Chicago Public Library, DIY: Candle Making and Reflection on SHEROES

Emotions have a way of transporting us to new experiences. Emotions are such powerful vehicles: yet without intentional steering, they have the potential to take over our personal journeys; leaving us feeling uprooted and ungrounded in our lives. Examples of this are the emotional journeys set in motion by recent events, news stories, our relationships, or traumatic events.

This workshop presented by artist and healer Elizabeth Tuckwell, will be an opportunity to advance emotional vocabulary and take back ownership of our feelings. You will recognize when they've been moved off our emotional center by establishing an emotional set point. From there you will create an emotional scale and understand when it is time to pause and release emotional overload. You will then use the power of emotions and direct them into inspired exercises (painting and writing) to enhance creativity. These painting and writing exercises can be completed with materials found in your household.