i'm doing and ask a few questions at the end on what people find most useful in workshops and what helps them to let go and freely move how their body wants and draw how they feel.

Note down after the workshop what atmosphere was created and how, using what? How long was the workshop? Paid £16 for the session, does the pricing feel justified for a zoom call? Explore the value and what i get from the experience. How do i feel in my body afterwards? ]]> 2022-05-28 16:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203035828 Primary and Secondary research! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203072720 Develop further my question and delve deeper into the research online, theory and who I want to hone in on for this.

Start taking books out/ buying books i am interested in within this subject and reading them.

Start watching movies/ documentaries about the researchers i am looking at and about my subject.

The Goop Lab on Netflix is all about exploring healing methods especially for women so this is a good series to start watching and taking note of the workshops they hold and also the research shown. ]]> 2022-05-28 18:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203072720 FOCUS ON MY OTHER UNIVERSITY PROJECTS UP UNTILL 13TH JUNE!!! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203085182 My other units are urgent so will focus on these for a few weeks of June before cracking on again.]]> 2022-05-28 18:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203085182 TIME OFF!!! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203085623 And BREATHE, Just take a breath. And a holiday. ]]> 2022-05-28 18:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2203085623 PRIMARY RESEARCH mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341287888 LOVE JAM X SADHAMA RETREAT.

This was the start of my primary research for my own workshop and exploration into how movement, art and spirituality can be beneficial to our wellbeing.

This retreat was truly magical, I came home form this feeling so light in my body and radiating so much love and compassion.

I think retreats like this are so beneficial to us all as humans and how heavy everyday life can be so going to a few of these a year can really re-boot your system and enable you to face the world with more love within yourself and for yourself so you can then treat others with more kindness and love too!

The diffrent workshops we did included:

-A heart based breath work exercise with Nathan Gallager.
-Yin Yoga every morning for an hour accompanied by Joe playing the handpan.
-Cold swims in the river thames every morning.
-Fire ceremonies, sharing music and poems, embracing everyones unique gifts with love.
-Walking on hot ash, as a Chinese medicinal practice.
-Forest bathing and foraging for natural foods.
-Tree meditation.

Each of these were immensely powerful and had astounding affects on my mood and energy levels. Combined with the Ayurvedic foods we were being served for each meal my body felt in balance and energetic!

below are a few more photos of the retreat.]]> 2022-10-15 11:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341287888 Me and a few friends at Sadhama Retreat mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341288144 2022-10-15 11:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341288144 One of the fire ceremonies where we shared songs! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341288313 2022-10-15 11:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341288313 The tree meditation workshop! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341288425 2022-10-15 11:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341288425 A snippet of one of the fire ceremonies! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341288623 2022-10-15 11:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341288623 Planning for my REAL workshop on 6th November! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341289347
- Cost/ donation based/ free event
-Location, outside or inside.
-How many people
-The structure of the workshop.
-Who will be helping me there
-Music, comfort, environment (setting the scene for a transcendence into the self)
-How i will incorporate dance and Painting.
-Where will i source the materials to facilitate, If painting needs to be a location that can get messy or that i proof up with newspaper ( health and safety needs to be considered) ]]> 2022-10-15 11:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341289347 WOMENS RETREAT mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341293695 Held by my amazing cousin Grace, this was an intimate retreat where we explored connecting to our true nature as women and the divine feminine essence.

It was beautiful to meet such inspiring women and to connect with them on a deep level through all the practices.

The workshops we did were:

-Conscious connected workshop. This is about sharing a deep story with someone new and a listening practice. one at a time you share a story while the other listens and then the listener relays your story without exaggerating or underplaying the story-just repeating it back exactly as it was heard.

-Yoga in the mornings, free flow to get into out body and
enhance movement to music.

-Shamanic breath work, this is a deep practice of releasing trauma through an altered state of consciousness. The prefrontal-cortex is shut off from the breathing technique to allow the psyche to flow into the mind and out of the body.

-Sharing circles to connect with each other and share about ourselves and journey in life so far.

-Fire ceremonies, singing songs and dancing together in the moonlight!

]]> 2022-10-15 12:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341293695 Fire ceremony where I was playing songs! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341293909 2022-10-15 12:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341293909 The first meal together. mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341294067 2022-10-15 12:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341294067 Embracing the sexy feminine and having fun! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341294613

]]> 2022-10-15 12:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341294613 EFT TAPPING TECHNIQUE mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341300138 This is a techniques I learned from my counsellor at Ravensbourne who taught me to do this technique when emotions feel overwhelming.

'Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a novel therapy that combines both cognitive and somatic elements. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have demonstrated its efficacy for both physiological and psychological symptoms.'
(Stapleton, 2019)

'EFT has been extensively investigated for anxiety and depression. In the first large-scale study of 5000 patients seeking treatment for anxiety across 11 clinics over a 5.5-year period, patients received either traditional anxiety treatment in the form of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), with medication if needed, or acupoint tapping with no medication.²⁶ An improvement was found in 90% of patients who received acupoint tapping therapy compared to 63% of the CBT participants' (Stapleton, 2019)

This is interesting because within my workshops i want to introduce an element of meditation and calming the body down. It would be amazing to teach about EFT and the practices i do and how it works as proven above it does wonders for mental wellbeing!]]> 2022-10-15 12:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341300138 MEDICINE FESTIVAL mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341305054 August 18th-21st, Berkshire UK.

Medicine Festival is a 3 year old festival based all around spirituality and consciousness. It calls in lots of wonderful individuals all exploring their own healing from the past and finding new ways to live and exist in the world in healthier ways both physically and mentally. It is a sober festival, there is no alcohol on the premises. It is also family friendly!

There was tons and tons of a variety of workshops ranging from mens connection workshop, female empowerment workshops, period and blood cycle workshops for women, Art and craft workshops, Ecstatic dance workshops, Yoga workshops and lots of music.

I attended:

-A womens womb workshop
-Ecstatic dance workshop
-Partner yoga workshop
-Watched Facesoul live, my favourite spiritual musician.
-A beautiful fire ceremony under the stars. ]]> 2022-10-15 12:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341305054 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341305347 Late night Jam and dance! Theses were especially special because of how people just got up on stage and shared their gifts with the world. We had so many expressive people coming up and being brave even though it's so scary to be that vulnerable. There is something about these space and the types of people here that really enable you to feel free and able to completely surrender to whatever it is you want to do and to do it! everyone celebrates you if you are a good singer or not. Acceptance of all is such a key part of feeling safe and loved. Society and the world rarely offers us that and it's so important for our wellbeing.

]]> 2022-10-15 12:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341305347 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341305691 Music around the fire and under the stars]]> 2022-10-15 12:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341305691 The womb activation workshop with Briyoni mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341306660 we had red and white roses to choose from, white symbolising ovulation in our cycle phase and red symbolising the bleed phase of our cycle. This was a beautiful way to connect to what makes u women and the centre of birth itself within us!]]> 2022-10-15 12:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341306660 One of the dance evenings! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341306898 2022-10-15 12:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341306898 MEDICINE FESTIVAL mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341307336 2022-10-15 12:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341307336 Grace's Wilderness Retreat mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341314180 2022-10-15 12:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341314180 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341314255 2022-10-15 12:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341314255 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341314350 2022-10-15 12:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341314350 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341314650 Dancing around the fire and sharing songs/Poems.]]> 2022-10-15 12:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341314650 !!!!6TH NOVEMBER WORKSHOP!!!! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341316810 At Prana Space in Stratford. ]]> 2022-10-15 13:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341316810 A Change of idea! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341317583 I have decided to focus away from spirituality and the unconscious mind because it was very complicated to go into all the research and find reliable sources. I decided instead to focus on the workshop aiding mental wellbeing and being a way to induce positive emotions and attitudes to life.

This narrows it down a lot more for me and gives me a wider range of research to look into and more heavily researched topic, mental health.

I have changed my question to:
How can an Art, Movement and Sound workshop, positively affect our mental wellbeing? ]]> 2022-10-15 13:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341317583 Dissertation Session: mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341317675 I got some feedback on my question which was:
How can a Movement and illustration workshop propose an embodied form of spiritual exploration that can start to heal the unconscious.

It was hard for my peers to understand and very hard to digest. We had a discussion and decided to take away the big fancy words and change the question down to talking about wellbeing and how my workshop can positively impact someones mental health. It is then more accessible for everyone to grasp which in the long run has more of an impact on others as they are able to understand it more.

]]> 2022-10-15 13:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2341317675 More Primary research.... mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353268616 2022-10-24 09:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353268616 BOOKED MY WORKSHOP!!! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353274600 Me and grace have been using this month to plan the workshop and explore possible locations that work with the vibe of the event. A place that feels safe and can enhance the positive vibrations.

We firstly went to London Lighthouse Gallery as this is a lovely space, however it was very expensive and we decided it wasn't worth the amount of profit we would make. Although we want this workshop to be accessible we also don't want to share our gifts for free.

We then found Prana Space and this was much cheaper and is also a spiritual event space so it already has the energy that we were looking for!

