Soft Focus ⛅️
We are gathering online again today for some soft focus time together
hey, community check in - how are you doing? (please leave me a comment or hit reply)
Thank you so much to those who joined art club on Wednesday. what a gift it was, i’m so grateful and it’s been so affirming to hear how generative and nourishing it was for those who came. testament to the power of gathering to Be together no matter space, place or distance. i know some of you were sad not to make our last one so hope this will be useful.
We are gathering online again today for some soft focus time together.
Being in quiet company to feel community support from our studio spaces, wherever we are.
This will be a flexible online space (it’s not a ‘therapy’ space but the intention is to Be in community and gather in quiet company to explore easeful spacemaking as sanctuary)
We meet, check in, then have 45 minutes of quiet soft focus time together before checking out.
4.30-5.30pm BST (time converter here)
Perhaps you’re finishing work wrapping something up for the week or starting something anew as you greet the day (we are a global community)
🪞 i’ll offer a prompt and we’ll have a set time in quiet company before checking in again and optional reflections.
🎧 and will share a playlist (or a few) you can take or leave (you’re also invited to share- the intention is for this space to be generative!) you’re also welcome to tune into my radio station broadcasting 24/7 here!
⚓️ i will anchor the container of the space with timekeeping and spacemaking.
Come and:
Write a few words on your screenplay
Fold your washing (sorry ‘laundry’)
Art journal
Tidy your desk
Open your emails and reply to one
Schedule that appointment
Write a love letter
Pay a bill
Fiddle with your modular synth
Read a paragraph
Lay on the floor and rest
Write your Pages
Etch a sketch
Something else
All welcome
It’s free.
Feel welcome to share with your people and get in touch to book
am requesting you reply to this mail in order to reserve your space so i can be mindful of the space and security and safe-enough-ness of it, particularly at this moment. appreciate you for honouring this boundary
To book your slot, reply to this mail so I can send you the zoom link
Hope this will be a generative and gentle space to land 4u.
Also realise these have been spontaneous meetups despite me wanting to do them every day since….ahh. long time. really playing things by ear depending on community needs and organising so your feedback helps me to also pay attention to what’s helpful in this moment - so please get in touch, i love to hear from you.
leaving this reminder with you from Toni Morrison for some bolstering.
i also want to add - in light of people saying things like: “don’t be scared!” etc in recent days………. that it’s ok and totally understandable if you feel afraid. triggered. traumatised. hurt. grief in whatever form. it’s also ok to feel joy and glimmers of hope. and stuff in-between. just feel the need to make that explicit before this clip. i also hope we can take the label of “good” with all the salt and seasoning needed.
ok roll the tape:
and please feel welcome to connect and share via the comments below, a noticeboard of energy beans and spells for the collective if u will ✨
Looking forward to being in your company soon in our internet portal of pizzazz (a couple of hours or so!)
much care and love
dionne 💜