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SketchPoetic®: Artful Reflection for the Inner Self - 8/20/26
SketchPoetic®: Artful Reflection for the Inner Self - 8/20/26
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date:
Thursday, August 20, 2026
time:
Noon to 1:30 pm Pacific Time (PT)
instructor:
Sheila Darcey
description:
Creative expression can serve as a powerful tool for emotional awareness. And the process of art-making can provide a key to understanding our internal world—our emotions, memories, values, and beliefs. In this hands-on session, we’ll learn SketchPoetic®, an intuitive sketching practice that utilizes simple mark-making and embodied noticing to access creativity and our inner landscape in a way that may be difficult to articulate through words alone. This novel creative-arts practice helps regulate the nervous system, increases emotional awareness, and fosters greater self-compassion and insight.
This session is open to all, and no artistic experience is necessary. The practice emphasizes curiosity, presence, and personal exploration rather than artistic skill—and we’ll come away with a new, simple go-to creative tool to use for self-care and our work with others.
additional information
Instructor Bio
Sheila Darcey is an artist, author, and facilitator whose work explores creative expression as a pathway to emotional awareness, healing, and self-discovery. She is the founder of SketchPoetic®, a daily intuitive sketching practice used globally to help individuals access and process emotions through non-judgmental mark-making. Sheila is also the founder of the Living Canvas Foundation, a nonprofit expanding access to arts-based healing programs and research. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Memphis and is certified in Social Emotional Arts (SEA) through Arts & Healing Initiative. To learn more, connect with Sheila on instagram.com/sketchpoetic.
Materials - What to Bring
- Black pen or marker
- Blank paper or a sketchbook
- Tea, coffee, or another liquid to create a simple stain on the page
- Paper towel or cloth for drying the page
Digital Media Release Policy
By registering, you give Arts & Healing Initiative approval to record this event, still and/or moving images from which may appear in printed materials or digital channels for archival, educational, or promotional purposes.
Note that Zoom breakout rooms are not recorded.