Attached is the workshop plan so far!]]> 2022-10-24 09:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353274600 ADVERTISING THE EVENT! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353275249 2022-10-24 09:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353275249 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353276161 This is the instagram social i designed for the workshop. I illustrated and designed the whole thing myself and i absolutely love it!]]> 2022-10-24 09:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353276161 EVENT ON EVENTBRITE mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353279637 2022-10-24 09:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353279637 Eventbrite description of workshop mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353281654 2022-10-24 09:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353281654 SOUND BATH PRIMARY RESEARCH mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353286761 I went to a sound bath event by Tia at Prana space!]]> 2022-10-24 09:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353286761 SOUND HEALING EVENT AT PRANA SPACE mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353288405 2022-10-24 09:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353288405 Secondary Research: Mental wellbeing mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353305020 2022-10-24 09:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2353305020 Shaun McNiff mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2410721269 Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul, the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, soul medicine.
(McNiff, 1992)]]> 2022-12-06 14:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2410721269 During December I got a extension for my dissertation which is now due in June! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593281111 2023-05-16 15:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593281111 HAND IN!!!!! JUNE 9TH AT 4PM mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593282173 2023-05-16 15:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593282173 Painting with grief workshop! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593283253 me and my friend Gemma held a painting workshop for those who wanted to come and express greif through painting. ]]> 2023-05-16 15:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593283253 Signed onto an art therapy course starts 12th April! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593283550 2023-05-16 15:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593283550 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593381054 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQMakOVhGXg]]> 2023-05-16 16:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593381054 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593382572 2023-05-16 16:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2593382572 I decided to take a break over December and January so i could come back to my dissertation with a refreshed mind. mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619328628 2023-06-09 13:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619328628 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619329486 2023-06-09 13:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619329486 A time of gently easing myself back into the routine of writing dissertation.... mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619338809 Things that have helped me to get through this are: sea swims, painting in my own time, dancing, seeing friends and having a life outside of uni :) ]]> 2023-06-09 13:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619338809 Re: wild retreat 2.0 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619341453 June 2nd-5th A retreat filled with sound healing and dance to once again immerse myself in the healing abilities of these practices. This is an image of Bambi- sound healer- who was holding space for us on the retreat.

]]> 2023-06-09 13:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619341453 The sound healing session on the retreat mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619341949 2023-06-09 13:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619341949 A sea swim a day keeps the doctor away mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619343320 2023-06-09 13:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619343320 CREATING ART mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619343481 2023-06-09 13:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619343481 Reading the body keeps the score book to inform my investigation: mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619344721 2023-06-09 13:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619344721 Mindfulness art practices-Gratitude programmes our brain to view life in abundance not what we lack :) mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619349530 2023-06-09 13:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619349530 the start of Art Psychotherapy course and some outcomes from the techniques we learned mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619350302 2023-06-09 13:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619350302 Healthy Mind- healthy life mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619352218 2023-06-09 13:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619352218 My Birthday month <3 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619355738 2023-06-09 13:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619355738 Sorting out my submissions for the ILC course final major project mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619357525 This is the grief booklet I made as a second project ]]> 2023-06-09 13:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619357525 To do list for Book cover project for ILC: mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619358153 2023-06-09 13:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619358153 Notes from Art Psychotherapy lecture. mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619359136 2023-06-09 13:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619359136 Research into art Psychotherapy in class. mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619359593 2023-06-09 13:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619359593 Final Major project hand in: 6th March mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619360771 2023-06-09 13:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619360771 Creating my Final major project outcome: pastel on canvas mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619361372 this piece was all about painting with emotions]]> 2023-06-09 13:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619361372 Final major project outcome 1 mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619364423 2023-06-09 13:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619364423 Up-cycling clothing workshop I held with: Anne (sound healer) and Anna (yoga teacher) mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619364910 2023-06-09 13:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619364910 learning about the messages our bodies sends us and what they mean. mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619366778 2023-06-09 13:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619366778 Planning a painting with grief workshop: With Gemma Bruno mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619368955 2023-06-09 13:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619368955 Met up with Anastasia for an artist interview and to share ideas! This is her studio :) mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619369375 Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tribambuka/]]> 2023-06-09 13:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619369375 More creations from Art therapy course! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619371841 2023-06-09 14:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619371841 a Gong bath that I went to- Sound healing with gongs. mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619372265 2023-06-09 14:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619372265 planning my time and scheduling in for dissertation to keep on top of researching as well as going to events to inform this! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619372809 2023-06-09 14:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619372809 30th may- my birthday with friends! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619373548 2023-06-09 14:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619373548 Painting with my emotions- overwhelm from all the work to do mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619375042 2023-06-09 14:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619375042 Handed it all in- WOOOOOOO! mwignall1 https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619378511 2023-06-09 14:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mwignall1/g4ju9qdndu8bo305/wish/2619378511