Creative embodiment at thorn & earth offers a space to slow down, explore, and reconnect through art-making and sensory experience. Rooted in eco-art practices, expressive arts and somatic awareness, these sessions invite you to engage your body, creativity, and curiosity — not for perfection, but for presence.
Through gentle, hands-on exploration with natural materials — like clay, plant dyes, foraged objects, and intuitive mark-making — creative embodiment becomes a practice of listening, noticing, and reconnecting with both self and the land.
This is for anyone seeking a softer, more tactile way to be in their body, process emotions, or simply play with creative expression.
Private & Group Workshops
Workshops are immersive, hands-on experiences designed to foster connection, reflection, and creative play. Whether one-on-one or in a small group, these sessions invite participants to explore eco-art practices in a supportive, low-pressure environment.
Workshops may include:
Eco-printing & plant dyeing & cyanotype processes
Hand-building with clay
Weaving with natural, foraged materials
Intuitive drawing & mark-making
Sensory art explorations with texture, color, and natural elements
Workshops are process-oriented, with an emphasis on presence, relationship, and embodiment rather than technical skill. They’re accessible to all levels — no art experience needed.
1:1 Creative Embodiment
Creative embodiment coaching is for artists, makers, and creatives who are seeking a deeper, more embodied relationship with their practice. Whether you're feeling stuck, disconnected, or simply craving a new approach, these sessions offer a space to reconnect with your creative flow through curiosity, movement, and nature-connected processes.
Coaching may support you with:
Reconnecting with creative joy & play
Navigating creative blocks or burnout
Exploring new materials & sensory practices
Developing sustainable, body-aware creative routines
Unlearning perfectionism & embracing process
Sessions are tailored to your needs and grounded in relational, anti-oppressive, and accessibility-conscious care.
frequently asked questions
How much does a private creative session cost?
Private 1:1 creative embodiment coaching sessions are offered at $60-100/hour. This includes personalized guidance, materials planning, and a tailored approach that meets you where you are. If price is a barrier, please do not hesitate to reach out.
What about group workshops?
Group workshops are priced based on materials, group size, and duration. Community-focused workshops are offered with flexible, accessible rates. I’m always open to conversation if cost is a barrier. All of my group workshops are offered on a sliding scale basis, and frequently end up in the $30-75 range—again, dependent on materials and location. To learn more about teambuilding pricing, please reach out to me, as it is all custom
What is creative embodiment?
Creative embodiment is a collaborative process that supports you in reconnecting with your creativity, exploring new ways of making, and navigating blocks with curiosity and care. Unlike technical instruction, creative embodiment with me focuses on process over perfection, inviting you to approach your art (and yourself) with gentleness, experimentation, and embodiment.
What can creative embodiment help with?
Creative embodiment can support you if you’re:
Feeling stuck or disconnected from your creativity
Navigating burnout or perfectionism in your creative life
Seeking new, embodied ways to engage with art-making
Wanting to build a more sustainable, gentle creative practice
Curious about working with nature-connected materials and processes
Looking for a space to explore expression beyond verbal processing
What happens in a creative embodiment session?
Each session is tailored to you. Together, we might:
Explore hands-on eco-art practices (clay, plant dyes, natural materials)
Experiment with intuitive mark-making or sensory-based art
Identify and gently work through creative blocks
Develop sustainable, body-aware creative routines
Engage in mindfulness and somatic practices to deepen creative connection
Reflect on your relationship to creativity, perfectionism, and expression
You don’t need to be “an artist” — just curious and open to exploration.
Do I need art experience to work with you?
Not at all. This is about process, presence, and play — not skill level. Whether you’re a practicing artist or haven’t picked up a paintbrush in years, creative coaching is accessible to all.
How is this different from therapy?
While creative coaching can be deeply reflective and nourishing, it is not clinical therapy. Coaching focuses on your creative relationship with yourself, your practice, and your process, rather than addressing mental health concerns in a clinical context. If emotional content arises, it will be held with care, but the primary focus remains on creative exploration and connection.
For therapeutic support, you can explore my Counselling services.
What can I expect from working with you?
A relational, non-judgmental space where you can explore at your own pace.
Sessions that honor your lived experience, needs, and boundaries.
An emphasis on body-awareness, nature connection, and process.
Flexible, collaborative sessions shaped by your curiosity and goals.
What creative techniques do you offer?
Some of the practices we might explore include:
Hand-building with Clay: Simple techniques like pinch pots, slab work, and intuitive sculpting — no wheel needed.
Plant Dyeing & Eco-Printing: Using flowers, leaves, food scraps, and natural pigments to create subtle, layered colors and textures, working with nature’s rhythms.
Cyanotype Printing: Sun-activated prints with found objects like leaves and flowers, embracing imperfection and collaboration with light and time.
Weaving with Natural Materials: Creating small woven pieces with foraged fibers, twigs, and reclaimed materials, focusing on rhythm, texture, and relationship.
Intuitive Drawing & Mark-Making: Using natural tools, observation, and gesture to explore expression beyond technical skill.
Painting & Mixed Media: Layered, process-based play with watercolor, ink, and earth-derived colors.
Hapazome (Flower Pounding): Transferring plant colors and textures onto fabric or paper through gentle, sensory-rich hammering.
Nature Journaling & Observation Drawing: Slowing down to notice texture, shape, and movement through mindful, embodied sketching.
Embodied Creative Practices: Engaging the body through movement, breath, and sensory prompts, bringing awareness to how art-making feels, not just how it looks.
Each practice emphasizes process over perfection, inviting curiosity, presence, and a deeper connection to the materials and the moment.
